State Attorney General Rob Bonta said California will deploy its own election observers after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the DOJ would monitor polls in five counties.

Gavin Newsom faces backlash after criticizing DOJ's plan to send federal election monitors to California, with officials noting the practice is standard.

The department will monitor elections at five sites in California and one in New Jersey ahead of elections in both states on Nov. 4, the agency announced Friday.

The Justice Department is preparing to send election observers to California and New Jersey next month, following requests from their state Republican parties.

Key elections across Virginia, New Jersey and California on Nov. 4 serve as critical bellwethers for Trump's second term and next year's midterms.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will consider making a run for the White House after next year's midterm elections, following months of speculation the Democratic figure is preparing for a 2028 presidential bid.

Polls will open this Saturday for in-person voting in California’s special election on whether to let the Legislature redraw the state’s congressional maps. Nearly three dozen vote centers will open this weekend in San Diego County in the election on Proposition 50,