Matt Mahan

Margot Cleveland, Senior Legal Correspondent at The Federalist, is suing the city of Dearborn, Michigan and the city’s mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, for violating the First Amendment by displaying exclusively Muslim symbols in public displays, accusing the city of being "a hostile place for Christians and Jews."

The settlement delighted Warner Bros shareholders, but drew criticism from opponents of the merger who say it will hurt Hollywood jobs

Waymo will allow teenagers as young as 13 to use its robotaxi service in Nashville as the Alphabet-owned company looks to scale its business by reaching a new group of riders

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has doubled down on threats United States President Donald Trump made against states that defy his demands for election reform

A dome-shaped security camera on a curved metal arm is mounted on a gray pole in the foreground

On Sunday, fans will be able to watch matches at either SAP Center or Discovery Meadow in downtown San Jose

The shooting happened at San Pedro Square, a busy gathering spot where crowds have been watching World Cup matches on large screens

Primary elections across six states on Tuesday night offered a glimpse into the evolving political landscape, with a premier U.S. Senate race taking shape in Iowa and a rare setback for President Trump’s endorsement record

And it’s one that’s tempered by the deluge of super PAC spending in several of these races: VoteVets, a group that works to elect Democratic veterans, dropped $11 million combined between Iowa and New Jersey

Newark mayor calls for immediate closure of ICE detention center CNN

Tech billionaires have shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars ahead of the 2 June primary election in California, in an unrivaled attempt to influence who gets to run the state that Silicon Valley calls home

Alex Padilla, Democratic leaders began to panic over a nightmare scenario: so many Democrats splitting the vote that both leading Republicans, former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, could advance from the top-two primary on June 2 — raising the once-unthinkable prospect of a GOP governor in deep-blue California

Unlike previous high-profile contests that saw figures like Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger or Democrat Jerry Brown dominate, this election has left many voters feeling uninspired

The reality star, 42, announced his bid for LA mayor in January

Speaking Monday, just days before the election, Mahan reflected on his motivations for running while honoring those who died in military service

Former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, a Democratic front-runner in the governor’s race, faced a barrage of attacks during Thursday’s debate hours after his former campaign manager pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges

It also helps Newsom ease his own political vulnerabilities ahead of a likely 2028 presidential run

Los Angeles’ World Cup stadium awaits new grass pitch 30 days before its first match

Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has moved into a narrow lead in California's crowded race for governor, edging Republican Steve Hilton and Democrat Tom Steyer in a new Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey released Wednesday, with less than three weeks until the June 2 top-two primary

A second former Biden official shared that view, describing Becerra as having been “absent” on Covid responses

California's Homekey program aimed to convert motels into housing for the homeless

The seven participants in Tuesday night’s California gubernatorial debate onstage at East Los Angeles College

It might not seem like the right moment for California’s next governor to come from Silicon Valley

To undercut his chief selling point — three decades in public service — his detractors on the left are surfacing complaints from his 24 years in Congress and his time as state attorney general and Biden Cabinet secretary

Gavin Newsom was among Democratic governors at an L.A. fundraiser Thursday expected to raise more than $1.5 million

The crowded race ‌to succeed Gavin Newsom as governor held its first marquee moment since one-time frontrunner Eric Swalwell abruptly exited the contest, with four ​Democrats and two Republicans sharing the stage

The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off in June — and HuffPost will be live-blogging every twist, turn and controversy from the buildup through the final of what’s widely shaping up to be the most political soccer tournament of all time

If he makes it through the June 2 primary election, Steyer could easily eclipse the 2010 record set by Republican Meg Whitman, who spent $178.5 million in a losing bid for governor, much of it her own money

San Jose mayor also joins debate stage with 5% support

A new California poll shows billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer gaining modest ground in the state’s crowded race for governor ahead of the June primary that will narrow the field to two contenders

Steyer has emerged as the favorite in the race after Democratic Representative Eric Swalwell dropped out on Sunday and announced he would be resigning from Congress after sexual misconduct allegations

One of the sleepiest governor’s races in recent California history has turned into a mad scramble after the sudden departure of Eric Swalwell amid sexual assault allegations

Exit of prominent Democrat heightens uncertainty in top-two primary fight

Swalwell had been among the leading Democrats vying to succeed outgoing California Governor Gavin Newsom—and one of the frontrunners in a crowded field whose collapse could have broader implications for the party's chances in November

A resurfaced endorsement from Kamala Harris calling Eric Swalwell ‘a great fighter’ has drawn renewed attention amid the recent sexual assault allegations against the California governor candidate

But during the state Democratic Party convention in late February, she posted a social media video vowing to fight for universal health care

A debate in the California governor's race was canceled hours before it was set to take place after backlash to its all-white line up

California's 2026 gubernatorial race is shaping up to be highly competitive for Democrats, with new polling suggesting the party could fail to place a single candidate in the November general election despite its longtime dominance in the state

Republicans Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco, and Democrats Tom Steyer, Katie Porter, Eric Swalwell and Matt Mahan, who are all white, were slated to participate in the debate hosted by the University of Southern California and KABC-TV

President Donald Trump returned to the White House with the promise of lowering the cost of living—including gas prices—for all Americans, bashing his predecessor Joe Biden for higher inflation during his pledges

The Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll, conducted March 9-15, has Republican commentator Steve Hilton at 17 percent and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco at 16 percent, while the leading Democratic candidates are scattered below them

On Monday, Brin handed a $1m donation to an independent committee working to elect Mahan called Deliver for California

Hilton leads a pack of candidates in the UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research-Politico poll with 19%

It’s the latest sign of support that has been building, publicly and privately, since Mahan entered the race at the end of January

Just as prediction markets have taken off for national contests, calling President Donald Trump’s victory in 2024, and for pop culture predictions, like those around the Super Bowl, the wide-open race for governor in the country’s most populous state is emerging as a new front for betting — while raising alarms over the risk of insider trading and the nascent industry’s proximity to Trump

In a crowded race to be the next Governor of California, Mahan is making a lot of noise very quickly

The Cool Gray City of Love, as local author Gary Kamiya called San Francisco, steals most of the Super Bowl thunder with posh parties, celebrity sightings and a massive fan experience in its sprawling Moscone Convention Center close by downtown

Caruso has until Saturday to decide if he’s jumping in the race, as does Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who has also been teasing a possible mayoral run

The move, which comes as the administration faces mounting criticism over its immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and the killings of two US citizens by federal agents, has caused concern in the community, particularly for vulnerable families

The 43-year-old moderate Democrat announced his 2026 run on Thursday ahead of the primary in June

The move, which comes as the administration faces mounting criticism over its immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota and the killings of two US citizens by federal agents, has caused concern in the community, particularly for vulnerable families