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The 34-year-old, Ugandan-born democratic socialist defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who ran as an Independent, in Tuesday's election, according to a race call by the Associated Press.

Initial poll results last night showed California voters strongly supporting the passage of Proposition 50, which would lead to redrawing the state’s Congressional maps before next year’s mid-term elections.

Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced a resolution on Tuesday to change state laws surrounding driverless cars.

Native American scholars discuss how our history can help us make sense of the current political moment. What can our past tell us about what’s to come?

This week, we are sharing four stories from CIVIC, the local investigative journalism podcast produced by San Francisco Public Press.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, will make history as the first Muslim and South Asian person — as well as the youngest in over a century — to serve as New York City mayor.

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a former Navy pilot, was first elected to Congress in 2018. She defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman who was endorsed by President Trump.

Junk media thrives on outrage, repetition, and distraction. It feeds us what we already believe, exasperates what we already fear. It is easy to consume, hard to digest, and ultimately corrosive to our capacity to connect with each other. It has no allegiance to the truth at all.

Today is Frog Jumping Day!

Bonnie Tsui sits down with host Grace Won to discuss her book "On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters.”

Between DOGE and the government shutdown, it's a tough time to be a federal worker. But students in a Pentagon-funded pilot program are excited about working for the government.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired teacher Barbara VornDick about her years-long efforts to shed new light on the life and death of Eliza Monroe Hay, President James Monroe's eldest daughter.