San Diego City Councilmember Marni von Wilpert doesn’t generally agree with political parties redrawing congressional maps to gain power. But after President Trump persuaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott…
Read more ‘We can’t sit on the sidelines’: LGBTQ+ candidates step up amid threats to queer rightsA handful of seats are all that keep Republicans in control of the House, giving President Trump untrammeled sway over, well, pretty much everything, from the economy to…
Read more Commentary: Here’s why the redistricting fight is raging. And why it may be mootThe multimillion-dollar jousting over redrawing California’s congressional districts to boost Democrats and counter President Trump was on full display in recent days, as both sides courted voters less…
Read more ‘It’s all at stake’: As Prop. 50 fight intensifies, Newsom, partisan influencers rally their basesSign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. In late 2021, Tom Suozzi made an announcement that exasperated Democratic Party leaders: The third-term representative…
Read more The Special Election That Could Give Democrats Hope for NovemberBakersfield Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong can run in a Central Valley congressional race to replace former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield), a Sacramento County judge ruled Thursday. The…
Read more Assemblymember Vince Fong can run for Kevin McCarthy's House seat, court rulesIn the early 2000s, the Japanese racehorse Haru Urara became something of an international celebrity. This was not because of her prowess on the track. Just the opposite:…
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