Politics

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Politics

Voter ID could be headed to the California ballot. Opponents plan to make it about Trump

A voter ID ballot initiative is gaining momentum in California as opponents aim to mount a campaign focused on President Donald Trump’s push for similar nationwide requirements.

By

Nadia Lathan

• March 10, 2026

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Technology

It was John Wayne’s political club. Now it’s spending millions on online influence

The Lincoln Media Foundation has spent big to push ‘local’ conservative messaging

By

Colin Lecher

• March 9, 2026

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Politics

The field is set: Meet the candidates officially running for California governor

Eight Democrats and two Republicans have filed officially to run for California governor by the Friday deadline. The crowded field could give GOP candidates a boost.

By

Yue Stella Yu

• March 6, 2026

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Politics

GOP Rep. Darrell Issa to retire rather than run in redrawn San Diego district

The 12-term congressman said Friday that he will not seek reelection in his new district, which was redrawn after Prop. 50 to favor Democrats.

By

Nadia Lathan

• March 6, 2026

Flanked by lawmakers and gun safety advocates, Gov. Gavin Newsom signs new gun legislation into law at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Sept. 26, 2023.

Politics

A podcaster gave Newsom a gun. Are California laws keeping him from taking it home?

Last year, conservative podcaster Shawn Ryan gave Gavin Newsom a SIG Sauer handgun, which the governor has yet to take home. To do so, Newsom would have to navigate a complicated web of California gun laws.

By

Ryan Sabalow

• March 6, 2026

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Politics

Would Sacramento voters send a Republican to Congress? Kevin Kiley is betting on it

Kiley's much-anticipated decision comes after Prop. 50 turned the two-term congressman's current district solidly Democratic and left him with no easy path to reelection.

By

Maya C. Miller

• March 5, 2026

Politics

How California Democratic candidates could sabotage their party’s race for governor

State Democratic party chair Rusty Hicks warned that the glut of Democrats currently in the governor’s race could split the primary vote and send two Republicans to the November ballot.

By

Jeanne Kuang

• March 4, 2026

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Politics

Republicans blame Carl DeMaio for party division as his group rakes in millions

Carl DeMaio, a divisive state lawmaker, continues to upset his colleagues as he works to amass influence through his political organization, Reform California, one of the state’s biggest conservative fundraising machines.

By

Nadia Lathan

• March 4, 2026