The Justice Department will send election monitors to Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Kern and Fresno counties.

Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted the monitors as an attempt at voter suppression ahead of the Nov. 4 special election.

The latest Emerson poll, conducted on October 20 and October 21, shows Hilton with a slim lead in the crowded field to replace outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom in California next year. The Republican has the support of 16 percent of California's likely voters, whereas Porter is backed by 15 percent.

This summer, a fired-up Kevin McCarthy vowed to personally lead the fight against California Democrats’ redistricting push, aiming to raise $100 million to help protect Republican lawmakers in his home state.

The monitoring aims to ensure transparency and compliance with federal law, following requests from the California Republican Party regarding "irregularities."

With less than two weeks before election day, California voters appear poised to pass the state’s redistricting measure, Proposition 50, to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas to

The Trump administration said that monitors will watch polling in two states, led by Democrats, where key races or issues are on the ballot.

The Justice Department is preparing to send election observers to California and New Jersey next month, following requests from their state Republican parties.

More OC politicians are weighing in on Prop. 50 – a statewide redistricting measure on California’s Nov. 4 special election ballot.

A former California Republican Party official sent his party an ominous message Thursday, sounding the alarm about the findings of a new poll that showed a massive share of voters who plan to vote in favor ofCalifornia's bid to add five Democratic U.