Rep. Jimmy Gomez said the lawmakers were “exercising our congressional authority to investigate” the treatment of those at the facility.

The Trump administration is preparing to cancel a large swath of federal funding to California, an effort which could begin as soon as Friday, according to multiple sources.

Trump’s team is asking federal employees to develop rationales for funding cuts to the state, including citing noncompliance with the president’s executive orders.

California lawmakers advanced several reform measures this week to rein in utility profits, slash electricity bills and potentially save consumers billions of dollars.

August Egg Company of Hilmar is recalling 1,700,000 dozen brown cage-free and brown certified organic eggs for potential salmonella risk. The eggs were distributed over the last four months, some with sell by dates as late as June 19, according to the recall notice from the Food and Drug Administration.

The State Bar of California said on Thursday that it has hired a consulting firm to review the scoring of its February bar exam, adding to the millions the organization has spent to clean up a mess from the botched test rollout.

California implemented its economy-wide carbon market in 2013; Washington followed in 2023. But California’s plummeting prices portend trouble. New policies hashed out (or not) in West Coast legislatures over the next few months could determine whether more states move towards an integrated carbon market or the markets that do exist fall apart.

Almost 2 million cartons of eggs across the United States have been pulled off shelves because of the threat of a salmonella outbreak. The recall, announced Friday by California-based manufacturer August Egg Co.

Gov. Gavin Newsom objected to the move and said the move from the president was “purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.”

California is a country within a country — a cultural and economic behemoth where the future happens first. And with term limits forcing Gov. Gavin Newsom out, the world’s fourth-largest economy will be picking a new leader at the end of 2026.