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As protests for Gaza grow nationally, Democrats in close Central Valley House races are quiet
FRS Reality Check editors note: embed Democratic challengers in toss-up San Joaquin Valley congressional races have been quiet about recent campus protests as views on the unrest and the Israel-H...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article288386940.html#storylink=rss
Trump-backed Brad Knott likely headed to Congress. Why he quit dream job in NC to run
Twelve days before Brad Knott faced Kelly Daughtry in a runoff election, he began receiving congratulatory messages. The first came from Daughtry: “Brad Knott will be the Republican nominee on ...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article288359800.html#storylink=rss
Trump endorsed her opponent. Now an NC Republican candidate is dropping out.
In a surprise election twist, a candidate running for Congress is suspending her campaign as voters have already headed to the polls to cast their ballots in the May 14 … Click to Continue »
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article288095105.html#storylink=rss
Biden returns to North Carolina, visiting the city where Trump was forced to cancel
President Joe Biden plans to return to North Carolina on Thursday, this time visiting the city where former President Donald Trump, his 2024 campaign rival, was forced to cancel an … Click to C...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article288107245.html#storylink=rss
He owes thousands in taxes. He’s got a controversial past. Why is Steve Garvey running for Senate?
To understand why Steve Garvey suddenly emerged as a political force and became the quixotic Republican hope for a U.S. Senate seat in Democratic California, just ask Tony Strickland. Now … Cli...
Fundraising will be key to tossup Central Valley congressional races. Who has the edge so far?
Democratic challengers far out-raised vulnerable Republican congressmen in two Central Valley tossup races to start 2024, federal election reports filed this week show. The Democrats need to buil...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article287734695.html#storylink=rss
Vince Fong can run for Kevin McCarthy’s congressional seat in November, appeals court says
Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, can run for retired Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s congressional seat in November, a state appeals court affirmed Tuesday. The decision ostensibly ends a legal cha...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article287312065.html#storylink=rss
What do NC candidates for governor and AG say about the fight over immigration laws?
2024-immigration-series lead-logo Immigration and border security have become top issues in this year’s presidential election, but they’re also expected to come up frequently on the campaign ...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article287261955.html#storylink=rss
Conservative group Americans for Prosperity joins Trump in picking side in NC runoff
Brad Knott received his second major endorsement in three days after Americans For Prosperity announced to McClatchy on Monday morning that it picked Knott in North Carolina’s 13th Congressiona...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article287428305.html#storylink=rss
Former President Donald Trump makes endorsement in North Carolina’s 13th District
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Brad Knott on Friday night in the Republican runoff election to represent an area in and around the Triangle in Congress. “Brad Knott has my … Click to ...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article287438850.html#storylink=rss
Vince Fong, Mike Boudreaux head to May election to finish Kevin McCarthy’s congressional term
Voters in former Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s congressional district will decide between two Republicans twice this year to succeed him. Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, and Tulare County Sherif...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286917545.html#storylink=rss
Special primary election to finish Kevin McCarthy’s congressional term heads to a May runoff
Early results from the special primary election in California’s 20th Congressional District suggest there will be a May runoff in the race to replace retired Rep. Kevin McCarthy. This is … Cl...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286865715.html#storylink=rss
NC’s Rep. Jeff Jackson apologizes for TikTok video — but not for his vote to force sale
Rep. Jeff Jackson said he doesn’t regret voting for a bill many see as an attempt to ban TikTok, but that he mishandled a video he posted to the social … Click to Continue »
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article286826295.html#storylink=rss
A Republican group spent $650,000 on Kevin McCarthy’s chosen successor. Did it work?
