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The Trump administration asked a federal court to bar California from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters it suspects aren't U.S. citizens. State officials blasted the lawsuit.

California sued the Trump administration for the 100th time, challenging the growing practice of ICE agents arresting people for alleged civil immigration violations at or near courthouses.

A poll suggests most L.A. County voters are confident with the county's handling of elections, but many worry that outside influence, including online misinformation and political interference, could taint the midterms.

Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gov. Gavin Newsom marked 20 years of California's landmark climate law, celebrating a rare show of bipartisan unity amid deepening political polarization.

The outcome gives Republican candidates an advertising edge in the final weeks of the campaign.

Supporters of the initiative on the November ballot say it will speed up environmental review for "essential" projects, but opponents believes potentially polluting ones will be covered too -- including data centers.

Undecideds will decide. But L.A.'s mayoral debate didn't make the choice clear.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's trip follows voyages to other early primary voting states that could be critical to his campaign if he officially joins the 2028 presidential contest.

The U.S. Department of Justice has given California election officials 48 hours to prove the U.S. citizenship of voters it's flagged as potential noncitizens, or withhold their ballots.

Under President Trump, the federal government is increasingly normalizing death and corruption as tools of state power. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a unique ability to send a different message.