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California’s House Democrats Voted to Oppose Bill Protecting Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions

January 12, 2023 9:18 amJanuary 12, 2023 12:02 pm

House Democrats voted nearly unanimously Wednesday in opposition to a bill to protect babies born alive following a botched abortion – and all of California’s Democrat House delegation voted against it. House Republicans passed the bill requiring doctors to care for...

Reps Michelle Steel, Ken Calvert Win Reelection To U.S. House

November 15, 2022 12:18 pm

The House races for the 41st and 45th California Congressional districts were called by multiple news outlets Tuesday, with Congressman Ken Calvert (R-CA) and Congresswoman Michelle Steel (R-CA) winning their respective districts by close margins. The 41st and 45th districts...

Nine Critical House Races In Play For Both Parties In California

November 8, 2022 1:37 pm

House races across the U.S. began in Tuesday’s Midterm Election, with the GOP expected by 84% to retake Congress. However, with the Republicans needing 30 of the competitive seats to take control, and Democrats needing 53 competitive seats to stay...

House Republicans Add More Pressure To Stop Funding for California High-Speed Rail

April 19, 2021 2:50 pm

In the last week, pressure has grown in Washington for Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg to not fund or support California High-Speed Rail (CHSR). While there has always been significant opposition against the federal government from funding CHSR,...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 42nd Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 25, 2020 7:18 am

Going into 2020, the Inland Empire, and by extension San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, are facing more and more pressure politically. On one-hand the area has traditionally been a right-leaning stalwart and could often be relied upon to elect a...

CA Congressional Candidate Regina Marston Mired in Twitter Controversy

February 13, 2020 7:06 amFebruary 13, 2020 4:45 pm

Regina Marston, a Democratic candidate running in the 42nd Congressional District, found herself mired in controversy this past week. On February 2nd Marston replied to a Tweet from Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D)-Michigan with an invective laden diatribe in which she...

McCarthy Wants CA High-Speed Rail Funding Repurposed For Water Storage Projects

March 20, 2019 6:15 amMarch 25, 2019 1:13 pm

Republican California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has fired the next volley in the war over the 3.5 billion in federal funds meant for the state’s troubled high speed rail project. McCarthy (R-CA), Congressional Representative for most of Kern, Tulare and Northeast...