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California hosts some of the most hotly contested House races in 2024 and could be the key to either party winning control of the chamber. Rep. David Valadao, one of two surviving House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump, is seeking re-election in California's 22nd District. He's one of five California Republicans running in a district that President Joe Biden won in 2020.
Democrats secure “trifectas” in many competitive states
Republican Calvert has been in Congress since 1993, but he isn’t accustomed to having to actually compete for his seat. The last time his margin of victory wasn’t in the double digits was 14 years ago. But after redistricting, this longtime incumbent with unimpeachable conservative credentials was plunked into a district where the numbers of registered Democrats and Republicans are almost exactly equal. Sweeping up the cities south of Riverside in a valley-spanning “U,” before bounding over the San Jacinto Mountains and landing in downtown Palm Springs, this district gobbles up some of the fastest growing cities, suburbs and exurbs in California. With so many priced-out Angelenos making up the population growth, it’s also shifted rapidly in recent years from reliably conservative to an ideological mishmash.
In Michigan’s national and state-level races, Democrats triumph
Several swing-district House Republicans praised Speaker Mike Johnson for pushing forward with the foreign aid bills and attacked his detractors. GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie railed on House Speaker Mike Johnson and his handling of the foreign aid bills, despite deciding not to move to oust the speaker Saturday. Read more about the House's passage of the foreign aid package below.
McCarthy says there's no timeline for getting to 218 votes and defends concessions he has made
There’s no love lost between McCarthy and the eight Republicans who voted to oust him. Particularly on a day when they’re expected to allow the new speaker to pass his own clean CR without similar repercussions for his job. "I intend to support it. I understand it’s likely to clear the House on a bipartisan basis. It’s nice to see us working together to prevent a government shutdown," he said during a news conference.
Hunter Biden refuses subpoena from Congress, saying he wants to testify publicly
A majority of voters in competitive districts view the investigation as baseless, according to an early December survey commissioned by Congressional Integrity Project, a Democratic-aligned nonprofit, and conducted by Public Policy Polling. Won the speakership in January after 15 rounds of voting on the House Floor. The House GOP majority has been stuck at a contentious stalemate amid opposition to McCarthy from a group of conservatives. The fight, which began on the first day of the 118th Congress, has thrown the new House GOP majority into chaos and undercut the party's agenda. In 2018, Levin, an environmental attorney and longtime Democratic Party activist, joined the class of first-time candidates who rode a blue wave of anti-Trump disconent to a double-digit victory.
Wisconsin is leaning toward Johnson
"I hope the speaker does not yield to the demands of the hard right as we try to keep the government open," Schumer continued. "Instead, I hope the speaker continues to recognize he will need Democratic votes in order to avoid a shutdown." Social Security is considered a mandatory program, and it isn’t funded by the shorter-term appropriations bills passed by Congress and signed by the president. That means its operations and funding don’t stop when the government shuts down.
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TikTok has denied assertions that it could be used as a tool of the Chinese government and has said it has not shared U.S. user data with Chinese authorities. The bill’s quick path through Congress is extraordinary because it targets one company and because Congress has taken a hands-off approach to tech regulation for decades. Lawmakers had failed to act despite efforts to protect children online, safeguard users’ privacy and make companies more liable for content posted on their platforms, among other measures. But the TikTok ban reflects widespread concerns from lawmakers about China. The company has indicated that it would likely go to court to try to block the law if it passes, arguing it would deprive the app’s millions of users of their 1st Amendment rights. LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network.
Column: McCarthy’s fall was sudden, but a long time coming
The federal government will shut down and be unable to continue paying its workers starting Saturday unless Congress passes a new funding bill. While airport security and air traffic controllers will still be required to show up for work without pay, past shutdowns have led to increases in absenteeism, which could be a recipe for flight delays and extreme security lines for holiday travelers. While all Democrats voted in favor of aid to Ukraine and all but Ms. Tlaib supported funding to Taiwan, 37 left-leaning Democrats defected to vote against the Israel aid bill. They said before the vote that they opposed unfettered aid to Israel that could be used in its offensive in Gaza.
