California Governor Gavin Newsom has been a prominent critic of- Donald Trump, clashing with him over immigration policy, National Guard deployments, and redistricting efforts.California Governor Gavin Newsom said he is considering a run for US president in 2028 and will make a decision after the 2026 midterm elections.

Bradley Tusk says mobile voting would combat low voter turnout that has been blamed for putting candidates with fringe ideas into office.

Democrat Adelita Grijalva has won a special election in Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, which will deliver the decisive signature to the push for a vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case files.

New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani was boosted by prominent US leftists at a get-out-the-vote rally Sunday, as the Democratic socialist and Donald Trump foe closed in on the city's top job.New York city comptroller and Mamdani ally Brad Lander said "it's not Donald Trump versus Zohran Mamdani,

Mikie Sherrill said she will "ensure that we don't have any voter intimidation" in response to the DOJ sending election watchers to New Jersey.

The elections office encouraged voters to confirm their polling location ahead of Election Day if they intend to vote in person. Voters can check their voting precinct at the stub at the top of their mail ballot or by looking it up at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place.

It’s not a presidential election year, or even the midterms, but races this fall will offer a sense of voters’ moods in the first year of the new Trump administration.

Gavin Newsom faces backlash after criticizing DOJ's plan to send federal election monitors to California, with officials noting the practice is standard.