After Democrats dominate midterms, California Republicans say it’s too soon to assess what went wrong

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With votes still being tallied — and some races still too close to call — California Republicans say it’s still too early for their 2026 midterm post-mortem.

“We’re in that period where people have died, and we haven’t buried them yet,” said Jon Fleischman, a longtime political strategist and former California Republican Party […]

A look at California’s death penalty that Gov. Gavin Newsom is changing

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Today, Nov. 5, 2026, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that he plans to change all California death sentences to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values.” Victims rights advocates criticized his decision.

It’s worth noting that […]

Bass concedes LA mayoral race to Raman, pledges smooth transition

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass conceded her reelection bid Thursday, congratulating City Councilmember Nithya Raman on her historic victory and pledging a smooth transition, delivering a major shake-up at City Hall.

“While this is not the outcome we hoped for, the people of Los Angeles have spoken. I have called Councilmember Nithya Raman […]

Orange County Democrats win big in congressional races

From ocregister.com

After the second day of ballot counting, voters across Orange County largely tapped Democratic candidates across the county’s eight congressional district seats.

And while voting has ended, it will still be a bit before all ballots are counted and results are certified by county election offices.

Still, several Orange County congressional races were […]