Politics

California’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year. The party won voter approval last year to redraw the state’s congressional map to create five more winnable U.S. House seats. Democrats have long worried about the possibility of a shutout in one of the redrawn districts.

Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.

California’s wild and wide-open primary election came to a close Tuesday with voters consolidating behind leading candidates for their parties.

The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.

The site compares undocumented immigrants to extraterrestrials, refers to people as "it," and says "they do not belong here."

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, about mortgage chief Bill Pulte's move to acting director of national intelligence.

Polls closed at 8 p.m. for the California 2026 Primary and results have begun to trickle in. Follow live updates to learn which candidates are headed to the runoff in November.

City of San Diego voters are deciding whether to tax second homes in the city that are vacant for most of the year.

Despite facing a challenge from Francisco Tamayo, Republican Mayor John McCann takes the lead.

City Council District 2 is San Diego's most crowded race in the June 2 primary. It's also seen more campaign spending than any other council district.