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All the Democrats who have endorsed Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden after he dropped out
After Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Kamala Harris, a host of Democrats also threw …
Joshua Nelken-Zitser
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Live Results: Democratic incumbent Sen. Alex Padilla projected to beat Republican Mark Meuser in California's US Senate election
Padilla was poised to beat Meuser with sizable war chest and the incumbency advantage.
Hanna Kang
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Sen. Alex Padilla says Democrats will have 'no choice' but to 'revisit' filibuster reform if the GOP blocks a voting-rights compromise bill
"I think if we're not successful in getting 10 Republicans to do the right thing, then we have no c…
John L. Dorman
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Democrats renew calls to end the filibuster after McConnell said he's '100%' focused on stopping Biden
"Anyone expecting a return to some bygone era of bipartisanship isn't acknowledging the reality tha…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Kamala Harris will resign from her Senate seat on Monday ahead of inauguration as vice president
Harris informed Gov. Gavin Newsom of her decision, which paves the way for the appointment of Calif…
John L. Dorman
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Alex Padilla broke down in tears when Gov. Gavin Newsom asked him to be California's first Latino senator
"I'm honored, man, and I'm humbled - because of them," Padilla told Newsom through tears as he reca…
Grace Panetta
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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will fill Kamala Harris' US Senate seat
Padilla will be the first-ever Latino US Senator to represent California, serving out the rest of H…
Grace Panetta
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A GOP representative says new border legislation is the 'worst screwing in the Senate since that Dem staffer filmed his porno on Klobuchar's desk'
On Sunday night, the Senate released its bipartisan immigration bill, which quickly received ample …
Madison Hall
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Democratic senator's first bill provides 5 million essential workers with a pathway to citizenship
The Citizenship for Essential Workers Act boosts the economy through an expedited pathway to citize…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Newsom's selection of Laphonza Butler to fill Feinstein's Senate seat came together so quickly that Butler's mother learned of the appointment from a news alert
The selection process involved Feinstein's family signing off on the pick and Newsom's staff roundi…
John L. Dorman
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With McCarthy out as Speaker, Pelosi no longer in party leadership, and Feinstein's death, California's clout in Congress has taken a major hit. The Golden State is now at a political crossroads.
In less than a year, California has lost a US senator, gained a new senator, and saw its top GOP co…
John L. Dorman
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Progressives are pressing California Gov. Gavin Newsom to reverse his earlier vow to tap a Senate caretaker and instead appoint Barbara Lee to succeed Dianne Feinstein
"When Newsom appointed Padilla for VP seat he didn't appoint a caretaker," Rep. Ro Khanna wrote on …
John L. Dorman
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'd appoint a caretaker to the Senate if Dianne Feinstein retires early, arguing it would be 'completely unfair' to tap a candidate so close to the 2024 primary
Newsom previously said that he'd appoint a Black woman to a Senate vacancy should one come open, an…
John L. Dorman
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If Dianne Feinstein resigns, here's what would happen next to her Senate seat
If Dianne Feinstein resigns, California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom would name a replacement…
Nicole Gaudiano
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A once-in-a-generation race for a Senate seat is brewing in California. The issue? Sen. Dianne Feinstein is still in it
Sen. Dianne Feinstein may run for reelection. That shouldn't stop California's top lawmakers from p…
Madison Hall
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Live Results: Ammar Campa-Najjar faces off against John McCann in Chula Vista, California's mayoral election
A former Obama White House fellow faces a Chula Vista native with deep local roots to represent the…
Hanna Kang
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Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom faces Republican Brian Dahle in the California gubernatorial election
Newsom, who has had a national profile for nearly 20 years, is running for a second term as Califor…
John L. Dorman
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren, and other progressives are pushing a common, poll-tested refrain: the Supreme Court faces a 'legitimacy crisis'
The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and other left-leaning groups say the message polls well …
Nicole Gaudiano
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RESULTS: California holds primary elections
Gov. Gavin Newsom is running for reelection to a second full term, while the second-largest city in…
John L. Dorman,Kayla Epstein
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A former Dianne Feinstein staffer insisted that keeping the 'diminished' 88-year-old in office is 'better than a junior California senator'
In a new interview with The Cut, Feinstein sometimes forgot the question she'd just been asked and …