Xavier Becerra campaigns to be governor of California in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on August 18. He faces Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health
Several US media outlets projected Republican Byron Donalds and Democrat David Jolly to win their respective party primaries, meaning they will face off in the general election in November. Congressman Donalds received President Donald Trump’s endorsement for governor, but right-wing candidate James Fishback generated attention with young conservative voters for his controversial statements and social-media
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday, seeking to compel the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent to stand trial for assault and falsely reporting a crime in the wounding of a man during the agency’s crackdown in Minneapolis. Ellison said he would request
Six people have been killed and four injured in Ukrainian missile strikes on Russia’s Belgorod region overnight, its acting governor has said. A 14-year-old child was among those injured, Alexander Shuvaev wrote on Telegram early on Monday. The strikes come a night after what officials called the “largest-scale” attack launched by Ukraine this year, in
David Crowley is projected to have won a primary election to become the Democrat’s candidate for Wisconsin governor, in a surprise result that halts a winning streak for the party’s left wing. With almost all votes counted in the Midwestern state, Crowley, the more centrist candidate, has secured a narrow victory over Francesca Hong, according
The Trump administration is moving ahead with its efforts to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, two months after the Supreme Court allowed her to retain her job while she fights the president’s effort to terminate her over mortgage fraud allegations that she has denied. The justices in a 5-4 decision in June said Cook, who was