He’s not the founding father with the hit musical. Unlike his longtime political rival, John Adams, he’s never been lionized in an HBO miniseries. Still Thomas Jefferson, whose 275th birthday came and went last week with little fanfare other than a statue being vandalized, might be pleased that the nation is looking his way.

Should there be three Californias instead of just one? You may soon have a chance to decide.

The road to winning – or retaining -- the House majority likely runs through competitive districts in California, and the top-two “jungle” primary in June is causing headaches for Republicans and Democrats, who see its potential to tilt the playing field.

The National Republican Congressional Committee has opened an annex in Southern California as the vulnerable GOP majority in the House girds for a midterm fight with the Democrats in more than half-dozen battleground districts.