Newsom admin faces questions over $6.2M diaper contract after touting ‘competitive’ process

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration on Friday released the contract behind the state’s $6.2 million diaper program after questions about the deal’s noncompetitive designation and a reported delay in making the agreement public. The agreement with nonprofit Baby2Baby will provide families of newborns with 400 free diapers … Read more

Newsom’s “competitive bid” #diapergate deal wasn’t. California’s budget includes dozens of similar no-bid exemptions.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Baby2Baby would manufacture and distribute millions of free California co-branded diapers to every new parent, he claimed the deal “went through a competitive bidding process.” State records reveal it didn’t. California’s official contract database lists the $6.2 million Baby2Baby deal as “NON-COMPETITIVELY BID.” Baby2Baby is not alone. Beyond #Diapergate: Investigation uncovers $1 billion in … Read more

Ex-Dem lawmaker beats Bernie-backed rival for shot at Utah’s most competitive House seat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams won the Democratic nomination for Utah’s newly created 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, prevailing in a competitive four-way primary that became one of the state’s most expensive congressional contests of the 2026 election cycle. McAdams defeated Utah state Sen. Nate Blouin, Michael … Read more

Nevada GOP Gov. Joe Lombardo projected to face Democrat Aaron Ford in one of this year’s most competitive races

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, a Democrat, and Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo won their parties’ primaries in this year’s Nevada gubernatorial race, CBS News projects, setting up the November ballot in one of the races Democrats are targeting.  Ford, who is from Clark County, defeated several primary opponents on Tuesday, with his most formidable challenge … Read more

Serena Williams is returning to competitive tennis after nearly four-year absence

Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis at the HSBC Championships in London later this month, the tournament announced Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Williams, 44, last competed professionally in 2022, losing in the third round at the U.S. Open. In August … Read more

Janelle Stelson to face GOP Rep. Scott Perry in rematch in competitive Pennsylvania district, CBS News projects

Former TV news anchor Janelle Stelson will face Republican Rep. Scott Perry in a rematch in November after CBS News projected that she won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District on Tuesday. Stelson narrowly lost to Perry in 2024 by about 5,000 votes in the district that covers Harrisburg, York and the surrounding … Read more

Redistricting seen as making elections more unfair; voters want more competitive districts, CBS News poll finds

With fewer than six months until the midterm elections and the primaries well underway, the CBS News poll looks at some key dynamics that may shape them, including views about recent redistricting efforts, and what kind of factor President Trump might be. Redistricting Amid all the battles over redistricting, most voters think the redistricting process … Read more

Iowa Dem admits being ‘uncomfortable’ with whiteness as she seeks to flip competitive House seat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX — A Democrat running for Congress in Iowa admitted to feeling “uncomfortable” by the whiteness of her hometown in Minnesota after returning from a stay in New Mexico years ago. Sarah Trone Garriott, 47, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for one … Read more