While California remains a major force in Democratic politics nationally, it's also a major target for criticism by President ...

Still, Democrats gained three congressional seats in California in 2024. So currently they outnumber Republicans in the state ...

High-profile Democratic heavyweights, including Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker appear to be positioning ...

At the Democratic National Committee’s winter meetings in L.A., party leaders are feeling good for the first time in a year.

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating among his state’s voters has jumped in the past several months, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California voters approved new congressional district boundaries Tuesday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine ...

California voters on Tuesday passed a ballot measure to redraw the state’s congressional map to favor Democrats, a major victory for the party in a high-stakes national redistricting fight that could ...

Proposition 50’s swift victory Tuesday night solidified the national profile Gov. Gavin Newsom has been building for years, cementing his rise from a state political mainstay to national Democratic ...

LOS ANGELES — Adelaide Stone Van Gessel says she doesn't agree with partisan gerrymandering in practice. But she voted yes on Proposition 50, a California ballot measure that would allow the state's ...

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In the eyes of many Americans, California is the quintessential blue state. The Golden State is frequently discussed as the Democratic counterpoint to Republican leadership in Washington, D.C., under ...