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Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Young Kim Demand Investigation into California’s Involvement with Beijing China

August 20, 2026 6:00 amAugust 21, 2026 7:13 am

This is huge: U.S. Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representative Young Kim sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for an investigation into the state of California’s...

Newsom’s Deep Financial Ties to Pentagon-Blacklisted Chinese Military Company

June 10, 2026 2:02 pmJune 10, 2026 2:15 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom received $50,000 in campaign contributions from a top executive at a Chinese electric vehicle company (BYD) that Newsom fawned over during his 2023 visit to China. BYD is now on a Pentagon blacklist due to its...

Gavin in China: Visits BYD Electric Car Maker – Company He Awarded $1.4B Mask Contracts

October 24, 2023 8:04 amOctober 25, 2023 7:00 am

Governor Newsom’s China trip itinerary includes stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. While Newsom claims the trip is a “climate-focused tour” with visits to a wind farm and Tesla’s new Chinese gigafactory, critics au contraire – Newsom is ignoring...

Little Scrutiny Two Years After Gov. Newsom’s Odious $1B China BYD Mask Deal

May 4, 2022 12:21 pmMay 5, 2022 10:45 am

Two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shady no-bid $1 billion N-95 mask deal with newly formed BYD Mask company, there are still many questions surrounding the deals. Gov. Gavin Newsom approved spending $1 Billion of taxpayers funds on masks from...

UNMASKED: Docs reveal Governor’s secret $1B China Deal

January 13, 2021 7:21 amJanuary 28, 2021 1:48 pm

In a Special report from Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group has announced that it received hundreds of pages of documents revealing the contract materials and communications related to a $1 billion contract for face masks between the California Office...

The Fallout of EDD Director Sharon Hilliard’s Resignation

November 2, 2020 8:20 pm

Over the weekend, Employment Development Department Director Sharon Hilliard resigned, opening up the likelihood of more extreme changes at the EDD next year. The EDD has been through a tumultuous year and has put the usually low-key organization in the...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Hospitals To Stockpile 45 Days’ Worth of PPE

September 30, 2020 7:59 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill this week requiring all hospitals within California to stockpile 45 days’ worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) as a precaution against COVID-19 and other future disease outbreaks. New PPE stockpiles to be made for...