U.S. Congress

Democrats notched big wins across the country, even in deep red districts that Republicans in Texas, Florida and North Carolina had gerrymandered to benefit their own party. That begs the question — did California really need to toss aside its independent redistricting commission?

Left-leaning college professor Randy Villegas easily defeated Republican Rep. David Valadao in the Central Valley, padding the Democratic congressional majority.

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California’s congressional Republicans haven’t signed a pledge agreeing to abide by the midterm elections results.

The race for Sacramento’s seat in Congress hinges on what kind of “experience” voters value most — seniority and familiarity with Capitol Hill, or first-hand knowledge of the struggles today’s workers face?

Democrat Marni von Wilpert and Republican Jim Desmond are sticking to conventional centrist platforms in the closely watched San Diego House race.

Rep. Adam Gray, a Democrat from Merced, won the closest House race in 2024 by just 187 votes. Now the GOP, which is hungry for a win in California, is spending millions to try and oust him.

Many Democrats are hopeful that Randy Villegas, their congressional candidate in the traditionally conservative Central Valley, can prove that progressive ideas, like universal healthcare, are palatable outside of safe blue cities.

Regulating artificial intelligence emerged as a central issue in the first of two pre-election debates between the two Democrats vying to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Democrat Eric Jones focused his primary campaign on young progressive liberals. But to unseat longtime incumbent Rep. Mike Thompson, a traditional “Blue Dog” Democrat, Jones has recently pivoted to court centrists and even Republicans.