California Politics

• Trump says federal government should 'take over' state elections - Trump repeated without evidence his long-running claim that U.S. elections are beset by widespread fraud.
• Meet the un-Gavin. Kentucky's governor sees a different way to the White House - Andy Beshear says voters want a healer in 2028, not someone who'll match President Trump insult for insult. His focus on nuts and bolts makes him a popular blue governor in a very red state.
• Shutdown nears as lawmakers brace for next round of ICE negotiations - Over the next two weeks, Democrats and Republicans will weigh competing demands on changes to Department of Homeland Security operations.
• California Democrats help lead counter-offensive against Trump immigration crackdown - Democrats seized on a growing sense, shared by some Republicans, that the campaign has gotten so out of hand that the political winds have shifted heavily in their favor.
• San José Mayor Matt Mahan, a Newsom critic and political moderate, is running to become California's next governor - San José Mayor Matt Mahan announced he is running for California governor, joining an already crowded field.
• Climate change, electric vehicles and Delta tunnel among the focuses of gubernatorial candidate forum - The schism between Democratic environmental ideals and California voters' anxiety about affordability, notably gas prices, were on full display during an environmental policy forum among some of the state's top Democratic candidates for gov
• Barabak: They said Katie Porter was dead politically. I checked her pulse - A one-two punch of unflattering videos caused many to write off Porter's gubernatorial candidacy. But the former O.C. congresswoman remains a top contender.
• Trump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in L.A. - Instead of going through the usual regulatory process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would have certify compliance with local standards.
• Is California's proposed billionaire tax smart policy? History holds lessons - Critics of California's proposed billionaire tax say similar measures in Europe failed. Backers of the measure say they took lessons from those failures in drafting the California proposal.
• Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block California's new election map while upholding Texas' - Texas hopes to elect five more Republicans to Congress, while California would like five more Democrats.