Trump Administration Chooses California Election Critic to Monitor Voting

Michael Gates, a Justice Department official who questioned Orange County’s voting procedures, was selected to monitor voting there.

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5 Things We’re Watching on Election Day in California

Proposition 50 is the only statewide question on the ballot, but there are numerous dynamics at play.

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Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws

The oil giant said requirements that companies calculate new details about greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks violate Exxon’s free speech rights.

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Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics

The oil giant accused the state’s attorney general and four nonprofit groups of defamation after they sued over recycling claims.

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States Have More Data About You Than the Feds Do. Trump Wants to See It.

Critics fear that personal data might be used to monitor immigrants and political foes, and to spread false tales of fraud.

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States Sue to Block Trump Law Defunding Planned Parenthood

A federal judge recently ruled that a Republican effort to withhold Medicaid funds from the organization’s clinics was likely unconstitutional.

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Dispute Over Golden Globes Heats Up

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which ran the awards show until a couple of years ago, has voted to investigate the deal that sold the event to a joint venture.

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Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech

The firms say their First Amendment rights are being violated when cities and states sue and accuse them of spreading misinformation about climate change.

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Trump Blocks California E.V. Rules in Latest Move to Rein In the State

California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.

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Republican Vote Against E.V. Mandate Was Also a Vote Against California

For decades, California has been able to adopt its own emissions regulations, effectively setting the bar for carmakers nationally. And for just as long, Republicans have resented the state’s outsize influence.

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