Zoe Lofgren

San Jose congresswoman receives a preemptive pardon from outgoing President Biden with other members of the House Jan. 6th Committee, who President Trump said last month “should go to jail.”

Vistra Energy

Texas company faces angry residents, angry local officials and calls for a state investigation from Gov. Gavin Newsom after  a massive fire at its Moss Landing battery storage plant.

Rob Bonta

California attorney general sues Trump over his order banning birthright citizenship, and a Reagan-appointed judge agrees, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional.” But Bonta will be playing defense for years.