Articles by Lauren Gambino

Politics

Connie Chan, progressive San Francisco lawmaker, enters race to succeed Pelosi

San Francisco supervisor, 47, highlighting work on affordability for working families in US House run

21 hours ago

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US House to vote on bill that could end longest-ever government shutdown

Democrats have vowed to vote against the proposal after a faction of Senators broke with party to pass a compromise

Nov 12, 2025

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A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back?

Party was shell-shocked after 2024 defeat but Tuesday night’s coast-to-coast romp signals brighter times ahead

Nov 8, 2025

US Senate votes to rescind Trump’s tariffs on Brazil

Vote passes 52-48 with Republican support in rare bipartisan rebuke of US president’s trade policies

Oct 28, 2025

Two dozen states sue White House over food stamps suspension amid shutdown

Federal food assistance benefits for low-income families set to expire on 1 November due to government shutdown

Oct 28, 2025

Trump spares San Francisco from federal law enforcement surge after mayor asks ‘very nicely’

Daniel Lurie, along with Silicon Valley tech leaders, managed to convince the president to stand down

Oct 24, 2025

Shouting and ready to ‘bump chests’ with Trump – but nobody moved the needle in the final New York mayoral debate

Andrew Cuomo belittled Zohran Mamdani’s lack of experience. The Democrat countered that his much older opponents ‘speak only in the past because that is all they know’

Oct 23, 2025

Trump says he has commuted sentence of George Santos in federal fraud case

Former Republican US representative walks free after being sentenced in April to more than seven years in prison for deceiving donors and stealing identities of 11 people

Oct 18, 2025

US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn

A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule

Oct 16, 2025

Trump to visit Walter Reed for ‘routine yearly checkup’, the second since April

Purpose of Friday checkup at US military medical center unclear for oldest man to be inaugurated president

Oct 8, 2025

Democrats are embracing the risky politics of a government shutdown to rein in president, activists say

In ‘holding the line on healthcare’ Democrats answered the call to do something in a rare display of unity

Oct 5, 2025

What does a government shutdown mean and why is this year’s threat more serious?

The US government has shut down because Congress couldn’t reach a funding agreement. Here’s what to know about what happens next

Oct 1, 2025

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What is a government shutdown and why is this year’s threat more serious?

US government will shut down on 1 October if Congress cannot reach a funding agreement. Here’s what to know

Sep 30, 2025