California sought to raise voter turnout by passing vote by mail, which election officials say slows the ballot counting process.

Lake County elections officials are tired of the rush to count ballots, defending their history of being the last in California and possibly the nation to tally votes.

THE BUZZ: AI DIPLOMACY — Global tech leaders who gathered for a historic artificial intelligence safety summit in San Francisco this week are keeping close tabs on California as Washington looks poised to scrap guardrails for the emerging technology under President-elect Donald Trump.

Nearly 2 million undocumented immigrants are the backbone of some industries, and they pay billions in taxes for services they never receive.

Complaints and conspiracy theories about California election results are back. A nonpartisan group hopes its vote tracker will help.

Several key California election results are still undecided. A group is tracking close races to bring more transparency to the vote count.

More than 11 days after polls closed around the nation and Donald Trump was declared president-elect of the United States, California is still moving methodically through roughly 800,000 uncounted ballots that are holding up final tallies in several contests.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled into a part of the state that supports President-elect Donald Trump Thursday, speaking about jobs in a county that flipped from Democrat to Republican support this election cycle.

Republican Scott Baugh is conceding his race against Democrat Dave Min in a Southern California U.S. House district.

As the tip of the spear for Democrats nationally, California pushes the party to the left. President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election suggests the party — and California leaders — may be too out of touch with the American people.

Democratic Rep. Jim Costa was re-elected to serve another term in California's 21st Congressional District after over a week of counting ballots.