California

Actress and former Family Ties star Justine Bateman unleashed harsh criticism toward the mayors of Los Angeles and Chicago after both appeared on MSNBC to attack President Donald Trump’s stance on crime. Bateman specifically targeted Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, questioning why the city’s top executive was on national television instead of addressing urgent local issues.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that new California Highway Patrol (CHP) crime suppression teams will be deployed across the state to partner with local law enforcement in Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, the Bay Area, the Central Valley, and the Inland Empire.

Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher (R) introduced legislation to split the state of California in response to redistricting efforts that would "silence rural voices and rig the political system against them forever."

California Governor Gavin Newsom is reportedly blocking former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger from receiving a long-anticipated induction into the California Hall of Fame—allegedly in retaliation for Schwarzenegger’s public opposition to the Democrat-led effort to dismantle the state’s independent redistricting commission.

Recent polling from POLITICO and its research partners reveals growing skepticism across California toward DEI programs in higher education.

The Democratic mayor of Oakland, California, Barbara Lee, openly celebrated the city's defiance of federal immigration policies in a speech during the Democratic National Committee's meeting.

California’s long-delayed high-speed rail project is again in financial crisis, with officials now asking the state legislature for an additional $1 billion annually to keep it afloat. The request follows President Donald Trump’s 2024 decision to revoke $4 billion in federal funding, citing a federal report declaring “no way forward” for the embattled project.

Vice President J.D. Vance defended Republican redistricting efforts during an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is using a November special election to push a partisan redistricting plan that would erase Republican representation in the state—while framing the vote as a referendum on President Donald Trump.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a legislative package called the "Election Rigging Response Act" that allows redistricting efforts across the state.