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‘A dystopian plot’: how will Trump’s Project 2025 affect California?

The plan takes specific aim at California on abortion rights and green policies – but the state has ways to fight it

The Guardian - US · Jul 17, 2024

Which swing-district Republicans are skipping party’s convention? - Roll Call

Multiple GOP candidates with tough races in November say they will be in their districts or otherwise working during the party's convention.

Roll Call · Jul 16, 2024

How working-class Latino voters could upend Democrats in 2024

Latino and Black voters without a college education will be key players in six swing states.

Axios · May 11, 2024

GOPer rips Kevin's "impeachment theater"

GOP Rep. Ken Buck accused the speaker of using impeachment as a “shiny object” and distraction

Salon · Jul 27, 2023

Newsom hits the road to campaign for Biden in Idaho, building his own base in red states

At a private fundraiser in the middle of Donald Trump's America, California Gov. Gavin Newsom was on a mission to help President Joe Biden.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 3, 2023

Now a powerhouse, California's Latino lawmakers face pressure to broaden political priorities

When Martha Escutia was elected to the Assembly in 1992, she was one of seven Latinos in the 120-member California Legislature, part of the small but growing Latino Caucus that would eventually become a powerful force in the state Capitol.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023

Gov. Gavin Newsom launches national campaign to fight ‘authoritarian leaders’

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday launched a national campaign to counter the GOP agenda and announced that he’s hitting the road to “take the fight to states where freedom is most under attack.”

Los Angeles Times · Mar 31, 2023

Republicans made gains in Latino-majority districts in California, 2022 election figures show

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report shows Republicans are gaining footholds in some California electoral districts where Latinos make up the majority population, a development that might concern some Democrats moving forward.

Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023

Biden visits California to survey storm damage

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — During a tour of the storm-ravaged Central Coast, President Joe Biden vowed that federal assistance to rebuild California would not end until the job is complete.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 20, 2023

Biden arrives in California to survey storm damage

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — President Joe Biden arrived in California on Thursday and joined Gov. Gavin Newsom and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on a helicopter tour of areas along the Central Coast battered by winter storms that caused major flooding and landslides across the state.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 19, 2023