Mass deportations promised by President-elect Donald Trump could have a seismic economic effect in California — potentially inflicting billions of dollars in direct damages to a wide range of industries, including small business, agriculture, construction and child care, advocates and academics said.

There is no evidence California’s vote count is fraudulent. Experts say the state’s election laws result in many mail-in ballots, which take much longer to count.

As Elon Musk prepares to wield more power in Washington, the state where he built his fortune is girding for a fight.

Maggy Krell, a former prosecutor from Sacramento, won a seat in the California Assembly by a landslide while campaigning for abortion rights in Nevada.

California sought to raise voter turnout by passing vote by mail, which election officials say slows the ballot counting process.

Ironically, the culinary movement fomented during the Reagan Revolution may have contributed to the rise of MAGA. Trump’s lionization of McDonald’s is part of a larger conservative meme that casts Democrats as arugula-loving elites completely out of touch with average Joes.

Democratic challenger Derek Tran declared victory over incumbent Rep. Michelle Steel in a competitive Southern California U.S. House race.

Derek Tran’s lead over Michelle Steel grows, again, by a few dozen votes. Experts say turnout and race are key factors.

“I think she’d be by far the best governor candidate for the state of California,” said Michael Preston, who previously worked for Harris when she was state attorney general.

Complaints and conspiracy theories about California election results are back. A nonpartisan group hopes its vote tracker will help.