Republican congressman David Valadao has defied the odds before, winning elections in California districts with big Democratic registration advantages.

The Iran war has reshaped the rapidly approaching midterm elections.

Amish Shah has won the Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in Arizona.

California’s most prominent congressional elections for this fall’s midterms are now set, with two districts in particular ready to test Democrats’ redrawn U.S. House map.

California’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.