Gavin Newsom called the special session to oppose Trump, but questions remain his support for immigrants with criminal records.

California legislators were tight-lipped about their decision Thursday to delay votes on a pair of bills that would provide up to $50 million combined for the state Department of Justice and organizations that provide legal services to respond to actions taken by the administration of President Donald Trump.

California lawmakers in the Assembly sent Gov. Gavin Newsom legislation he requested as part of a special session to bolster the state's legal defenses and immigration services to fight President Trump.

A new bill proposed in California ( SB 243) would require AI companies to periodically remind kids that a chatbot is an AI and not human. The bill, proposed by California Senator Steve Padilla, is meant to protect children from the “addictive, isolating, and influential aspects” of AI.

A new California bill aims to tackle chatbot addiction. A Democratic California lawmaker wants to protect kids from developing addictions to artificial intelligence chatbots amid growing nationwide concern that the technology may be detrimental to youth mental health,

The bill, SB 243, was introduced as part of an effort to regulate the safeguards that companies operating chatbots must put in place in order to protect children. Among the requirements the bill would establish: it would ban companies from “providing rewards” to users to increase engagement or usage,