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Democrats blame the party, each other and themselves in CA-40 June primary shutout
GOP Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim are set to advance in a district designed to be a stronghold for Republicans. But Democratic voters and candidates say CA-40 isn't a lost cause. Read More
Young Kim and Ken Calvert projected to face off in Republican-on-Republican battle for California’s 40th Congressional District
That means Democrats are locked out of the race for California's 40th Congressional District. Read More
Ken Calvert will face Young Kim in prolonged clash of Republican incumbents
The California representatives were pushed into a nasty intraparty fight by a Democratic gerrymander. Read More
Rep. Young Kim will face fellow Republican Ken Calvert in bid for Southern California US House seat
Republican Rep. Young Kim advanced Tuesday to November’s general election in a Southern California district that was reshaped as Democrats responded to Republican gerrymandering in other states. Read More
Ken Calvert, Young Kim Appear Headed To Ugly GOP Runoff For California House Seat
Both are currently Republicans in Congress, but Democrats lumped them into a newly redrawn district and made them run against each other. Read More
2026 Election Results: Republicans Ken Calvert, Young Kim face 6 others in California’s 40th congressional district
The GOP incumbents fought a nasty and expensive battle in a new district representing Orange, Riverside counties. Read More
California GOP incumbents Calvert and Kim go to war over loyalty to Trump
California's redistricting reshuffle forced Ken Calvert into the 40th District of Young Kim. Now they face off Tuesday. Read More
Showdown Between GOP Reps. Calvert, Kim 'Going to Get Ugly'
Republican Representatives Ken Calvert and Young Kim intensify attacks ahead of California’s 40th District primary after redistricting forced them into the same race. Read More
Republicans Ken Calvert, Young Kim in tough race over who's more loyal to President Trump
Thanks to Prop. 50, Republicans Ken Calvert and Young Kim are in fight to keep their jobs, one week from the California primary election. Read More
GOP House rivals Ken Calvert and Young Kim grapple in nasty fight over Trump loyalty
A vicious U.S. House primary is playing out as two Republican incumbents wedged into the same district are fighting over their MAGA bona fides. Read More
Ken Calvert and Young Kim are right to reject Nancy Mace’s nativist stunt
The navel-gazing nativists of the far-right like Nancy Mace are as destructive to the American project as any far-left wokester. Read More
California healthcare fraudsters could face mandatory prison time under tough new GOP bill
California Republican Congressman Ken Calvert introduced the "Zero Tolerance for Fraudsters Act" to impose mandatory minimum prison sentence. Read More
‘There will be blood’: Why the race for California’s 40th Congressional District is so volatile - and expensive
Reps. Ken Calvert and Young Kim fight to align themselves the most with President Trump. But with all the negativity, will they lock out the Democrats? Read More
Young Kim launches attack ad on rival Republican Ken Calvert's embarrassing sex scandal
The two House Republicans are both running against each other in an increasingly nasty fight. Read More
California Republican Incumbents Race to the Right as Redistricting Forces Standoff
Forced to fight for political survival because of redistricting, Ken Calvert and Young Kim, both Republicans, are accusing each other of being insufficiently MAGA. Read More
Exclusive: Brandon Gill Endorses Ken Calvert in Incumbent-Vs.-Incumbent GOP Primary
Rep. Ken Calvert (R-FL) picked up a valuable endorsement Tuesday in his incumbent-on-incumbent primary from a rising Republican star. | Politics Read More
California Congressional District 40 election voter guide
Two Republican House incumbents, Young Kim and Ken Calvert, share the newly drawn 40th District after redistricting and face a Democratic field spanning Orange and Riverside counties. Read More
GOP Rep. Ken Calvert slams California’s ‘energy insanity’
Congressman Ken Calvert blasted California’s energy policies in a resolution Tuesday, warning that heavy reliance on foreign oil could leave the US vulnerable. Read More
John Seiler: Ken Calvert and Young Kim are stuck in the Beltway Bubble
Calvert and Kim have helped extend an unneeded war and increased costs for everyone. Read More
Ken Calvert and Young Kim really have no ‘Dignity’ on immigration
It is what it is. Read More