California GOP looks for answers after Prop. 50 loss, Dodgers pitcher Alex Vesia and his wife mourn death of their baby daughter, and more big stories.

The redistricting opposition camps struggled with money and messaging, especially in the days leading up to the election.

The proposed redraw of the state’s Congressional districts is expected to add as many as five Democratic-held seats in Congress in time for the 2026 midterms, while leaving as few as four Republican-held seats across California.

The effort to redraw California’s congressional districts to favor Democrats benefitted from framing the issue about Trump’s presidency.

California's governor gambled and won, raised his national profile and fortified his fund-raising base. But Newsom's biggest political impediment — his Left Coast pedigree — hasn't changed.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Democrats’ sweeping election victory on Tuesday, including the approval of a redistricting ballot measure in his state, “represents a new moment” for the Democratic Party as it debates its path forward.

California has overwhelmingly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to gerrymander congressional seats in favor of Democrats for the next several election cycles. His most powerful allies in Silicon Valley are tempering their zeal.

California Republicans are blaming each other about their overwhelming loss on Proposition 50, the congressional redistricting ballot measure voters approved on Tuesday in an effort to counter President Trump's agenda.