FIRST IN PLAYBOOK: STARS ON THE LEFT — Two California lawmakers have been named to prominent roles with the Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC. The caucus’ campaign arm selected Rep. Lateefah Simon, from Oakland, to serve as national finance chair and Rep. Robert Garcia, from Long Beach, as national recruitment chair.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said he would defend birthright citizenship following an executive order by President Donald Trump, as California officials gear up for what is expected to be many legal challenges involving the new administration.

California Attorney General is in San Francisco Tuesday, holding a press conference in response to President Trump's new birthright citizenship executive order. It's day two of Trump's second term and the legal fight is already beginning over some of his executive orders.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Tuesday that the state is joining 17 other states and Washington, D.C. in filing a lawsuit against President Tru

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. Under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, all children born on U.S. soil are automatically granted U.S. citizenship and the rights and privileges that come with it.

California sued Trump's first administration 123 times. Trump lost two-thirds of those cases, but experts warn that California could have a tougher go this time.

Eighteen states, the District of Columbia and San Francisco will seek a preliminary injunction blocking a Trump order denying citizenship to U.S.-born children of unauthorized immigrants.

California's top prosecutor announced Tuesday that the state has filed a lawsuit in response to President Donald Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.

The president has overstepped his authority by a mile, and we are holding him accountable,” California’s attorney general said.

On Tuesday California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the state is joining with 17 other states to sue President Trump over an executive order that would end birthright citizenship. Birthright citizenship is protected under the 14th Amendment and has 125 years of precedent behind it.

California and other states are suing President Donald Trump over his executive order to end birthright citizenship.