As the clock ticks toward the 2026 midterm elections, a high-stakes federal lawsuit challenging California's newly approved congressional redistricting maps under Proposition 50 has wrapped up its expedited hearing, leaving the state's political landscape hanging in the balance.

President Donald Trump on Friday, November 14, 2025, rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products, including beef, tomatoes, bananas, and coffee, as Americans struggle with the high cost of groceries. The new exemption also covers a wide range of tropical foods such as mangoes, avocados, coconuts, pineapples, cocoa, and spices.

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Shasta County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution in support of a state split presented by Assembly Member James Gallagher and a separate resolution to place the citizen-led petition for local election reforms on the June 2026 ballot.

Sacramento, CA – November 5, 2025 – Unofficial results from the Secretary of State show Proposition 50 maintaining strong momentum, with 64% of voters (5,154,529) supporting the measure and 36% (2,927,923) opposed. Certification is still 37 days away on December 12, 2025, leaving room for shifts as remaining ballots are processed. If passed, Prop. 50 would strip the independent, bipartisan California Citizens Redistricting Commission of its authority to draw congressional ma

In response to a Truth Social post by President Trump alleging fraud in California's Proposition 50 redistricting vote—particularly involving mail-in ballots—Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fielded questions from reporters, including those from Politico and the Los Angeles Times, during this afternoon’s briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room.

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Shasta County residents will have the opportunity to participate in an "in principle" approval vote for the proposed New California statehood on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 , at the Red Lion Hotel, located at 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA. The vote, organized by the New California movement, seeks to gauge public support for petitioning the U.S. Congress to recognize New California as a separate state, distinct from the current state of California. Event Details: Date and T

On November 4, 2025, the Great State of New California will conduct its fourth "principled" vote on its proposed state constitution, following three prior elections in July, August, and October 2025. The constitution, finalized at the 13th Constitutional Convention on July 1, 2025, in Visalia, CA, aims to establish a new state with a republican form of government, consistent with Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution. New California voters will also weigh in on Calif