Brian P. Bilbray

To no surprise of San Fernando Valley voters who were inundated with campaign ads, robo calls and political mail, Reps. Brad Sherman and Howard Berman set a record for spending by candidates in a California congressional race — shelling out more...

Democratic rivals Howard Berman and Brad Sherman set a California candidate spending record with their race for a San Fernando Valley congressional district seat. Sherman defeated Berman on Nov. 6....

Congressional leaders are in California this week to help raise money for candidates in hot congressional races. The state is seen as a key to which party will control the House of Representatives next year....

Congressional Democrats began running television ads against two of the California Republicans they hope to unseat in November. Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado and Rep. Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara) also have taken their battle to TV....

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Friday launched a TV ad campaign to help Republicans in heated California congressional races. Several of the targeted contests are in Southern California....

Former President Bill Clinton will appear at a rally at UC Irvine Tuesday to endorse more Democratic congressional candidates. Earlier, Clinton weighed in on some Northern California races and backed Prop. 30, a governor-backed schools tax measure on...

Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Carlsbad) has conceded the race for the newly drawn 52nd Congressional District to his Democratic challenger Scott Peters, a former San Diego City Council member. Peters leads Bilbray by 50.72% to 49.28%. The county registrar of...

Votes are still being counted, but Democratic challenger Scott Peters' lead over Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-Carlsbad) is growing. Peters, a former San Diego City Council member, is not waiting until the count is official to begin acting like the winner.......

Gov. Jerry Brown’s $6-billion-a-year tax initiative to rescue California schools and the state's finances appeared to squeak by with a victory....

Democrats were within striking distance of a supermajority in the state Senate late Tuesday, and were drawing near in the Assembly as well, moving the party closer to unilateral power to raise taxes. The potential gains, a result of sweeping changes...

WASHINGTON — Republicans held on to their House majority in Tuesday's election, leaving Democrats well short of the net gain of 25 seats they needed to take control. "The American people have once again given the House of Representatives to...

SACRAMENTO -- Gov. Jerry Brown and his fellow Democrats are on the cusp of a coveted supermajority in both the Assembly and Senate, giving them the rare power to raise taxes without any Republican support. No single party has held such a supermajority in...