KEVIN FAULCONER

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is in an enviable position as he heads into a reelection campaign.

California Republicans are looking ahead to 2022 races for Congress and the Legislature, after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom soundly defeated an attempt to remove him from office in a recall election.

California's long-suffering Republicans endured another embarrassing loss when Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom easily defeated an attempt to drive him from office.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom turned back a recall attempt by motivating fellow Democrats who showed little interest during much of the campaign.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ably fended off Republicans' recall attempt.

California voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast final ballots in an election focused on whether Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom should keep his job.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically defeated a recall aimed at kicking him out of office.

The closely watched recall election that could remove California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday.

President Joe Biden is putting the stakes of the recall election that could remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office in stark terms.

The closely watched recall election that could remove California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Republican rivals are making their final pitches to voters as the recall against the governor winds to a close.

In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The recall election against California Gov. Gavin Newsom stems from two key events on a single day last November.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been attacking his Republican rivals as “anti-vax” as he looks to keep his job in a recall election.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove him from office.

A Republican hasn't won a statewide election in heavily Democratic California in 15 years.

A Democratic governor in California shouldn’t be this close to defeat.

Democrat Kevin Paffrath joined three Republicans — John Cox, Kevin Faulconer and Kevin Kiley — in a recall debate.

If California voters recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, they could replace him with a 29-year-old YouTube star.

If Larry Elder is elected California governor in the Sept. 14 recall election, it could marginalize the state's GOP even more.

A day after facing allegations that he emotionally mistreated a former fiancee, Republican Larry Elder scheduled two weekend rallies and showed no outward signs of altering the course of his campaign in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove him from office.

The biggest threat to Gov. Gavin Newsom aren't the recall candidates. It's voters who may skip this election altogether.

I know it's my civic duty to vote. But there was simply no one I could support.

I know it's my civic duty to vote. But there was simply no one I could support.

California Republicans have long viewed Kevin Faulconer as someone moderate enough to win back the governor's office in the heavily Democratic state.

Caitlyn Jenner has kicked off a monthlong recall campaign tour by raising new questions about her motive for launching her bid to become California’s next governor.

Last week's debate between contenders in the gubernatorial recall election was missing the front-runner among the candidates seeking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom: Larry Elder. Those who did show up to compete made no big mistakes, writes columnist George Skelton.

The California Republican Party has decided not to endorse one candidate in the recall election that could result in the ouster of Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California Republicans have sidestepped a potentially nasty fight over endorsing a candidate in the state's upcoming recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder is putting on a display of fundraising strength in his bid to become California's next governor.

Two powerful California Republicans urged members of the state GOP Friday to withhold an endorsement in the upcoming recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. The California Republican Party has been squabbling over whether to anoint a single candidate with its stamp of approval from among a large field of contenders that includes conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, businessman John Cox and former Olympian and reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner. In an email obtained by The Associated Press dated Friday, Republican National Committee members Harmeet Dhillon and Shawn Steel urged party delegates not to endorse a candidate in their scheduled meeting Saturday.

The next test for Republican candidates who hope to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a September recall election comes this weekend with a fight over a coveted endorsement by the California Republican Party.

Project Homekey is set for a massive expansion in California.

Four Republican candidates skirmished in their first debate as they head toward California's Sept. 14 recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.

The 110-year-old recall rules are showing their age and need updating. Most Californians agree.

California Republicans see a chance of ousting embattled Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a September recall election.

The election is scheduled to take place Sept. 14.

California's recall ballot is finally set, but the state Republican party is still determining its best strategy for winning back the governor's office in one of the nation's most Democratic states.

A California judge on Wednesday cleared the way for conservative talk radio host Larry Elder to join the field of candidates for an upcoming recall election aimed at removing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. Elder scored a swift court victory in Sacramento, where he challenged a decision by state election officials to block him from the September recall ballot.

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder will be a candidate in California’s upcoming recall election aimed at removing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.

Larry Elder wants to know why he isn't included. Others are fighting to have their name appear on ballot a certain way. Final list is out Wednesday.

