Gov. Gavin Newsom’s victory in California’s election fight over U.S. House control will help raise his national profile as a Democrat willing to confront President Donald Trump.

Proposition 50, the California measure that would redraw the state's congressional map, jumped to an initial lead Tuesday night. Returns showed 55.5% of early ballots were in favor of it, according to results reported at 8:05 p.

Andrew Nunez, 28, was shot and killed last week after responding to a report of a man threatening a woman with a gun in Rancho Cucamonga.

Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by President Donald Trump against California’s mail balloting system are marking the final day of voting in an

California voters will approve Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to redraw the state’s congressional maps, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, boosting the national Democratic Party’s efforts to win control of the US House next year.

President Donald Trump has reacted after Democrats collected key wins in the Virginia and New Jersey governor races, along with the New York City mayoral race. Trump posted on Truth Social, “‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters.”

Elections in New Jersey, Virginia, California and elsewhere are the first big opportunity since Trump's 2024 victory to gauge voter sentiment.