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RNC Petitions Supreme Court to Uphold Arizona Voters’ Mandate for Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement

February 20, 2026 2:50 pmFebruary 20, 2026 2:51 pm

The Republican National Committee filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday seeking review of Ninth Circuit rulings that have blocked key elements of Arizona’s long-standing, voter-approved proof-of-citizenship law. Approved by Arizona voters more than two decades ago...

Ninth Circuit Blocks California’s Entire ‘No Secret Police Act’ in Major Win for Trump DOJ

February 20, 2026 12:15 pmFebruary 22, 2026 8:43 am

In yet another humiliating defeat for Governor Gavin Newsom’s war on federal immigration enforcement, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a full stay Thursday blocking enforcement of California’s entire “No Secret Police Act” (Senate Bill 627),...

Trump DOJ Moves to End LAUSD’s Outdated Race-Based PHBAO Program

February 19, 2026 3:56 pmFebruary 19, 2026 3:59 pm

The Trump Justice Department has moved decisively to dismantle one of California’s most blatant examples of institutionalized racial discrimination in the second-largest school district in the country: the Los Angeles Unified School District’s PHBAO program. In a motion to intervene...

From Silver State to Stolen State: Nevada’s 2020 Election Heist Exposed

February 19, 2026 12:40 pmFebruary 19, 2026 4:02 pm

A bombshell X post that has racked up thousands of views in hours lays bare the mechanics of what many Nevadans have long suspected: the 2020 presidential election in the Silver State was compromised by a deliberate, pandemic-fueled overhaul of...

Governor Hobbs Unveils Ethics Reform Package in Arizona as Republicans Call It ‘Smoke and Mirrors’

February 19, 2026 9:00 amFebruary 19, 2026 9:19 am

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs (D) announced Tuesday a sweeping ethics and transparency reform proposal she described as the largest in modern state history, calling on the Republican-led Legislature to pass it immediately to “tackle corruption head-on.” The three-pillar package, released...

Nevada AG Aaron Ford Leads Suit Against Kalshi as Prediction Markets Eclipse $1 Billion on Super Bowl Pools

February 18, 2026 2:03 pmFebruary 18, 2026 2:19 pm

Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and the Nevada Gaming Control Board filed a civil enforcement lawsuit Tuesday against prediction market operator KalshiEX LLC, seeking a court declaration that its sports event contracts constitute illegal unlicensed wagering and a permanent...

Mayor Bass Calls for Resignation of 2028 Olympics Chairman Over Epstein-Related Emails

February 18, 2026 12:45 pmFebruary 18, 2026 12:53 pm

The Epstein files have rocked the LA 2028 Olympics (LA28). Fresh documents from the Department of Justice’s massive release of Jeffrey Epstein files have thrust the chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee into the center of a...