The list of candidates running in California's recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom includes 41 people but remains unsettled.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and two leading Republican rivals in the California recall election painted disparate pictures of the nation’s most populous state, with the first-term Democrat describing it Tuesday as an economic powerhouse leading the country’s pandemic recovery and his opponents saying it’s a mismanaged state with an incompetent leader. Newsom, who could be removed from office in the Sept. 14 election, headed to a heavily Latino neighborhood east of downtown Los Angeles to tout his new state budget, which doles out billions of dollars for pandemic relief checks and payments to cover missed rent. “Los Angeles County will anchor the ‘no' on the recall," declared Ron Herrera, president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, which represents 800,000 workers.

Caitlyn Jenner has held her first news conference as a Republican candidate for California governor.

Caitlyn Jenner held her first news conference Friday as a Republican candidate for California governor, 77 days after announcing she was entering a recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Meeting with reporters for just under 15 minutes, Jenner said she is a serious candidate in the Sept. 14 election and asserted she is leading the field of Republican candidates, even though no independent polling has been done that shows that. Jenner, who won the Olympic decathlon in 1976 and decades later became a reality TV personality and came out as a transgender woman, said she is better known than any other GOP candidate and even Newsom, who has been in office more than two years.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election Sept. 14 that could remove him from office.

California has scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.

The campaign has been largely driven by anger over state coronavirus orders that shuttered schools and businesses and upended life for millions of Californians.

California has scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to make sure Californians know about the cash payments and prize money he's doling out as the scheduling of a recall election date looms.

California officials announced six weeks ago that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom would face an almost certain recall election.

Five more California counties will move to less restrictive tiers because of improving COVID-19 conditions and no counties regressed.

California’s Gavin Newsom is showing why it’s tough to unseat an incumbent governor.

Republican Kevin Faulconer wants to eliminate state income taxes for households making up to $100,000 as part of a proposal to make California more affordable for the middle class.

How new election rules would have changed the 2020 race, the Virginia GOP picks its 2021 ticket, and the policing debate spills over in New Mexico.

Caitlyn Jenner's Republican campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community.

Caitlyn Jenner's Republican campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community.

Caitlyn Jenner is continuing the slow rollout of her campaign for California governor with an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity.

Top Democrats are urging California activists to stay united behind Gov. Gavin Newsom as he faces a recall election.

Caitlyn Jenner announced her candidacy for California governor last week but has yet to speak publicly about her campaign.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s critics almost certainly have qualified a recall election for the ballot, a remarkable feat in the heavily Democratic state.

Caitlyn Jenner is considering a run for California governor.

California is turning to a simpler, statewide approach as it prepares to lift most pandemic restrictions on businesses and workplaces by June 15.

Latino voters who have been hard hit by the pandemic could be a key group of voters in Newsom's potential recall election. “If they're successful in doing that then certainly the Latino vote could be persuaded to vote for the recall," Alvarado said. “Latino voters are incredibly important to our campaign, to Kevin personally, and to our pathway to victory,” he said. He said the campaign is partnering with community-based organizations that understand the diversity within California’s Latino communities and deploying surrogates to speak around the state. For both sides, the key will be to connect their outreach to Latino voters’ individual experiences, she said.

Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election later this year, in the midst of his four-year term. Gavin Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election in the midst of his four-year term. Here’s how it works:WHAT IS A RECALL ELECTION? Unpopular Democratic Gov. The second question would be a list of replacement candidates to choose from, if voters recall the governor.

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo Republican Doug Ose speaks during a debate in Sacramento, Calif. Ose says he's entering the recall election aimed at ousting Democratic Gov. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)LOS ANGELES – Former Republican congressman Doug Ose announced Tuesday he’s entering the recall election aimed at ousting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a day after the Democratic governor began raising money to defend his seat in a likely election this year. There were 135 on the ballot in the state's 2003 recall election that removed former Democratic Gov. So far, no prominent Democrat has entered the recall election.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer told CNBC on Friday he believes people are following the city's new rules for beaches, calling it a positive sign as California seeks to ease up on coronavirus-related restrictions. "I was out there on the beaches myself last week with our lifeguards. To see that compliance I think bodes extremely well for when we start to reopen our businesses," Faulconer said on "Squawk Alley." San Diego beaches were reopened last week with restrictions, following weeks after closures in order to slow the spread of Covid-19. According to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune on Saturday, most beachgoers were obliging with the restrictions on sitting or standing around.