At the Races: Cheese stakes - 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 · Apr 6, 2023
Sanders: "We must break up Big Ag" Progressives question Cal-Maine Foods' claim that an avian flu outbreak is to blame for soaring egg prices Salon · Apr 3, 2023
House Democrats targeting 33 GOP-held and open seats next year WASHINGTON — The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday designated 33 districts as “in play” for next year’s elections. Tribune News Service · Apr 3, 2023
House Democrats targeting 33 GOP-held and open seats next year - Roll Call The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Monday designated 33 districts as “in play” for next year’s elections. Roll Call · Apr 3, 2023
California Rep. Ro Khanna endorses Barbara Lee for US Senate LOS ANGELES — Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., announced Sunday that he will co-chair Rep. Barbara Lee's campaign for U.S. Senate. Los Angeles Times · Mar 26, 2023
After Dianne Feinstein: as a political giant steps down, California weighs its future As the state’s longest serving senator prepares to retire, the new leadership will determine the trajectory for the Democratic party The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2023
Silicon Valley Bank's demise animates early days of California's 2024 US Senate contest With a mirror slightly askew in the background, Rep. Katie Porter sat in her Irvine bedroom and flipped on Instagram live as several regional banks teetered on collapse, with depositors frantically seeking to pull money from their accounts. Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2023
Bank failures: Anger in Congress, but division on what to do Congress is trying to figure out how best to respond to the abrupt failure of two U.S. banks The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023
The collapse of major US banks leads to bills calling for more regulation When Silicon Valley and Signature banks failed in early March 2023, government regulators rushed in to guarantee deposits and protect bank customers. Under current banking regulations, though, there was no obligation for the government to step in. The Conversation · Mar 17, 2023
Rep. Katie Porter comes to Northern California for Senate campaign: ‘I see Sacramento as distinct’ SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Southern California Senate hopeful Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, made her first Sacramento-area campaign stop Wednesday at UC Davis — what she called “a little slice of heaven” — in an hour-long meet-and-greet with the Davis College Democrats. Tribune News Service · Mar 16, 2023
Warren bill: Repeal "Trump's bank law" Notably absent from the list of co-sponsors were Dems who helped Republicans usher the bill through Congress Salon · Mar 15, 2023
Lawmakers from both parties skeptical of legislation over SVB - Roll Call President Biden's call for a legislative response to the SVB collapse is meeting skepticism from members of both parties on Capitol Hill. Roll Call · Mar 15, 2023
California Republicans, buoyed by congressional wins, have no obvious Senate prospects California's 2024 primary election is less than a year away, yet no prominent Republican has announced plans to seek California's open U.S. Senate seat — another sign of the decline of a onetime GOP powerhouse that produced two presidents and four governors in the span of just over a half-century. Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023
Adam Schiff's bid to bolster his progressive credentials for California Senate run hits some resistance WASHINGTON — Rep. Adam Schiff's effort to bolster his progressive credentials in preparation for his statewide bid for Sen. Dianne Feinstein's U.S. Senate seat has hit some resistance on Capitol Hill. Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023
Los Angeles Times · Mar 2, 2023 Mark Z. Barabak: Trump tormentor, whiteboard wizard — it's the brand that matters in California Senate race When Adam B. Schiff recently brought his U.S. Senate campaign to Northern California, 500 people showed up for his stop at a 55-and-older community nestled in the green, rolling hills of the East Bay Area. Dozens more were turned away.
Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2023 East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee kicks off U.S. Senate campaign in Oakland SAN JOSE, Calif. — East Bay Rep. Barbara Lee kicked off her U.S. Senate campaign Saturday before a few hundred supporters filling the risers and basketball hardwood at Laney College’s gymnasium in her hometown of Oakland — formally launching her bid for the seat Sen. Dianne Feinstein has held for…
Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023 Schiff, Porter in tight race to replace Sen. Feinstein, poll shows; others trail far behind LOS ANGELES — The race to replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein is shaping up to be a close contest between two congressional colleagues who have built national profiles and potent fundraising operations but appeal to different generations of Democratic voters, according to a new UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll…
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Rep Barbara Lee joins race for Dianne Feinstein’s California Senate seat US Rep Barbara Lee has formally launched her campaign for the US Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dianne Feinstein of California
The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023 Rep. Barbara Lee joins race for California US Senate seat U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has formally launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Dianne Feinstein of California
Los Angeles Times · Feb 21, 2023 These Democrats hoping to replace Feinstein largely agree on policy. So how do they differ? LOS ANGELES — The biggest names vying to replace retiring Sen. Dianne Feinstein largely agree on many issues dearest to Democratic voters, so their differing political passions, generational perspectives and life stories will likely be front and center in the first hotly contested Senate race in California in more than…
Roll Call · Feb 21, 2023 Rep. Barbara Lee jumps into California Senate race - Roll Call Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee is running for the Senate in California, where two fellow Democrats have already announced.
Salon · Feb 19, 2023 Legislators aim to combat egg prices While eggs' exorbitant prices have been well-documented, the reason why still seems a little murky
Salon · Feb 15, 2023 89-year-old Dianne Feinstein to retire Some may remember what happened the last time Feinstein announced her retirement from politics
The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023 Senator Dianne Feinstein will retire in 2024, bringing a groundbreaking career to a close Democrat Dianne Feinstein, the 89-year-old senior senator from California, announced on Feb. 14, 2023, that she will retire from the Senate rather than run for a sixth term when her current term expires at the end of 2024.
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 California 2024 US Senate contest kicks off at furious pace California’s U.S. Senate race is kicking off at a hectic pace, with candidates holding competing events more than a year before the primary election