Sac Reality Check editors note: embed A Republican Super PAC spent more than $650,000 on Assemblyman Vince Fong’s congressional bid to succeed his former boss, retired Rep. Kevin McCarthy, in �...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286701200.html#storylink=rss
Close November California elections will determine House majority. Here’s a look at the matchups
California congressional contests could decide whether Democrats or Republicans control the House of Representatives in 2025 — and a couple in the Central Valley are especially crucial. It’s ...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286150541.html#storylink=rss
Vince Fong, Mike Boudreaux to vie in November election for Kevin McCarthy’s old House district
Two Republicans will vie in November to assume retired Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s California congressional seat. Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield, and Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux will ...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286637300.html#storylink=rss
Former Rep. Mark Walker ending congressional campaign to work for Trump
Former Rep. Mark Walker is ending his campaign without requesting a runoff election against former lobbyist Addison McDowell in order to work for former President Donald Trump. His campaign confi...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286608160.html#storylink=rss
David Valadao, Rudy Salas advance to close California congressional election rematch
Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, and former Assemblyman Rudy Salas, D-Bakersfield, are in for a toss-up November election rematch. Valadao and Salas will advance from the March 5 primary, the Assoc...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286561040.html#storylink=rss
Meet California candidates in special election to finish Kevin McCarthy’s congressional term
Another round of ballots are due in California’s 20th Congressional District through March 19, this time to pick a representative for a seven-month term. A new slate of candidates from … Clic...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286533025.html#storylink=rss
Vince Fong moves on in California primary to replace Kevin McCarthy. Who else is close?
Assemblyman Vince Fong, the presumed frontrunner to replace retired Bakersfield Rep. Kevin McCarthy in California’s most Republican-filled congressional district, will vie in the Nov. 5 general...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286561060.html#storylink=rss
Incumbent Democrat Josh Harder to face Republican Kevin Lincoln in tough November House race
Rep. Josh Harder, D-Tracy, and Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln, a Republican, will vie in a close November election for a left-leaning Stockton-anchored seat in the Central Valley. Lincoln will move...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286456340.html#storylink=rss
Candidates in two NC congressional races will ask for runoffs after Tuesday’s results
The election isn’t over for four Republicans running for Congress after Tuesday night’s primary in North Carolina. In both the 6th and 13th congressional districts, neither former lobbyist Ad...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286345210.html#storylink=rss
‘He will have my support.’ McConnell endorses Trump despite fractured relationship
Mitch McConnell endorsed Donald Trump for president on Wednesday, a day after Trump racked up a volume of victories on Super Tuesday and one week following McConnell’s announcement he would …...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286326270.html#storylink=rss
Vince Fong leads in California primary to replace Kevin McCarthy. Who else is close?
A Republican assemblyman is leading in the primary race to fill retired Bakersfield Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s shoes in California’s most Republican-filled congressional district. Assemblyman Vinc...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286147861.html#storylink=rss
Republican Kevin Kiley, Democrat Jessica Morse to battle in close November House race
The Republican incumbent and a Democratic challenger will vie to represent California’s 3rd Congressional District, a right-leaning stretch of the northern Sierra Nevada. Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Ro...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286147816.html#storylink=rss
Early results show likely rematch in Central Valley race — but it’s still too close to call
National Democrats were concerned about getting locked out of a left-leaning Central Valley congressional district that had two Democrats and two Republicans on the primary ballot. Yet early resu...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286147881.html#storylink=rss
Democrat Josh Harder advances, poised to battle Republican mayor in close November House race
The Democratic incumbent has advanced and a Republican mayor will likely join him in the race for California’s 9th Congressional District, a left-leaning Stockton-anchored seat in the Central V...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286147926.html#storylink=rss
Trump-endorsed Addison McDowell gets most votes in NC’s 6th District. He hasn’t won yet
Trump-endorsed Addison McDowell won the most votes in Tuesday night’s 6th Congressional District Republican primary, but he’s likely heading to a runoff against former Rep. Mark Walker. “Al...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286290260.html#storylink=rss
Mark Robinson, Josh Stein win primaries and head for faceoff in NC governor’s race
North Carolina will have a new governor in 2025, and voters chose on Tuesday who they want as the Democratic, Republican and Libertarian candidates on the general election ballot this … Click t...
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article286297080.html#storylink=rss
Donald Trump will stay on states’ ballots after Colorado challenge, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump will remain on Colorado’s primary ballot — and ballots nationwide — after the state and others moved to bar him. … C...