Polls Show Harkey, Levin In Tight Race For 49th District

San Diego, CA.- Central to the Democrats desire to take back the house in November is a strong showing in California.

California is home to seven GOP-held seats that Hillary Clinton carried in 2016.

The 49th District, which includes parts of San Diego County and Orange counties, is one of them. Voters here backed Clinton by 7 points while re-electing GOP Rep. Darrell Issa by less than 1 point. Issa is retiring and going to work in the Trump administration.

CA Registration Report: Independent Voters Cross 5 Million Mark

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla released the latest voter registration numbers Tuesday. The report shows that the number of No Party Preference (independent) voters -- the second largest voting bloc in the state -- continues to climb, and has surpassed 5 million voters.

Actual Supreme Court News: Gerrymandering Cases Make New Appearance

As Brett Kavanaugh proceeds through an FBI investigation, a partisan war, and a scathing court of public opinion, the world seems to have forgotten the institution he is headed toward - the Supreme Court.

Shorthanded by one, with a bench of eight, the court started its 2018-’19 session Monday. Its current roster of cases may not sound very exciting to some (the fate of an endangered frog vs landowners), but three major partisan gerrymandering cases hit the Supreme Court during its last session and they may be back again for this one.

New Poll: Could Poizner Be First Independent Elected Statewide in California History?

Next week, IVN will launch its California-focused election coverage. In preparation, we conducted a survey of California voters on key races and issues to give our writers and readers a baseline look at where things stand to go into the final month of the election season.

Readers can also access information about the responses from various subgroups in the sample (known as crosstabs).

The California election gets our attention because California’s “top two” nonpartisan primary reform has produced some interesting matchups that could produce historic results.

3 Ways Artificial Intelligence Will Improve Our Health Care

It'd be hard to believe how quickly artificial intelligence found its footing in the mainstream — if we weren't already reaping the benefits in industry as well as our personal lives.

If anything, though, the progress we've already made in adapting AI to our existing industries, lifestyles, and workflows only betrays how much more work there is to do. In health care, particularly, we're only beginning to explore AI's potential in making our lives better and healthier.

Is This The Most Savage Political Campaign Ad of 2018 or All Time?

First the ad.

Wait for it:

BOOOM!

What a remarkable campaign ad.

You don't see something like this very often.

The ad was very well-planned, with the first names only and occupations of the Gosar siblings (e.g. rural physician, private investigator) displayed as they trash their brother's record on health care, jobs, and the environment, and then the big reveal that their last name is Gosar and Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) is their brother!

5 Most Expensive US House Races in California

Are we looking at a blue wave? Or is it a red wave? Is the silent majority going to rise up and make their voices heard at the ballot box? These are among the questions that are being considered by most campaigns going into November.

In California, Democrats in particular see an opportunity to increase their political dominance in the state -- specifically in traditionally Republican rural and agricultural districts like Congressional District 10 -- located in the San Joaquin Valley.

Kanye West Dons MAGA Cap for Pro Trump Speech on SNL

True to form, the eccentric and wildly popular rapper, Kanye West donned the MAGA cap again for his SNL performance over the weekend. "Ye" wore the hat for a performance of the song "Ghost Town," and followed up the song with a pro-Trump political speech for the studio audience after NBC's broadcast ended.