Former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Will Run for California Governor in 2026
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) will run for governor of California in 2026 after current Gov. Gavin Newsom reaches his two-term limit.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) will run for governor of California in 2026 after current Gov. Gavin Newsom reaches his two-term limit.
China’s state-run Xinhua news agency on Monday prepared for genocidal dictator Xi Jinping’s visit to San Francisco with a soft-focus puff piece that painted Xi as a warm-hearted lover of Americana who feels an enduring “friendship” for the American people.
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa slammed the current city administration in an interview on Sunday with NBC Los Angeles, suggesting that Mayor Eric Garcetti — recently tapped to become U.S. ambassador to India — had failed.
President-elect Joe Biden is considering some establishment Republicans to fill the role of commerce secretary in his administration in an attempt to reach out to conservatives, according to a report from Axios.
Democratic presidential candidates are rushing to declare their support for a single-payer — i.e. government-run — health care system. But voters reject such a system — even in left-wing California, where it is thought to be popular.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa spent almost $35 million in the California primary to come in third for governor behind Republican businessman and first-time candidate John Cox, who spent just $6.6 million.
Democrat Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican businessman John Cox will face off in November’s general election after finishing in the top two spots on Tuesday evening in the California primary.
Republican businessman John Cox has been projected as the second-place finisher in the California primary for governor, securing a slot at the top of the ticket on the November ballot and lifting GOP hopes to retain Congress.
Republican businessman John Cox has strengthened his second-place position in the race for California governor, making him likely to qualify for the general election against Democrat Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom after the June 5 primary, according to a new poll.
Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is offering some unusual advice to California voters in the June 5 primary: support the leading Republican candidate, businessman John Cox, rather than the other Democratic contender, former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
President Donald Trump on Monday once again voiced his support for Republican candidate for California governor John Cox.
Democratic politicians, journalists, and top staffers in Barack Obama’s White House whipped themselves into a frenzy Sunday, attributing “disturbing” photos of migrant detention centers to President Donald Trump — before discovering the photos were taken during Obama’s second term as president.
The mailers are “Paid for by Families & Teachers for Antonio Villaraigosa for Governor 2018, sponsored by California Charter Schools Association Advocates,” but designed to look like they are from Republicans.
A new poll has confirmed that Republican businessman John Cox is in second place in the race for California governor, meaning that he has a good chance of qualifying for the general election ballot in November.
Critics say that an advertisement supporting Democrat gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa is falsely claiming that former President Barack Obama endorsed his campaign.
Republican businessman John Cox is in a dead heat for second place with former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the race for California governor, with less than two weeks to go before the June 5 primary.
President Donald Trump gave an assist to one of the Republicans battling to to replace once-more retiring Democrat Jerry Brown in November’s election to become the state’s next governor.
The top two Democrat candidates for California governor have been silent about the High-Speed Rail Authority (CHSR), even as its costs continue to rise.
If the adage that “history repeats itself” proves true, then low turnout in next months’ primary election could help Republican candidates in the heavily Democratic state of California.
The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board endorsed former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for Mayor on Thursday saying he should be California’s next governor because he “showed political courage in hard times.”
California Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) declared himself the winner of a Tuesday evening debate between him and five other contenders.
The California Republican Party will not be backing one single candidate in the race for governor this year, after neither of the two frontrunners managed to win 60% of the delegates’ votes at the party convention in San Diego over the weekend.
A group of prominent African American leaders endorsed former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for governor Thursday, boosting a crucial demographic to the Democratic candidates voting bloc.
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Democrat who is the frontrunner in the race to become California’s next governor, continues to lead the crowded field of candidates in fundraising, having raised approximately $4.6 million in this most recent filing period.
After November 6, President Trump may have to thank Sessions for helping save Congress by mobilizing dormant conservatives in California around the “sanctuary state” fight.
Two Republicans, businessman John Cox and Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach), have now passed former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in the race for California governor, according to a new poll.
San Diego businessman John Cox, the top Republican in the Democrat-heavy field of California gubernatorial candidates, is within striking distance of second place and could proceed to the general election.
California Republicans say they have gathered more than enough signatures to put a proposal to repeal last year’s controversial gas tax on the November ballot — the latest sign that there is still life in the Golden State’s GOP.
Former Hillary Clinton aide Amanda Renteria, a late entry to California’s gubernatorial race, says Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s past sexual misconduct disqualifies him from holding higher office, and suggested the Democratic frontrunner should resign from his current position.
In his latest campaign ad, Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner Gavin Newsom seeks to counter the narrative that he would not be where he is without the help of a very wealthy family friend by playing down his privileged past and focusing on his single mom who “worked three jobs” and “waitressed at night to make ends meet.”
Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa, the top two California gubernatorial candidates, vowed to defend the state’s sanctuary policies for illegal immigrants after the Justice Department on Tuesday evening announced it would try to use the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause to strike down the Golden State’s “sanctuary” laws.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Antonio Villaraigosa challenged Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, his top rival for the Golden State’s highest political post, on Monday to a one-on-one debate over how feasible a state-sponsored single-payer healthcare system might be. “Enough with the slogans
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is going all-in for a $ $400 billion California-run single-payer health care plan after his 16-point lead in governor race has evaporated.
Former Congressman and Republican Doug Ose dropped out the crowded California gubernatorial race on Monday, leaving two GOP candidates in the race.
Amanda Renteria, Hillary Clinton’s national political director in the 2016 presidential race, insists that she is not a tool for fellow Democratic candidate Antonio Villaraigosa.
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced Friday that she would endorse Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom for governor.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the nation’s second-largest union, endorsed State Senate President pro Tem Kevin de León (D-Los Angeles) for U.S. Senate over incumbent Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) on Tuesday.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Assemblyman Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) held a “Take Back California” rally that saw several hundred people gather at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Sunday to rev up voters and inspire Trump voters to support him at the ballot box.
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom seems to be trying to rescue his collapsing Governor campaign by leveraging his Chairmanship of the California Lands Commission to fight the Trump administration’s plan to open up offshore oil drilling. One of the positions that
Former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has caught up to Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom in the race for California governor, after trailing since the start of the race.