Democratic Rep. Linda Sánchez won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Sánchez defeated Republican Eric Ching, a councilman for the city of Walnut. Sánchez, a long-time incumbent, has served in Congress for more than two decades and sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means. The 38th Congressional District covers
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Linda Sanchez wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 38th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingDemocrat Ami Bera won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Bera has represented the 6th Congressional District since beating the Republican incumbent in 2012, winning reelection by narrow margins at first but gaining a higher percentage of votes in recent elections. The district encompasses the northern half of the state capital
Continue ReadingDemocrat Ami Bera won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Bera has represented the 6th Congressional District since beating the Republican incumbent in 2012, winning reelection by narrow margins at first but gaining a higher percentage of votes in recent elections. The district encompasses the northern half of the state capital
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Pete Aguilar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Aguilar, 45, has held the seat since 2015. He previously served as mayor of Redlands, California, and sat on the city council. He resides in Redlands with his wife and their two sons. Aguilar chairs the House Democratic Caucus. His
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Pete Aguilar won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Aguilar, 45, has held the seat since 2015. He previously served as mayor of Redlands, California, and sat on the city council. He resides in Redlands with his wife and their two sons. Aguilar chairs the House Democratic Caucus. His
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Ami Bera wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 6th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability. Though there’s no defined time frame for viability, doctors say it’s sometime after 21 weeks. It’s a major win for abortion-rights supporters in the presidential battleground state who sought to expand access beyond 15 weeks. The citizen-led initiative far
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Pete Aguilar wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 33rd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency fell on Wednesday to an all-time low as Donald Trump clinched the U.S. presidency again, signaling new challenges ahead for Tehran as it remains locked in the wars raging in the Middle East. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the dollar, traders in Tehran said, breaking
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Jay Obernolte won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Obernolte, 54, who previously served in the state Assembly and was mayor of Big Bear Lake, California, was first elected to the House in 2021. He serves a district that encompasses much of San Bernardino County and parts of Kern
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Jay Obernolte won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Obernolte, 54, who previously served in the state Assembly and was mayor of Big Bear Lake, California, was first elected to the House in 2021. He serves a district that encompasses much of San Bernardino County and parts of Kern
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Jay Obernolte wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 23rd Congressional District.
Continue ReadingRepublican Rep. Doug LaMalfa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. LaMalfa, who spent a decade in the state Legislature prior to winning his congressional seat, was first elected to the U.S. House in 2013. He defeated Democrat Rose Penelope Yee. The district covers a large swath of interior Northern California,
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Salud Carbajal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Carabajal, who previously served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, was first elected to the House in 2017. His district covers parts of California’s central coast, including the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Salud Carbajal won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. Carabajal, who previously served on the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, was first elected to the House in 2017. His district covers parts of California’s central coast, including the cities of Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and San Luis Obispo.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Salud Carbajal wins reelection to U.S. House in California’s 24th Congressional District.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democrats have won a key congressional seat and are defending two others in Ohio. Twenty-one-term U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, the longest-serving woman in House history, declared victory over state Rep. Derek Merrin, a Trump-endorsed Republican, early Wednesday. However, The Associated Press had not yet called a winner in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reclaimed Pennsylvania by improving his margins across the state, shaving Democratic President Joe Biden’s 2020 win in Philadelphia, expanding his own dominance in rural parts of the state and flipping key suburban counties to the GOP column. Trump led the state by some 175,000 votes at the time
Continue ReadingDemocratic Rep. Juan Vargas won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday. He defeated Republican business owner Justin Lee in the strongly Democratic 52nd District in San Diego County, which runs along the border with Mexico. Vargas entered the House in 2013. The lawyer and former state legislator serves on the Financial
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