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A bitter slugfest in Central Valley exposes divisions in the Democratic Party
Two Democrats, Jasmeet Bains and Randy Villegas, battle for a chance to face Republican Rep. David Valadao in a southern Central Valley congressional seat after he voted to cut Medicaid funds.
Your last-minute voter guide to California’s 2026 primary election
Everything you need to know about how to vote in the 2026 California primary election. How to register and check you status, where to vote and more.
Poll shows Bass, Raman and Pratt locked in tight race ahead of Tuesday’s mayoral primary
Mayor Karen Bass leads Councilmember Nithya Raman by one percentage point, with Spencer Pratt close behind
California is teetering on a healthcare cliff, but few are paying attention
Across the U.S., MAGA voters made themselves heard this week with a resounding vote of confidence for President Donald Trump. Will it hold for the fall election?
Newsom vows to levy 100% tax on California recipients of Trump’s $1.8-billion ‘slush fund’
Gov. Gavin Newsom has threatened to tax 100% of the money Californians receive from President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund for his political allies.
Garden Grove crisis exposes Southern California’s hidden industrial risks
Southern California still runs on heavy industry. Garden Grove’s chemical tank crisis was just a reminder.
Alabama asks Supreme Court to allow use of congressional map helping GOP, despite racial bias ruling
The state’s Republican leadership filed an emergency appeal with the justices a day after a three-judge court refused to let the state use a map it adopted three years ago that has a majority Black population in just one of its seven congressional districts.
The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say
Both the old best- and worst-case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.
European heat wave breaks records, generates massive solar power, sends energy prices down
An intense heat wave in northwest Europe raised average temperatures by 16 to 27 degrees Fahrenheit above the norm across the region.