GOP rails against Newsom’s late date for special election to fill Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s seat
This year’s midterm election already was going to be frustrating for many voters in a vast, rural swath…
California has a week to respond to GOP’s emergency application to Supreme Court
California leaders have one week to respond to efforts to block the state’s new congressional maps. California Republicans…
Federal judges uphold California’s Prop 50 maps
A panel of federal judges on Wednesday upheld California’s voter-approved measure that temporarily redraws congressional lines to favor…
Here’s what to look forward to
The year 2026 is sure to bring another round of big political battles and shifts in leadership ahead…
Columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back on 2025
Is there a dumpster somewhere to torch and bury this year of bedlam, 2025? We near its end…
Newsom appears onstage at Texas rally to celebrate Prop. 50 victory, take swipes at Trump
Gov. Gavin Newsom strode onstage in Houston on Saturday to a cheering crowd of Texas Democrats, saying Proposition…
California GOP sues after voters approve Prop 50
The California Republican Party is asking a federal court to stop California’s new Congressional maps from taking effect.…
Passage of Prop. 50 brightens Newsom’s national prospects
California voters delivered a major victory for Democrats nationwide Tuesday — and possibly for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political…
Prop 50 results | California voters approve new district maps
Prop 50 election results: California voters approve new maps favoring Democratic lawmakers Well, good evening everybody and uh.…
As Californians decide fate of Prop. 50, GOP states push their own redistricting plans
WASHINGTON — The hurried push to revise California’s congressional districts has drawn national attention, large sums of money, and renewed…
Obama urges California voters to pass Prop 50 to counter Trump
GRAB. THIS REDISTRICTING BATTLE BEGAN WITH PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN JULY. HE CALLED ON TEXAS TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL…