The recall election for California state Sen. Josh Newman will be held on June 5, the same day as the statewide primary. Republicans looking to recall the Fullerton Democrat had hoped to hold an election last November, but Democrats delayed it by changing the law.Source: June 5 set for California state Sen. Josh Newman recall election...

Any candidate jumping in to, what is destined to be, a crowded 2020 Democratic primary will confront a stark political reality: the biggest, most expensive state in the country now actually, truly matters.   California is not a customary playground for presidential aspirants.Source: Why California, Not Iowa, Could Pick the Next Democratic Presidential Nominee...

After more than three decades, Republicans are free of a federal court consent decree that sharply limited the Republican National Committee's ability to challenge voters' qualifications and target the kind of fraud President Donald Trump has alleged affected the 2016 presidential race.Source: Judge ends consent decree limiting RNC 'ballot security' activities...

RICHMOND — A Virginia elections official reached into an artsy stoneware bowl, pulled out a name and declared Republican David Yancey the winner of a House of Delegates race that could determine which political party controls the chamber.Source: A random drawing out of a bowl helped Republicans win a tied Virginia election....