California Democrats

A Democratic candidate running in a strongly liberal California legislative district is openly seeking support from Republican voters, according to CalMatters. The crossover appeal strategy is drawing attention because winning over GOP-leaning voters in a Democratic stronghold is unusual, and it raises questions about how the candidate can win a primary or general election in territory where his own party dominates the electorate.

Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, is calling for a treaty between the United States and China to rein in the risks of advanced artificial intelligence, as President Donald Trump prepares to meet technology and AI executives in Washington. The proposal raises questions about whether Chinese AI companies could be slowed by international agreements, and lands amid ongoing debate in Congress over how the US should compete with and regulate AI development alongside Beijing.