The state has been greatly affected by the lapse in government funding. It’s the October surprise that could pack the biggest punch.

More than New Jersey and Virginia, he has a direct self-interest in defeating the Gov. Gavin Newsom-directed ballot measure to allow a redraw of the state’s congressional map that will spell the ...

If Californians vote in favor of the measure on Nov. 4, the number of Republicans in California's House — nine of 52 total ...