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Five California Republicans Wouldn't Say Whether They Signed a Pledge to Accept the Midterm Results. Two of Them Voted to Reject Arizona's and Pennsylvania's 2020 Votes.

CalMatters asked every California Republican in Congress whether they signed a bipartisan pledge to accept next week's election results and seat the certified winners. Only Kevin Kiley said yes. Jay Obernolte's office said 'I can't answer that,' and Ken Calvert, Tom McClintock, David Valadao and James Gallagher didn't respond. Calvert and Obernolte voted to reject two states' 2020 results on Jan. 6.

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Steve Hilton Made an AI Xavier Becerra Say 'I Fought for Boys to Play in Girls' Sports' — and Then 'Sorry' When Girls Get Hurt. Becerra Never Said Either.

Steve Hilton Made an AI Xavier Becerra Say 'I Fought for Boys to Play in Girls' Sports' — and Then 'Sorry' When Girls Get Hurt. Becerra Never Said Either.

Hilton's Spanish-language ad shows a hulking, mustached player knocking down teenage girls, then cuts to a computer-generated Becerra taking the blame. The words in the fake Becerra's mouth are Hilton's. Becerra's real position is that sports bodies should decide who plays, and he backs California's current law.

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Nine Republicans Who Backed Trump's Push to Overturn the 2020 Election Are on the Ballot Nov. 3. Six of Them Voted to Throw Out Arizona's and Pennsylvania's Votes.

Nine Republicans Who Backed Trump's Push to Overturn the 2020 Election Are on the Ballot Nov. 3. Six of Them Voted to Throw Out Arizona's and Pennsylvania's Votes.

A States United Action count finds nearly 200 Republicans who backed Trump's attempt to overturn 2020 on this November's ballot. Capital & Main profiled nine who have report cards on this site — six voted on Jan. 6 to throw out two states' results, and some won't say they'd certify the next one.

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