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CEO Arrested for Supplying Tech to Iran’s Nuclear and Military Programs – FBI Raids $35 Million Newport Coast Mansion

June 4, 2026 12:16 pmJune 4, 2026 12:16 pm

A dual U.S.-Iranian national and CEO of a Tehran-based technology company was arrested Wednesday on federal charges for allegedly conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions by funneling sophisticated American networking, security, and encryption equipment to Iran’s nuclear program and military establishment....

California’s Third World Elections: Slow Count Looms as Officials Blame ‘So Many Candidates’ for Delayed Results

June 2, 2026 2:01 pmJune 3, 2026 7:19 am

Election Day is something of a misnomer in California. By state law, the process of voting and tabulating ballots stretches far beyond the traditional single day of in-person polling. With universal mail-in ballots sent out to every registered voter up...

Taxpayer-Funded Gang Murderer Hired as ‘Peace Ambassador’ in DSA-Run MacArthur Park

May 29, 2026 2:06 pmMay 29, 2026 2:18 pm

Los Angeles taxpayers are once again footing the bill for a convicted gang murderer’s lifestyle, this time as a city-hired “Peace Ambassador” embedded in the very neighborhood his gang has turned into an open-air drug market. This morning, FBI agents...

Newsom Signs SB 73 to Block Ballot Seizures and Election Oversight

May 28, 2026 11:59 amMay 28, 2026 12:12 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 73 into law on Wednesday, just days before the June 2 statewide primary. The legislation, authored by Sen. Sabrina Cervantes (D-Riverside) with co-author Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Orange County) and Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-Santa Cruz),...

DOJ Leverages Skid Row ‘Cash-for-Ballots’ Scheme to Demand Full Audit of California Voter Rolls

May 19, 2026 10:00 amMay 19, 2026 10:57 am

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that a Marina del Rey woman has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of paying individuals, including homeless people on Skid Row, to register to vote using false or vague addresses,...

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang Pleads Guilty to Acting as Illegal Agent of the Chinese Communist Party

May 11, 2026 2:49 pmMay 11, 2026 2:49 pm

In a stunning development exposing the depth of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence operations right here in California, Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the People’s...

CA Voter ID Initiative Officially Qualifies for November 2026 Ballot

April 24, 2026 4:59 pmApril 24, 2026 5:01 pm

The greatest news for a Friday is out: The California Voter ID Initiative has officially qualified for the November 2026 ballot! Now comes the real battle—winning at the ballot box, says Assemblyman Carl DeMaio, who has sponsored and led this...