The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down California’s ...

A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down California's requirement that masked federal agents identify themselves, a blow to the state's ongoing resistance to the Trump administration's ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A federal appeals court on Wednesday struck down California’s requirement that masked federal agents identify ...

April 23 (UPI) --Senate Republicans have again blocked the Democrats from curbing President Donald Trump's ability to wage war with Iran, as negotiators try to find a diplomatic end to the conflict ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans sidelined a resolution Tuesday that sought to prevent President Donald Trump from attacking Cuba without congressional approval, preventing a floor vote on the latest ...

Nationwide access to abortion medication was temporarily restored by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in a temporary order signed by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. For now, women across the country will ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily paused a lower court ruling that would have ended telehealth and mail access to the abortion drug mifepristone. This keeps current FDA rules in place while ...

A three-judge federal appellate panel voted 2-1 Monday to continue to block two lower court orders that restricted federal officers’ use of tear gas and other munitions against protesters outside ...

Republicans stifled Senate Democrats’ attempt to prevent President Donald Trump from bringing military action close to home before any action has actually been taken by the administration. Democrats ...