The Delegation
Coverage of Northern California’s members of Congress and its two U.S. senators: their policy work, legislation, campaigns and conduct in office.
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Eric Jones has put more than $15 million into his bid to unseat Mike Thompson, federal records show
In the North Bay’s all-Democratic House race, the challenger’s self-funding has become the incumbent’s main line of attack in the final week.
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Afghan TPS bill co-led by Liccardo heads for a discharge petition when the House returns
Rep. Sam Liccardo says he will try to force a floor vote after Nov. 9 on a bipartisan bill that would restore Temporary Protected Status for Afghans, which the Trump administration ended last year after finding…
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In CA-01, McGuire has raised more money, while Gallagher has more cash for the final week
Federal reports through Oct. 14 show state Sen. Mike McGuire outraising Rep. James Gallagher in the redrawn 1st District, while Gallagher entered the closing stretch with roughly twice as much money in the bank.
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Huffman, Natural Resources’ top Democrat, pushes back on the Senate permitting deal
The four senators behind a 417-page permitting overhaul call it a hard-won compromise; Rep. Jared Huffman says it does too little to protect clean energy and advises Democrats to wait for the midterms.
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In CA-14’s final week, a debate remark about the Taliban still hangs over the Wahab–Hernandez rematch
Melissa Hernandez says she was cut off while describing a policy disagreement; Rep. Aisha Wahab calls the remark a racist dog whistle. With ballots already in the mail, the East Bay rematch is about more than…
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Lofgren co-leads House bill on election intimidation lawsuits and limits on ballot seizures
The SHIELD Our Elections Act, introduced by Reps. George Whitesides and Zoe Lofgren with 35 other House Democrats, would let people harmed by armed interference or intimidation at the polls sue in federal court, extend the…
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Ro Khanna takes his Students for Solidarity tour to Reno as he weighs a 2028 presidential run
The Silicon Valley congressman, joined by journalist Don Lemon at the University of Nevada, Reno, pressed his case on college costs, jobs in the age of artificial intelligence and the cost of living, a day after…