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Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda
Tax cuts, securing the southern border and taking a ”blowtorch” to federal regulations are at the top of the agenda if the GOP sweeps the White House and Congress.
2024 Election Photos: See how Orange County rang in election results Tuesday night
Register photographers capture scenes from election night watch parties.
FACT FOCUS: A multimillion vote gap between 2020 and 2024 fuels false election narratives
Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, social media users began pushing two conflicting narratives to suggest election fraud.
Trump receives congratulations and an invitation to the White House as Biden nudges on transition
Transition discussions are expected to ramp up later in the week.
Trump has vowed to shake some of democracy’s pillars
Voters have delivered power to the candidate who gave them fair warning he might take long-held norms and guardrails apart.
Don’t expect Kamala Harris’ loss to boost Gavin Newsom’s presidential prospects
California’s governor faces a lot of obstacles to a plausible run for president in 2028, even if he does help lead the resistance to Donald Trump.
Hospitality businessman Stephen Cloobeck launches California governor bid
He's a self-described fiscally conservative, "socially responsible" Democrat. Some compare him to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Wrapping up the California vote, uncertain and mixed results for Democrats
Against a national red wave, Californians sent a top Trump nemesis to the US Senate, and favored Democrats in House and state races. But they also toughened criminal sentences and rejected more rent control.
A homeless California veteran was denied a housing voucher for being too sick. But he believes healing isn’t possible without housing.
The San Diego VA's decision leaves three adults and six children living in a local motel.
Big spenders: These companies are giving the most to California legislative candidates
Independent expenditure committees have put nearly $100 million into legislative races, funding ads to support, and often attack, candidates. The outside, unlimited spending is increasing with each election.
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph
The VP made a surprise appearance, briefly stepping away from battleground states where she's been campaigning.
What to watch over the final weekend of the 2024 presidential campaign
There is a sense that what happens in these final days could shift votes.
Trump is using election lies to lay the groundwork for challenging 2024 results if he loses
He has refused to say whether he will accept the results regardless of the outcome.
Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
Experts say the spending highlights the impact of the debate over abortion rights.
It’s a fight to the finish in races that will determine control of Congress
Essentially, it's a toss-up for the House and fight to the finish for the Senate.
This ZIP code of Bay Area have less sufficient sleep
"California is not the best-slept state in the United States, and there are a lot of people in California who don't get enough sleep," said Jennifer Martin, a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Election workers quit in Shasta as self-appointed observers roam office
Shasta County supervisors hired an elections chief without experience just months before the election. He’s already falling out of favor.
CalMatters 2024 Voter Guide is now a zine
For the first time, CalMatters published a physical Voter Guide zine to further serve California voters.