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Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMattersThe 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. -
Mark Schiefelbein/APThe seven-term congressmember is running on protecting Californians from the Trump administration and from rising prices. While he’s developed a reputation as a professional GOP antagonist, the challenge will be proving he has what it takes to deliver on the elusive affordability promise.
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Congress remains gridlocked as federal lawmakers jockey over changes to health insurance policy that could affect nearly 140,000 Oregonians. -
The Beaver State has long prided itself on its two political parties finding common ground, but it is now lamenting the loss of centrist lawmakers. -
The threats come as figures across the political spectrum fear political violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination. -
Young Californians were disillusioned with Democrats last November. The solution? A simple message, a focus on cost-of-living and progressive causes, and a reckoning with the party’s age problem, say young Democrats. -
With the passage of a key election deadline, Democrat Lesly Munoz has prevailed over Republican state Rep. Tracy Cramer. -
Jackson County Democratic Party officials say their office has faced vandalism while party supporters report frequent theft of lawn signs. Local Democrats and Republicans have called to keep things civil as tensions rise this election season. -
Oregon Republicans, at the same time, said Biden should retire from the presidency. -
The governor withdraws the proposed ballot measure that he and Democratic legislative leaders just announced. He says he ran out of time to add amendments to ensure its success. -
Oregon Senate Democrats are planning a leadership shuffle in coming weeks, as the chamber’s top budget writer steps down from the role to focus on a statewide campaign. -
The winner will run against a three-term Republican incumbent Kim Wallan in House District 6 this November. -
Oregon is the latest of nearly two dozen states to have an organized effort to protest President Joe Biden in the primary. -
Democrats elected the chamber’s second-youngest member, and a freshman lawmaker with a reputation for sharp political instincts, to help guide their political races and policy aims.
