As California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom advocates for a special election to advance a redistricting map that favors Democrats, some critics are pointing out that he took a very different tone when another special election was called to remove him from office. The Newsom recall vote is estimated to have cost the state and counties $276 million to administer the election, according to an official projection by the...

Virginia leaders across party lines are condemning a racist sign displayed Thursday outside a Northern Virginia school board meeting where gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears was speaking. “Hey Winsome, if trans can’t share your bathroom, then blacks can’t share my water fountain,” the sign in question read.  The incident occurred as the state is embroiled in multiple controversies related to transgender students’ access to bathrooms and locker rooms across...

In a political party where politicians who call Florida home have risen to the heights of power, it’s no surprise that the new chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) hails from the Sunshine State. Joe Gruters, a longtime ally of Florida resident President Donald Trump, was unanimously elected Friday as RNC chair at the national party committee’s summer meeting. Gruters is a Florida state senator, RNC committee...