Congress

Republican Assemblymember James Gallagher announced last week he's running to fill the remainder of longtime North State Congressman Doug LaMalfa's term. LaMalfa died earlier this month during an emergency surgery after serving seven terms in Congress.

Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week has left questions about who will represent California’s 1st Congressional district — a conservative agricultural region north of Sacramento.

U.S. military strikes in Venezuela over the weekend have triggered sharp backlash from Democratic lawmakers and concern among immigrant communities, even as some Republicans praised the operation.

U.S. Senate and House Democrats from Oregon moved swiftly to condemn President Donald Trump’s Saturday morning announcement that the United States carried out a military strike in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. They called the action unconstitutional, reckless and a dangerous escalation with global consequences.

Oregon’s Attorney General Dan Rayfield countered that federal agents should not be above the law.

The fight over California's new congressional map designed to help Democrats flip congressional House seats went to court Monday as a panel of federal judges considers whether the district boundaries approved by voters last month can be used in elections.

The U.S. House voted 395-4 to renew funding that helps rural counties pay for schools, roads and public safety.

President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress have cut funding to Medicaid, which pays for many services for students with disabilities. Trump also gutted the Office of Civil Rights, which helps enforce disability law.

The recent retirements of Nancy Pelosi and other longtime House Democrats have led to more calls for aging members to pass the torch. Incumbents argue their experience is crucial as the executive branch is upending the balance of power in Washington.

Without the original “trigger clause,” Prop 50 will still go into effect.

The record-breaking government shutdown has come to an end, but what remains are the ripple effects that played out over those 43 days.

McGuire, who terms out of the Legislature next year, hopes to capitalize on Democrats’ new voter registration advantage in LaMalfa’s post-Prop. 50 district to flip a congressional seat from red to blue. His launch video appears to preemptively address the criticism that he’s out of touch with rural Californians.