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A person in uniform at a podium, with the U.S. and state of California flags behind him and the seal of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. Another person in uniform stands to the left.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco reverses course on 2025 election claims as legal challenges grow

by Associated Press March 31, 2026, 1:41 p.m.March 31, 2026, 1:41 p.m.

The Republican sheriff seized more than half a million election ballots as part of a probe into election fraud allegations in 2025.

A crowded ballroom with a person speaking at a podium and a sign reading "BIANCO FOR GOVERNOR" hanging on a wall in the background

Court turns away California’s attempt to stop Riverside sheriff’s recount of special election ballots

by Cayla Mihalovich and Jeanne Kuang • CalMatters March 24, 2026, 5:09 p.m.March 25, 2026, 7:38 p.m.

A person adjusts a digital panel on one of six industrial refrigerators in a sterile, organized room. Papers attached to the doors suggest a lab setting.

California sues over Trump’s $600 million in cuts to public health funding in 4 states

by Ana B. Ibarra • CalMatters Feb. 17, 2026, 12:04 p.m.Feb. 17, 2026, 12:04 p.m.

Person in a gray suit stands in front of an American flag and a blue curtain.

Democratic lawmakers urge Trump team to unfreeze social welfare funding; California, other states sue over cuts

by Raymond Fernández • NOTUS Jan. 9, 2026, 7:44 a.m.Jan. 9, 2026, 10:28 a.m.

Two people stand at a podium, one speaking, with blue curtains and a sign reading "MORE HOUSING, MORE ACCOUNTABILITY" in the background.

Politics, State/Region

California to deploy its own observers to watch Trump’s poll monitors

by Amelia Benavides-Colón • NOTUS Oct. 27, 2025, 6:48 p.m.May 6, 2026, 10:57 a.m.

A man in a blue suit speaking at a podium with a microphone, with two people in the background.

Judge blocks Homeland Security from cutting California, other blue state’s terrorism-prevention funds

by Violet Jira • NOTUS Sept. 30, 2025, 9:36 a.m.Oct. 1, 2025, 2:17 p.m.

Trump administration to release $900 million in withheld education funds to California

by Vani Sanganeria • EdSource Aug. 29, 2025, 7:24 a.m.Aug. 29, 2025, 7:33 a.m.

A man in a blue suit speaking at a podium with a microphone, with two people in the background.

U.S. Department of Justice attempts to withhold funds for victim services, 21 state attorneys general respond

by Ruth Dusseault • Bay City News Aug. 18, 2025, 2:54 p.m.Aug. 18, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Unplanned parenthood and other horrors confront Medi-Cal patients

by Mark Kreidler • Capital & Main Aug. 2, 2025, 7:00 a.m.May 7, 2026, 9:48 a.m.

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California sues Trump over National Guard orders — but chooses to avoid a power struggle

by Jose Pagliery • NOTUS June 9, 2025, 6:31 p.m.June 9, 2025, 6:43 p.m.