A large number of Jan. 6 defendants are awaiting news from President-elect Donald Trump on whether and how he might make good on a promise to pardon them.

Complaints and conspiracy theories about California election results are back. A nonpartisan group hopes its vote tracker will help.

Several key California election results are still undecided. A group is tracking close races to bring more transparency to the vote count.

More than 11 days after polls closed around the nation and Donald Trump was declared president-elect of the United States, California is still moving methodically through roughly 800,000 uncounted ballots that are holding up final tallies in several contests.

Republican Scott Baugh is conceding his race against Democrat Dave Min in a Southern California U.S. House district.

Rep. Josh Harder, D-Tracy, defeated his Republican challenger in California’s 9th Congressional District, the Associated Press projected. Harder, a member of Congress since 2019, faced Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln in a race that analysts predicted could become close.

Democratic Rep. Jim Costa won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing California on Friday. Costa was first elected to the U.S.

Vote-by-mail ballot envelopes are checked to ensure they’re signed and the signature matches the signature on file. If a voter’s signature is missing or does not match the signature on file, California law requires elections officials to notify that voter and give them an opportunity to fix the problem, which can also delay the process.

Nine of the 16 races that will determine which party controls the House of Representatives are in California. No state takes longer to tally votes.

Democrat George Whitesides wins election to U.S. House in California's 27th Congressional District, beating incumbent Mike Garcia