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Californians head to the polls after gubernatorial primary
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Californians head to the polls today for the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race underway for two runoffs.
The golden state will also vote on House districts for the first time since November of last year, when Texas passed Proposition 50, the response to redrawing congressional boundaries to create five Republican-leaning districts at the behest of President Trump.
Meanwhile, elections will be held on Tuesday in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico.
The state’s gubernatorial primary, focusing on California, pits all candidates, regardless of party, against each other, with the top two candidates advancing to the November general election to replace term-limited Gavin Newsom, AFP reported.
More than 60 names are included in the long ballot papers sent to all registered voters in the state with a population of 40 million, where Democrats live heavily. Recent polls show a three-way split with former President Joe Biden’s health secretary, Xavier Becerra, ahead.
In the fight for second place and a chance to beat Becerra in November are Democrat Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton, who is backed by Donald Trump.
Incumbent Newsom is believed to have his eye on the White House in 2028, following in the footsteps of Ronald Reagan, who occupied the governor’s mansion from 1967 to 1975.
This means voters in Los Angeles will also vote in the city’s mayoral primary.
Incumbent Karen Bass, who is mounting her bid for a second term, faces a challenge from her former city council ally Nithya Raman from the left and reality TV star Spencer Pratt from the right.
Anyone who gets 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday wins outright, anything less means the top two candidates advance to the Nov. 3 general election.
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Democrats in the US Senate have vowed to force Republicans to vote on the $1.8 billion “Maga slush fund” set up as part of a resolution of Donald Trump’s long-running lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The US president described the secret and loosely controlled “anti-proliferation fund” as a means of paying off victims of politicized investigations.
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Former clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of participating in a scheme to pursue election conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump, was released from prison on Monday. After the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor to commute his sentence.
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On Monday afternoon, several dozen protesters outside the New Jersey state legislature in Trenton, more than an hour south of Newark, denounced Democratic governor Mikie Sherrill’s decision to send state police to Delaney Hall.The Newark immigration detention center, which has been the scene of chaotic and often violent clashes for more than a week.
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Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to continue pressing for a $1.8 billion fund to provide compensation to his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday, after the justice department paused the program to comply with a court order.
Trump’s “anti-proliferation” fund has faced legal setbacks since it was announced two weeks ago. The idea has also faced growing political backlash from Republicans concerned about the lack of oversight and the possibility of payments to participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Some Republicans are pressuring the White House to abandon the funding.
“I think the best way to handle this is for management to decide to close it down. [the fund] Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters:
Democrats in the US Senate had vowed to force Republicans to vote for what they derided as a $1.8 billion “Maga slush fund” set up as part of a resolution of Donald Trump’s long-running lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
The US president said the secret and loosely controlled fund was a way to pay victims of politicized investigations. Members of his own party are among those voicing concerns.
The terms of the fund do not require disclosure of how much is paid to whom. Administration officials said the creditors may include rebels who were pardoned on Jan. 6.
Californians head to the polls after gubernatorial primary
Hello, welcome to the live blog of US politics.
Californians head to the polls today for the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race underway for two runoffs.
The golden state will also vote on House districts for the first time since November of last year, when Texas passed Proposition 50, the response to redrawing congressional boundaries to create five Republican-leaning districts at the behest of President Trump.
Meanwhile, elections will be held on Tuesday in Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico.
The state’s gubernatorial primary, focusing on California, pits all candidates, regardless of party, against each other, with the top two candidates advancing to the November general election to replace term-limited Gavin Newsom, AFP reported.
More than 60 names are included in the long ballot papers sent to all registered voters in the state with a population of 40 million, where Democrats live heavily. Recent polls show a three-way split with former President Joe Biden’s health secretary, Xavier Becerra, ahead.
In the fight for second place and a chance to beat Becerra in November are Democrat Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton, who is backed by Donald Trump.
Incumbent Newsom is believed to have his eye on the White House in 2028, following in the footsteps of Ronald Reagan, who occupied the governor’s mansion from 1967 to 1975.
This means voters in Los Angeles will also vote in the city’s mayoral primary.
Incumbent Karen Bass, who is mounting her bid for a second term, faces a challenge from her former city council ally Nithya Raman from the left and reality TV star Spencer Pratt from the right.
Anyone who gets 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday wins outright, anything less means the top two candidates advance to the Nov. 3 general election.
In other developments:
-
Democrats in the US Senate have vowed to force Republicans to vote on the $1.8 billion “Maga slush fund” set up as part of a resolution of Donald Trump’s long-running lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. The US president described the secret and loosely controlled “anti-proliferation fund” as a means of paying off victims of politicized investigations.
-
Former clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of participating in a scheme to pursue election conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump, was released from prison on Monday. After the president successfully pressured Colorado’s Democratic governor to commute his sentence.
-
On Monday afternoon, several dozen protesters outside the New Jersey state legislature in Trenton, more than an hour south of Newark, denounced Democratic governor Mikie Sherrill’s decision to send state police to Delaney Hall.The Newark immigration detention center, which has been the scene of chaotic and often violent clashes for more than a week.
-
Transgender troops can stay in the US military, but the armed forces may continue to block their recruitmentAn appeals court ruled Monday in a split decision that could have potentially significant ramifications for the Trump administration’s anti-diversity agenda.
