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FILE - This Nov. 30, 2018 file photo shows then-Rep.-elect Mike Levin, D-Calif., at a news conference to discuss their priorities when they assume the majority in the 116th Congress in January at the Capitol in Washington. California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats the party lost to Democrats two years ago. President Donald Trump, who wants the House back under GOP control and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi demoted, has said that with hard work Republicans "can pick up seven seats in the state of California." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FILE - This Nov. 30, 2018 file photo shows then-Rep.-elect Mike Levin, D-Calif., at a news conference to discuss their priorities when they assume the majority in the 116th Congress in January at the Capitol in Washington. California is one of the most heavily Democratic states in the country, but Republicans this year are determined to regain a string of U.S. House seats the party lost to Democrats two years ago. President Donald Trump, who wants the House back under GOP co…

March 4, 2020

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Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California
March 4, 2020 10:23 p.m.

Republicans hope for US House turnaround in California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A pair of California Republicans were leading Democratic incumbents Wednesday in battleground congressional districts as the GOP tries to position itself to win back a string of U.S. House seats it lost two years ago.