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Shutdown Showdown: Teamsters Back Republicans, Trump Backs Nuclear Option

November 3, 2025 4:54 amNovember 3, 2025 4:55 am

The Teamsters laid blame on the Democrats this weekend for the government shutdown–in what will likely be the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, in order for the Democrats to “take out Trump.” The latest government shutdown is a political...

Rep Derek Tran Rakes In Corporate Cash Despite Campaign Pledge

October 31, 2025 2:02 pmOctober 31, 2025 2:05 pm

California Democrat Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45) built his campaign around rejecting corporate PAC money and “Big Oil” donations, even earning endorsements from End Citizens United and the League of Conservation Voters for those pledges, but his latest FEC filings tell...

Poll: Proposition 50 Leading By a Hefty 22-point Margin One Week Before the Election

October 31, 2025 11:04 amOctober 31, 2025 11:05 am

A final pre-election survey conducted by Berkeley IGS (see below) finds 60 percent of Californian’s likely voters voting Yes on Proposition 50, while just 38 percent are voting No. The survey also reveals that the results are highly partisan with...

Democrats Warn Trump Will Declare An Election-Related National Emergency

October 29, 2025 4:47 pmOctober 29, 2025 5:16 pm

A letter signed by Democratic Senators Alex Padilla (CA), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Jeff Merkley (OR), Jon Ossoff (GA), Adam Schiff (CA), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), Chris Van Hollen (MD), Ron Wyden (OR) and Democratic Socialist Bernie Sanders (VT), warns that President...

Federal Judge Disqualifies Bill Essayli, Essayli Responds ‘Nothing is Changing’

October 29, 2025 12:05 pmOctober 29, 2025 12:05 pm

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, appointed by President Donald Trump as acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act’s 120-day limit, disqualifying him from the role since late July. The...

Nevada AG Joins Multi-State Lawsuit to Stop Suspension of SNAP Benefits

October 28, 2025 1:32 pmOctober 28, 2025 3:27 pm

Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford (NV) has joined California, Arizona and over 20 other states in a lawsuit to stop the suspension of SNAP benefits during the government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that 42 million Americans...

Alleged Sex Worker Tied to Adelita Grijalva Scrubs Social Media Accounts

October 27, 2025 1:06 pmOctober 28, 2025 8:18 am

An appointed Tucson councilman and alleged sex worker tied to Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has scrubbed his social media accounts after members of the public found disturbing images and comments in Councilman Rocque Anthony Perez’s various profiles, including Only Fans, TikTok,...