Californians head to the polls as governor primary goes down to the wire – US politics live

Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and Montana Sign up to the Breaking News US email Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Californians go to the polls today in the first round of voting for a new governor, with a tight three-way race for two run-off spots. Democrats in the US Senate vowed to force Republicans to vote on a $1.8bn “Maga slush fund” established as part of a resolution of Donald Trump’s long-shot ...

By Tom Ambrose