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ANALYSIS: Larry Elder is on his way to nearly matching Arnold Schwarzenegger’s share of the vote in the last California recall election, but that’s just about where comparisons to 2003 end. In fact, in a post-mortem on Wednesday, some Republicans are even blaming Elder for the shellacking that the pro-recall side…

President Joe Biden sees Governor Gavin Newsom’s resounding win in California’s recall as an affirmation of robust Covid-19 protocols, including vaccine requirements and school safety measures. The White House released a statement from Biden on Wednesday in which he said that the vote was “a resounding win for the…

Refresh for updates … Gavin Newsom is staying put as California governor after the state’s voters declined to oust him in the recall election today. The issue has been front of mind for Californians — and Hollywood — for months, especially the past few weeks, and social media was flooded with reaction to the results…

(Updated with Larry Elder remarks) California Governor Gavin Newsom said that the state’s voters, in soundly defeating a recall effort, were rejecting cynicism and division in politics. However, even as Larry Elder told his booing supporters to be “gracious in defeat tonight,” Newsom’s chief GOP rival didn’t sound…

3rd Update, 8:39 PM PT: California Governor Gavin Newsom was projected to defeat an effort to recall him from office, beating back an effort by Republicans to score a victory in the deeply blue state. CNN and NBC News called the race about 40 minutes after polls closed, with indications of a lopsided and blowout…

Succession isn't back on HBO for its third season until next month, but the HBO media mogul drama is already driving more than Roy family politics. To be specific, one of the stars of the verbally dextrous series was putting pedal to the metal (well within the speed limit) for a man who might be even more powerful…

UPDATE, 7:41 PM PT: President Joe Biden helped Gavin Newsom finish up his anti-recall campaign on Monday, as both evoked Donald Trump in their closing arguments as a warning for the state should Newsom be ousted and radio talk host Larry Elder be selected as the next governor. Biden called Elder a “clone of Donald…

Vice President Kamala Harris warned of a national impact if Gavin Newsom is recalled as the state’s governor next Tuesday, even framing the race within the larger context of the battle for voting rights and abortion rights. “What’s happening in Texas, what’s happening in Georgia, what’s happening around our country…

UPDATE, 1:11 PM PT, Thursday: Warner Bros. is the latest studio to contribute to an effort to fend off the recall of California Governor Gavin Newsom. The studio contributed $40,000 to Stop the Republican Recall of the Governor, a committee set up to support Newsom, according to a filing with the California Secretary…

EXCLUSIVE: CNN is unveiling a slate of new limited series podcasts for this fall, including one focusing on California’s 2003 recall and another hosted by Clarissa Ward, who recently was reporting on the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Other podcasts include ones hosted by Harry Enten, longtime podcaster Aminatou…

“I’m sticking with Gavin Newsom,” said comedian George Lopez about the California recall in an Instagram video on Tuesday, “and I’m voting ‘No.'” Lopez did not berate others who might vote “Yes.” “You do what you do, and I’ll do what I do,” he said. Mira / Yo / Hey ! Californians ! Bilingually opposed @GavinNewsom <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/govnewsom?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"…

Gavin Newsom kicked off a weekend statewide tour to campaign against California’s Sept. 14 recall, telling reporters that he will get some reinforcements: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. “We are comparing schedules right now, but we anticipate the President and Vice President will be here in a matter of weeks,” Newsom…