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Ninth Circuit Delivers Blow to Federal Unions, Upholds Trump Executive Order on National Security Exemptions

February 27, 2026 9:51 amFebruary 27, 2026 10:25 am

In a significant victory for the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline federal operations and prioritize national security, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated (see below) a lower court’s preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14251. The ruling,...

Fresno City Council Candidate Rene Campos, a Registered Sex Offender, Enters District 7 Race

February 26, 2026 10:47 amFebruary 26, 2026 10:56 am

A registered sex offender convicted of possessing child sex abuse material is now running for Fresno City Council District 7 — and he has no plans to step aside. Rene Campos, a Fresno native, announced his candidacy for the District...

FBI Raids LAUSD Headquarters, Superintendent Carvalho’s San Pedro Home and Florida Property

February 25, 2026 1:36 pmFebruary 26, 2026 10:50 am

The FBI descended on the nation’s second-largest school district today, executing search warrants at Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters in downtown Los Angeles, the San Pedro home of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, and a property in Southwest Ranches, Florida,...

San Francisco Homelessness Charity Boss Charged with Embezzling $1.2 Million in Taxpayer Funds for Tesla, Jewelry, and Family Luxuries

February 25, 2026 11:39 amFebruary 25, 2026 11:42 am

Another day, another indictment exposing the rot at the heart of California’s homelessness nonprofit grift. Gwendolyn Westbrook, the 71-year-old former CEO of the United Council of Human Services (UCHS), was charged Tuesday with nine felonies — including grand theft, misappropriation...

Trump Unleashes On ‘Crazy’ Dems in SOTU Smackdown

February 25, 2026 10:30 amFebruary 25, 2026 1:37 pm

President Donald J. Trump turned the House chamber into his personal coliseum Tuesday night, delivering the longest State of the Union address in American history — a blistering 1 hour and 48 minutes of victory laps and zero mercy for...

DOJ Files Lawsuit Against UCLA Alleging Antisemitic Hostile Work Environment for Jewish and Israeli Employees

February 24, 2026 3:54 pmFebruary 25, 2026 1:54 pm

This article has been updated to include comments from Mary Osako, UCLA Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications The U.S. Department of Justice filed an 81-page civil complaint (see below) on Tuesday, in the U.S. District Court for the Central District...

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Appeal in Fight for Local Control Over Housing Mandates

February 24, 2026 1:43 pmFebruary 24, 2026 1:43 pm

On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that rejects the City of Huntington Beach’s constitutional challenge to California’s aggressive state housing laws, delivering yet another blow to local control in the conservative Orange County...