Republicans maintained a slim House of Representatives majority in 2025, the Associated Press projected, thanks in part to California GOP incumbents holding onto their seats in close elections.

Valadao's win bolsters the Republican Party's effort to retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives and brings the GOP closer to controlling both arms of Congress after fl

Four Los Angeles residents were arrested for an insurance fraud scheme after they claimed a bear damaged their vehicles — but video showed it was a person in a bear costume. The California Department of Insurance said the four men claimed a bear entered their 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost and damaged the interior while at Lake Arrowhead on Jan.

The California Department of Insurance began investigating the alleged bear attacks after an insurance company received a claim in January and suspected fraud. The vehicle owners

Republicans and Democrats awaited the outcome of vote-counting for crucial U.S. House districts in California on Wednesday, as the GOP moved within one win of maintaining control of the chamber next year.

Republicans are four seats from keeping their razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives, but Democrats are leading in five undecided Southern California races. GOP has 214 of the 218 seats they need for a majority in the House,