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Going, going ... with midterm wipeout, California Republican Party drifts closer to irrelevance

Going, going ... with midterm wipeout, California Republican Party drifts closer to irrelevance

The once-proud home of Ronald Reagan and other national GOP figures may fall to as few as eight seats in Congress and faces impotence against a legislative super-majority in Sacramento. Some worry about the effects of one-party rule in the nation's more populous and important state.

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After years of assailing Obamacare, some Republicans now fear the political fallout

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Republicans appear happy to hand off this shutdown impasse to Pelosi

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Dec 27, 2018

The red parts got redder and the blue parts bluer in a midterm election that underscored America’s deep divide

The red parts got redder and the blue parts bluer in a midterm election that underscored America’s deep divide

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John F. Kelly says his tenure as Trump's chief of staff is best measured by what the president did not do

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Baby, there’s nothing wrong with a little sexy banter at Christmastime

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He speaks to Democratic hearts. But is Beto O’Rourke a serious White House contender?

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It's an easy A for Jerry Brown in his final two terms as governor of California

It's an easy A for Jerry Brown in his final two terms as governor of California

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The Democratic wave was more a Republican drought in some of California's biggest congressional races

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At 19, he's still searching for the home he's never had

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When Jerry Brown retires to his ranch with the elk and rattlesnakes, what will he miss?

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She’s desperate to get her four grandchildren out of foster care. A stranger is offering her help

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Stoned on pot, but clear-eyed about legalization’s threat to California’s legendary cannabis culture

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Local government was a last bastion for struggling California Republicans. Not anymore

Local government was a last bastion for struggling California Republicans. Not anymore

Dec 17, 2018

Essential Politics: The Obamacare court ruling is sending shock waves through California

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Dec 17, 2018

Will the next president come from California? Don't count on it

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