Seven states held elections on Tuesday. We stayed up overnight as the returns from California continued to roll in, and we have the key takeaways for you:

— Five of the 35 House Republicans who voted to establish a Jan. 6 Commission faced primaries on Tuesday. Trump vowed to exact revenge on all of them. How’d they fare?

— A bad night for progressives in two big California cities facing upticks in crime…

— Political dynasties are alive and well in New Jersey…

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