California voters can choose any primary candidate, regardless of party, and two candidates from the same party can potentially face off in the general election.

The major parties had opposed the top-two when it was put forward as Proposition 14 in 2010, as it was designed to reduce their power. The editorial board of the Orange County Register argued at the time it would do little to change the status quo while also curbing debate in the general election and filtering out voices that should be heard.

US President Donald Trump has urged the Republican Party to “nationalize” the voting process, prompting concerns about the potential impact on US democracy. Speaking on former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s podcast, Trump said “we want to take ...

For the first election cycle in years, US military and intelligence officials have not yet activated a specialized team dedicated to detecting and thwarting foreign threats to elections, according to comments from those agencies to Congress and CNN ...