John Kerry

Biden has made it clear that tackling climate change is a top priority, assembling a “climate cabinet.” However, some of the president’s choices have progressives on edge.

Describing himself as a “skunk at the garden party,” former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry found himself in San Francisco speaking to an older, eager crowd Thursday afternoon.

At its core, “The Final Year” is a film about people. It’s a journey through the lives and experiences of civil servants at the highest levels of government. It’s a window into what their lives are like — how they process and make decisions, how the gears of bureaucracy grind each day, what the mental and emotional tugs and toll of negotiation and international strategy feel like and how shared values can bind human beings together in the name of collective mission and purpose.

The Daily Californian sat down with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson for an impromptu interview before he spoke at a Berkeley Forum event Tuesday.

A UC Berkeley alumna set flight to her home in Portland, Oregon from East Timor this week following a near-seven month detainment in the country.

As fighting among Israelis and Palestinians entered its 16th consecutive day Wednesday, members of the UC Berkeley community in the impacted areas were grappling with the reality of violence outside their doors.

Citing a threat to academic freedom, UC President Janet Napolitano and UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks have joined a chorus of officials from universities across the nation in opposing an academic boycott of Israeli institutions by the American Studies Association.