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Speaker McCarthy: 'Secure the border first' before immigration reform can take place

TULARE, Calif. — The road to immigration reform, according to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, must start at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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For ultraconservatives in McCarthy’s red California district, speaker drama in D.C. was welcome

HANFORD, Calif. — At an Elks Lodge in the Central Valley, Larry Faria stood before a grassroots conservative group called the 1776 Sons of Liberty and asked for a show of hands.

Los Angeles Times

'Madness.' 'Chaos.' 'Stupid.' How the McCarthy stalemate is playing on Fox News

Faced with one of the nastiest political train wrecks in modern memory, America's conservative media stalwarts responded this week with recrimination, regret, reflection — and at least one suggestion that House Republican stalwarts might find solace, and a new leader, by getting good and drunk.

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McCarthy's tortured calculus extends beyond speaker battle

Moderate and Biden-district Republicans are adding to McCarthy's headaches.

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Republican who voted to impeach Trump re-elected to US House

David Valadao wins California midterms race, only second member of lower chamber to survive voting to impeach president

The Guardian - US

Republican Rep. Valadao wins California Central Valley vote

Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao has defeated Democrat Rudy Salas in a Central Valley district, overcoming a strong Democratic registration advantage and fallout from his vote to impeach then-President Donald Trump

The Independent UK

Rep. David Valadao wins reelection in endangered California Central Valley congressional seat

LOS ANGELES — Republican Rep. David Valadao, whose vote to impeach President Trump nearly sank his campaign in the primary, will return to Congress next year, after defeating Democratic state Assemblyman Rudy Salas in the 22nd District race in California's Central Valley.

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Both parties had high hopes for California in the midterms. Neither saw their dreams fully come true

LOS ANGELES — The battles for California’s most competitive congressional races have effectively ended in a draw after months of campaigning and more than $100 million in advertising. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have so far ousted an incumbent or won new ground in their opponent’s territory — though with a…

Los Angeles Times

At the Races: As 2022’s dust settles, 2024 revs up - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call

‘It will absolutely come down to California’: Control of the House hinges on 10 state races

LOS ANGELES — Days after ballots were cast in California’s midterm election, 10 of the congressional races deemed most at risk of flipping remained too close to call.

Los Angeles Times

Unsettled California races could tip US House control

A handful of closely matched California U.S. House races could determine which party controls the chamber

The Independent UK

California’s Central Valley could determine US House control. Election results so far

Control of the House of Representatives could come down to California. And it could take days — or weeks — to determine.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Tight California races may determine US House control

A string of California U.S. House races remains in play, and the outcome could make the difference in which party controls the chamber next year

The Independent UK

David Valadao clings to slim lead over Rudy Salas in California congressional race

A Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump and a popular Democratic state Assemblyman are in what analysts say is a toss-up for a Central Valley congressional seat that could tip partisan balance in the House to the GOP in 2023.

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California races could determine control of US House

In the fight to control Congress, one of the biggest battlegrounds is heavily Democratic California

Los Angeles Times

Farmer vs. farmworker's son. What this race for Congress means in California's Central Valley

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — As a teenager, David Valadao had a long list of chores to do before school every day. He'd jump on his tractor, buck hay and feed the family's dairy cows on their Hanford farm. After school, it was more of the same.

Tribune News Service

A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members

WASHINGTON — A week before Election Day, the list of the 10 most vulnerable House members includes a few new faces, while those on the Senate list remain the same, just in a new order.

Roll Call

A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members - Roll Call

Roll Call's ranking of the 10 most vulnerable House and Senate incumbents one week before Election Day 2022.

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California’s down-ballot races most contentious and costly in midterm election

More than $1 billion so far has been poured into California races — but with less than three weeks to go before voting ends, candidates for governor and U.S. Senate haven’t aired a single general-election ad that touts their campaigns.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Red wave vs. blue wall: Will California save or sink Democrats in November?

When it comes to national politics, California is the one state that is truly indispensable to Democrats.

Tribune News Service

Mike Pence stumps for a California Republican who voted to impeach Trump at Fresno stop

Former Vice President Mike Pence stopped in Fresno, California, on Monday to boost the re-election bid of Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford.

The Independent UK

Democrats hoping Biden can provide West Coast election boost

President Joe Biden’s visit to California and Oregon this week comes close to Election Day and shows how Democrats are calling in reinforcements in states that are typically afterthoughts for the party

Los Angeles Times

'I don’t know how to do this.’ Anxiety about voting keeps some young Californians from polls

VISALIA, Calif. — At 18, Luis Avila decided not to cast a ballot in the 2020 presidential election.

Tribune News Service

After primaries, these 10 House members are most vulnerable

WASHINGTON — It’s already been a rough cycle for House incumbents, and the midterm elections are still weeks away.

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Two candidates running in the Nov. 8 general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District

California State Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D) and U.S. Rep. David Valadao (R) are running in the general election for California’s 22nd Congressional District on November 8, 2022. Heading into the election, the incumbent is Republican Connie Conway, who was first elected in a special election on June 7, 2022, to…

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