California’s 40th Congressional District to Feature Republican Versus Republican in General Election
Two Republican candidates in California’s 40th Congressional District have advanced to the general election in a blow to Democrats.

Two Republican candidates in California’s 40th Congressional District have advanced to the general election in a blow to Democrats.

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-FL) picked up a valuable endorsement Tuesday in his incumbent-on-incumbent primary from a rising Republican star.

Republicans and Democrats split a pair of close congressional races in California on Monday, with incumbent Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) defeating Democrat challenger Will Rollins in the 41st district, and incumbent Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) losing to Democrat challenger George Whitesides in the 27th.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) continues converting former foes into supporters as he makes progress towards claiming the Speaker’s gavel.

Politico’s weekly newsletter indicated that California’s “political crystal ball” shows incumbents are in good shape heading into the midterms and the primary shows a “pretty solid picture of what the general election is going to look like.”

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday announced he is launching an advisory team on Cuba to advise the House Republicans on the “ongoing freedom protests and government atrocities in Cuba.”

Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) “forgot” to cast a proxy vote on behalf of Rep. John Carter (R-TX), which ultimately would have killed the $1.9 trillion Capitol security funding bill that passed by one vote on Thursday, according to a report.

Two dozen Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), are calling on the acting Air Force secretary to reinstate the Air Force lieutenant colonel who was fired from his job at Space Force after warning Marxism was spreading within the military.

The California Republican Congressional Delegation sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland to take action against the “dangerous increase of illegal marijuana grows in southern California.”

Under President Joe Biden’s leadership, the Pentagon has rejected a permit for the annual Rolling to Remember motorcycle ride that is held in Washington, DC, each Memorial Day to honor POW/MIA veterans.

President Donald Trump signed a new memorandum Friday to provide more water to California’s farmers, lifting spirits in the Central Valley — and potentially lifting the fortunes of embattled Republican congressmen.
