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Trump Administration Proposes $103,265 H-1B Fee To Prioritize American Workers, Fund Immigration Enforcement

August 24, 2026 3:02 pmAugust 24, 2026 3:25 pm

The Trump administration on Monday proposed a new six-figure fee of $103,265 for most new H-1B visa petitions, aiming to overhaul the program for highly skilled foreign workers and prioritize American labor, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Vice...

Republican AG Candidate Michael Gates Calls Out Rob Bonta on Paramount Lawsuit

July 17, 2026 4:25 pmJuly 17, 2026 4:25 pm

Michael Gates, the Republican candidate challenging Rob Bonta for California Attorney General in 2026, has publicly criticized Bonta’s lack of leadership of the multi-state lawsuit against the Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery merger. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a...

California Leads Coalition of 12 States in Antitrust Lawsuit to Block $110 Billion Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery Merger

July 14, 2026 11:09 amJuly 14, 2026 11:15 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is leading a multistate coalition in a new antitrust lawsuit aimed at halting one of the largest media mergers in history. On Monday, Bonta and attorneys general from 11 other states filed suit in federal...

Newsom Fined by State Campaign Finance Watchdog Just Ahead of DOJ Investigation

June 17, 2026 1:00 pmJune 17, 2026 3:52 pm

Last week, the California Fair Political Practices Commission fined Governor Gavin Newsom $31,500 for failing to timely report more than $5.6 million in behested payments. Newsom solicited these “behest” payments from private sector companies, and then failed to timely report...

New CA Anti-Big Tech Legislation is a Solution to a State Manufactured Problem

April 8, 2026 6:00 pmApril 8, 2026 6:01 pm

California Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) is pushing a ridiculous bill that purports to blame Big Tech for the affordability crisis in San Francisco. Not only does this not deal with San Francisco’s inability to build housing – largely because...

Ringside: Why Data Centers Will Create Electricity Abundance

March 12, 2026 4:00 amMarch 12, 2026 4:01 am

There is concern that the energy requirements of data centers will consume so much electricity that demand will overwhelm supply. While this is certainly a possible outcome, the actual impact may have the opposite effect. For starters, while the total...

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...