Megan Barth – California Globe

Trump DOJ Takes Chattah Appointment Fight to the Supreme Court

September 11, 2026 12:12 pmSeptember 11, 2026 12:14 pm

The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, was unlawfully kept in office after Senate Democrats vowed to block her confirmation, the same vacancies maneuver...

Nevada SOS Aguilar Under Investigation, DOJ Issues Subpoenas and Records-Preservation Order

September 10, 2026 12:23 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:25 pm

The Justice Department has issued seven voter-related subpoenas to Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar over the last three months and followed them with a litigation-hold letter telling him he is under investigation while demanding that his office preserve...

Stay Denied: Red Rock Stuck With Biden NLRB Union Bargaining Order

September 10, 2026 10:04 amSeptember 10, 2026 10:04 am

Nothing screams worker “choice” like a federal agency and the courts overriding a secret-ballot election. Chief Justice John Roberts last week refused Red Rock Resort’s emergency bid to freeze a Biden-era National Labor Relations Board order that forces the Summerlin...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...

Becerra Finally Agrees to CNN Debate With Hilton

September 8, 2026 2:16 pmSeptember 8, 2026 2:16 pm

Xavier Becerra has finally agreed to debate Republican Steve Hilton, as first reported by the Los Angeles Times. The Democratic frontrunner and former Biden Health and Human Services secretary will face the conservative commentator and author of Califailure on Sept....

Newsom Endorsement Becomes Ford’s Biggest Problem in Nevada Governor’s Race

September 8, 2026 11:07 amSeptember 8, 2026 11:07 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford asked California Gov. Gavin Newsom to come campaign for him. He is now living with the results. With less than two months until Election Day, Ford’s race against Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has become a...

Ford’s 90-Minute Case Against Lombardo Doesn’t Survive Fact-Checking

September 4, 2026 12:33 pmSeptember 4, 2026 12:36 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford sat down with Jon Ralston for a lengthy interview and treated the governor’s race like a grievance session. He declared grocery prices the nation’s highest, dismissed thousands of new jobs as work that “can’t sustain...