FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS, March 13–14 — Blazing performances in the three shortest events yielded some amazing records, but it ...

Top Democrats in the California state legislature demanded that the University of Southern California (USC) either expand the number of candidates allowed to participate in the gubernatorial debate, ...

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The University of Southern California canceled its gubernatorial debate on Tuesday night. In a statement, the USC Center for the Political Future defended its methodology and criteria that determined ...

The University of Southern California abruptly called off its planned Tuesday gubernatorial debate less than a day before it was scheduled, following an intensifying backlash over the exclusion of all ...

USC has canceled Tuesday’s planned gubernatorial debate less than 24 hours after it was set to take place amid mounting criticism for excluding every prominent candidate of color. That includes former ...

The University of Southern California (USC) canceled its planned gubernatorial debate Monday night -- less than 24 hours before the event -- after much criticism over the formula used to determine ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

The University of Southern California’s last-minute decision to cancel its governor’s debate Tuesday — following mounting criticism over the exclusion of four candidates of color — could reshape the ...

USC has canceled a planned California governor’s debate after days of backlash over claims that the event’s invitation criteria excluded candidates of color, injecting new controversy into an already ...