The Orange County lawmaker, who also condemned Texas’s gerrymandering effort, urged lawmakers to support legislation introduced by Rep. Kevin Kiley, of Northern California, to ban mid-decade redistricting in every state, saying that would be more constructive than California Democrats’ current efforts.

California lawmakers voted mostly along party lines Thursday to approve legislation calling for a special election in November to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win fiv...

D.C. native LaVerne Smalls, 46, said the city’s vibe is “very different. It’s very quiet, and I don’t like it. It should be full of life.”