Jeff Denham

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A congressional candidate in California's Central Valley can note on ballots that he used to be an astronaut. A Sacramento County judge ruled Thursday that Democrat Jose Hernandez can use the ballot designation "astronaut....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives approved a bill as expected on Wednesday declaring that a presidential permit was not needed to approve the Canada-to-Nebraska leg of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a move that would take a decision on...

California's bullet train agency is facing a series of new regulatory and political problems that could jeopardize its July construction kickoff, which already has been delayed more than six months. The new challenges are coming from a private...

WASHINGTON -- Four California Republican House members are among 13 GOP legislators being targeted by a pro-Obama advocacy group in a new online ad campaign urging them to back a more robust background check system for gun sales. Reps. Jeff Denham,...

WASHINGTON--Pinnacles National Monument in central California is set to become the 59th national park under a bill headed to President Obama’s desk.  The Pinnacles National Park Act cleared the Senate during a rare Sunday session of the lame-...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood vigorously defended California’s high-speed rail project in the face of sharp criticism from a pair of Golden State Republicans at a Capitol Hill hearing....

A complex plan to build a new federal courthouse and federal office building in downtown Los Angeles came under fire Friday, as two congressmen argued the proposal lacked justification and wouldn’t work financially. Under the plan proposed by the U....

Although construction on a new federal courthouse is slated to begin this year, two congressmen are speaking out against a plan that would add a third courthouse and another federal office building in downtown Los Angeles....

An Obama Administration plan to build a new federal courthouse and federal office building in downtown Los Angeles is under fire from the GOP. Times Staff Writer Sam Allen will discuss the debate during a Google+ Hangout at 2 p.m.......

Congressional Democrats began running television ads against two of the California Republicans they hope to unseat in November. Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado and Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) also have taken their battle to TV....

Former President Bill Clinton endorsed four California Democrats in targeted congressional races on Tuesday. The backing came at a rally at UC Davis....