Megan Barth – California Globe

California and Arizona Still Fighting DOJ Lawsuits Over In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

October 2, 2026 12:22 pmOctober 2, 2026 12:23 pm

California and Arizona are still defending laws that let illegal immigrants pay in-state college tuition as the U.S. Department of Justice finishes a nationwide campaign against every state with a similar policy. The department said Sept. 10 that it had...

Out-of-State Democrats Pour More Than $1 Million Into Aaron Ford’s Gubernatorial Bid

October 1, 2026 2:30 pmOctober 1, 2026 2:30 pm

National Democrats who want the White House in 2028 are writing checks and booking flights for Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, and the money is landing in a governor’s race that pollsters predict is a toss up. POLITICO Playbook reported...

Democracy Defenders’ Lawsuit Demands Court Block Trump Pocket Rescission of HUD Funds

September 30, 2026 2:59 pmSeptember 30, 2026 2:59 pm

A coalition of 10 nonprofit housing organizations, represented by Democracy Defenders Action, filed suit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to block the Trump administration from implementing a pocket rescission of $56.1 million of...

Trump Unveils America.gov as SI-Powered ‘Front Door’ to Federal Government

September 29, 2026 5:46 pmSeptember 29, 2026 5:46 pm

President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched America.gov, an SI-powered website the White House billed as a single digital front door to federal information and services, and signed an executive order directing agencies to integrate their public-facing systems with the new...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Heads to Santa Monica For Campaign Fundraiser with Kamala Harris

September 29, 2026 11:40 amSeptember 29, 2026 11:49 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is taking his governor’s race back to the California coast. Social posts circulating Tuesday said former Vice President Kamala Harris will host a fundraiser for Ford in Santa Monica on October 5 as he tries...

Trump Announces New $1 Billion Pocket Rescission Hitting Migrant Services, DEI Grants, and California Nonprofits

September 28, 2026 11:14 amSeptember 28, 2026 6:51 pm

President Donald Trump on Friday announced another pocket rescission of nearly $1 billion in what the White House called “the most harmful government spending,” targeting leftover Biden-era grants for illegal-alien services, race-based business programs, gender-ideology research, and open-borders nonprofits—several of...

Aaron Ford Under Fire After Sponsoring Clemency for Man Who Killed Pregnant Woman

September 26, 2026 11:55 amSeptember 26, 2026 11:56 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is facing growing national scrutiny after personally sponsoring the only clemency application he elevated this year—for a man convicted in the 2015 killing of a pregnant Las Vegas woman—then skipping the hearing and walking away...