Elections

Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who rose to prominence in the Senate during nearly three decades of service, has announced he won’t seek reelection.

Oakland voters will head to the polls Tuesday to select a new mayor, new councilmember and weigh in on a measure that would increase the local sales tax. Bob Redell reports.

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE Act, is Republican-sponsored legislation which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote in federal elections.

Former Biden cabinet member and state attorney general Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday he will run for California governor in 2026.

Former Biden cabinet member and state attorney general Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday he will run for California governor in 2026.

Former Biden cabinet member and state attorney general Xavier Becerra announced Wednesday he will run for California governor in 2026.

Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida were kind to the favorites, but not to billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk.

President Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”

Here’s a closer look at what voters will decide in an Oakland special election.

Smartmatic settled a related defamation lawsuit in April against One America News for an undisclosed sum.

The Trump administration’s downsizing and disbanding of federal agencies has hit efforts that improve election security and monitor foreign influence.

Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump rallied his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol and urged his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. No such drama is expected when Congress convenes to count the Electoral College vote this Jan. 6 — Monday.

Over the next two years, 38 governor’s elections will be on the ballot, including in presidential battlegrounds and states with term-limited incumbents.

A man suspected of burglarizing a Trump campaign office in Virginia was arrested in California over the weekend, authorities said.

Republicans will now have a narrow majority in the House next year, with Democrat Adam Gray flipping California’s 13th District.

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price is waiting for every single ballot to be tallied before commenting on the effort to recall her.

The GOP is set to have 53 seats in the 100-member Senate following Dem. Ruben Gallego’s victory over Rep. Kari Lake in Arizona.

A two-mile stretch of coastal highway in San Francisco has become a battleground. Scott Budman reports.

Thanks to recently-passed Proposition K, part of the Great Highway along Ocean Beach will be permanently closed to cars – a result that is dividing many residents.

Sunnyvale voters are on track to reelect Mayor Larry Klein and fill two open City Council seats with women of color.