Melanie Mason is a Senior Political Reporter at POLITICO. She covers a range of topics including elections, government, public policy, and cultural movements, with a focus on the intersections of politics, law, and society. Melanie's work has been featured in prominent publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Yahoo News, and E&E News.
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By: Melanie Mason
The governor said a Democratic lock-out in top-two gubernatorial primary is unlikely.
The former HHS secretary’s ascent has exposed weaknesses that critics say could follow him into the California governor’s office.
Newsom’s narrative and Becerra’s gauntlet
Newsom road-tests 2028 themes
By: Melanie Mason
Los Angeles is facing some tough questions about its identity — and POLITICO will be tackling some of the biggest ones at an event on Wednesday.
By: Jeremy B. White, Riley Rogerson, Daniel Lippman, Melanie Mason
The mild-mannered Democratic frontrunner has built a career on painstaking deliberation — and a stubborn refusal to back down once he has made up his mind.
The governor’s race is set to usher in a dramatically different political dynamic in Sacramento, even as Newsom remains a force on the national stage.
Khanna is “doing more standing by him than anyone else,” said a prominent Silicon Valley bundler who is close to the California Democrat.
Steve Hilton battles the odds
Democrats are bracing for a bruising race between Nithya Raman and Karen Bass.
