Jim Costa and Devin Nunes have been re-elected to Congress. The Associated Press has called the races in favor of both incumbents who represent parts of the city of Fresno. Nunes, a Tulare Republican, earned his 10th term, defeating Phil Arballo — a Fresno financial professional — 53.5% to 46.5%...
Trump Sues in Pennsylvania, Michigan; Asks for Wis. Recount
WASHINGTON — The Trump campaign said it filed lawsuits Wednesday in Pennsylvania and Michigan, laying the groundwork for contesting the outcome in undecided battleground states that could determine whether President Donald Trump gets another four years in the White House. Suits in both states are demanding better access for campaign...
Oregon Leads the Way in Decriminalizing Hard Drugs
SALEM, Ore. — In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs. “Today’s victory is a landmark declaration that the time has come to stop criminalizing...
Dems Grapple With Disappointment Even With Presidency in Reach
WASHINGTON — Democrats went into Election Day hoping to reclaim the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress in a victory that would demonstrate an unmistakable repudiation of President Donald Trump and a Republican Party remade in his image. It didn't work out that way. More than 12...
At Sierra Vista Mall, Some Literal Last Minute Voters
California law allows anyone in line when polls close at 8 p.m. to vote. That wasn't a problem last night at the polling location inside the Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis. The mall was one of 53 voting center sites throughout the county that offered in-person voting since Saturday. Although...
AP VoteCast: Many Trump Voters Skeptical of Vote Count
WASHINGTON — Four years of partisan discord and a tumultuous election have left U.S. voters deeply divided on everything from public health, racial justice and the economy to whether votes would be counted fairly, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Supporters of President Donald Trump and...
California Props and Hot Races Results: What We Know and Don’t Know
California’s app-based corporate luminaries such as Uber and Lyft just waged the most expensive state ballot measure campaign in U.S. history — and it paid off big time, allowing those companies to thwart the will of all three branches of California government. By approving Proposition 22, voters allowed those companies to avoid a 2019...
Walters: California Voters Like Biden, Unions Not So Much
With a turnout that smashed all records, millions of votes remain to be counted in California, but tallies so far are providing some strong themes, to wit: —The disdain of President Donald Trump as Californians gave challenger Joe Biden a victory in the state of historic proportions. Voters favored Biden by a...
GOP Hopes for California House Comeback Rest on Tight Races
LOS ANGELES — A handful of U.S. House contests in California appeared headed for close finishes as Republicans sought to gain ground after losing a string of seats to Democrats in a 2018 rout. In a sign of the uphill fight for Republicans, President Donald Trump lost the heavily Democratic...
Presidency Hinges on Tight Races in Battleground States
WASHINGTON — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House. It was unclear when...