Election Season 2026

From Defender to Enforcer: Marissa Roy’s Case for a More Activist City Attorney

Her campaign centers on transforming the City Attorney’s Office from a largely reactive institution into a proactive force for protecting…

1 month ago

California Sues to Stop Trump from Using Public Safety Funding to Pressure States on Elections

  SACRAMENTO – Gov. Gavin Newsom July 23 announced, in partnership with Attorney General Rob Bonta, that California is leading…

2 months ago

Democratic Wake-Up Call

  Democratic Socialist Wins Signal Return of Working Class Focus When New York City Democrats voted for three democratic socialists…

2 months ago

Why Biden’s Debate Disaster Two Years Ago Matters for the Future

  The saying “that’s history” is usually meant to be dismissive, but in politics the past casts a long shadow…

3 months ago

Democratic Socialist Wave Continues In Colorado

  A 29-year-old Democratic Socialist, Melat Kiros, has decisively unseated an incumbent representative who’s been in Congress longer than Kiros…

3 months ago

Padilla, Schumer Launch First-Ever Senate Election Observer Program To Protect 2026 Midterms

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and California’s…

3 months ago

Supreme Court Upholds Mail Ballot Deadlines; L.A. County Rules Stand

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan June 29 responded to the United States Supreme…

3 months ago

Democracy is Still a Radical Idea

  I remember having to say the flag salute in high school and thinking, “What hypocrisy, liberty and justice for…

3 months ago

Padilla, Senate Democrats Demand USPS Abandon Plan to Carry Out Trump’s Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and California’s former…

3 months ago

Padilla Leads Bill to Block Trump from Deploying Federal Law Enforcement at Polling Places

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and California’s…

3 months ago