Kevin McCarthy gives cheeky answer for his newest government gig
Under Johnson's unconventional plan, the Ukraine bill will be sent to the Senate as part of a package that includes aid for Israel and Taiwan and a third bill that forces a sale of TikTok and allows the United States to confiscate Russian assets. The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a more than $60 billion bill to provide military and economic aid to Ukraine. Few members of Congress have attained the profile that Democrat Porter has captured in her four short years on the national stage. A consumer bankruptcy law professor and a protégé of progressive icon Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Porter exhibited an early knack for eviscerating titans of finance and corporate CEOs while on the House Financial Services Committee. That won the hearts of progressives and populists across the nation and turned her into one of Congress’ most formidable fundraisers. But Porter’s progressive cred has always been an odd fit for Central Orange County, even if the region’s voters are shifting away from the GOP.
Fourteen of those Democrats voted on Saturday in favor of aid to Israel, while 12 Democrats who voted to allow the package on the floor on Friday then cast votes against the funding itself. Among the bevy of Republicans who eagerly lined up to take him on this year, Maryott emerged the clear victor in the June primary. The former mayor of San Juan Capistrano and retired financial planner ran against Levin in 2020 by leaning into his reputation as a smart, fiscally conservative money guy. Like Republican congressional candidates in competitive races across both the state and the country, he’s been particularly cagey about his position on national abortion policy.
But even if they accept it, it’s not enough to get to 218 votes, the source acknowledges. Other concessions will have to be made to other opponents who have raised different concerns. From Seal Beach in the north to Laguna Beach in the south, the district traces the mostly affluent, mostly well-educated, once-Republican but now somewhat less so coast of Orange County. It also pops inland to take in Irvine, with its predictably left-leaning campus community. California’s independent redistricting commission was tasked with keeping “communities of interest” together to magnify their political power.
“We did our work here, and I think history will judge it well,” said embattled Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) who is risking his own job to marshal the package to passage. In any case, Republicans would not be able to win the support of the two-thirds of the Senate that is needed to convict and remove Mayorkas from office. Democrats control the Senate, 51 to 49, and they appear to be united against the impeachment effort. House Speaker Mike Johnson will send articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate after Congress returns. House impeachment managers previewed some of their arguments at a hearing with Mayorkas on Tuesday morning on President Biden’s budget request for the department. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, the Senate’s No. 2 Republican, has said the Senate needs to hold a full trial at which it can examine the evidence against Mayorkas and come to a conclusion.
When Rep. Josh Harder hopped north to run in a more Dem-friendly district, Assemblymember Gray was quick to try to take his place. He quickly amassed endorsements from virtually every major Democratic official in the state, but he hasn’t always enjoyed such unanimous support from within his own party. As one of the Assembly’s most business-aligned moderates, Gray has earned the ire of progressives for killing e-cigarette regulations, advocating for a gas tax suspension and blocking new environmental regulations.
Both candidates in this Asian-plurality district are Asian American. This district runs from Brea and Fullerton in north Orange County, out east to “Little India” in Artesia, before heading south to the center of the region’s political gravity in Westminster and Garden Grove — Little Saigon. Once presumed to be a Republican stronghold, the steretoype of a community full of anti-communist Cold Warriors hasn’t rung true for a while.
Mark Z. Barabak is a political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, focusing on California and the West. He has covered campaigns and elections in 49 of the 50 states, including a dozen presidential contests and scores of mayoral, legislative, gubernatorial and congressional races. He also reported from the White House and Capitol Hill during the George H.W. Bush and Clinton administrations.
McCarthy is a political animal down to his marrow and the speakership is a job he coveted much of his career. His tenure — less than nine months — lasted barely long enough to pose for the portrait that will someday hang in the Capitol. Three others — Bob Good of Virginia, Eli Crane of Arizona and Nancy Mace of South Carolina — face strong primary challenges. McCarthy has been working behind the scenes to end their congressional careers, strategizing and directing money and other resources to their opponents.
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