Just a few months ago, newly elected California GOP Chair Corrin Rankin was focused on upping her party’s game in the deep-blue state to make inroads in the 2026 midterms and prevent Democrats ...

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Democrats spent $50 million trying to win control of state legislatures in 2020, but the effort mostly failed, cementing regional power in their more conservative Republican opponents over such issues ...

The longer it takes Republicans to reshape congressional districts, the more public opposition to Trump’s gambit may grow.

Gerrymandered maps can seem kind of obvious. Districts that snake around cities or split up rural communities to benefit a ...

Extremists in both major U.S. political parties, MAGA Republicans and uncompromising Democrats, are widening the chasm between Americans to the detriment of the nation.

California should be the epicenter of a new Democratic Party with a more appealing vision. Instead, we’re cheating.

Where do the 2026 California gubernatorial candidates stand on Proposition 50 and redistricting? Xavier Becerra, Chad Bianco, Ian Calderon, Stephen J. Cloobeck, Steve Hilton, Katie Porter, Tony ...

Deployments undertaken for reasons other than clear necessity weaken that public trust and quickly lead to soldiers returning ...

They do not get to change the rules just because they want a different outcome. That is not fairness. That is manipulation.

Gerrymandering is not simply politics as usual. It is a deliberate manipulation, a cynical distortion meant to shield inactivity, mediocrity and even outright failure from being judged at the ballot ...