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Arizona Lawmakers Clash Over ASU China Research Ties

March 31, 2026 11:10 amMarch 31, 2026 11:10 am

An exchange between Republican Rep. John Gillette (R-LD30) and Democratic lawmakers escalated during a recent Arizona House committee hearing after Gillette raised a question about potential research links involving Arizona State University (ASU), China, and COVID-19. The confrontation occurred during...

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Investigation Into California’s Transgender Prison Housing Policy

March 27, 2026 12:43 pmMarch 27, 2026 12:45 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified California that it is opening a formal civil rights investigation into the state’s Transgender Respect, Agency, and Dignity Act, the 2021 law (Senate Bill 132) that requires the California Department of Corrections and...

Arizona Lawmakers Launch Criminal Referral Against Former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer

March 23, 2026 1:45 pmMarch 23, 2026 1:45 pm

Arizona lawmakers have launched a criminal referral against former Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer, alleging he obstructed legislative oversight by advising other county recorders not to comply with public records requests concerning the 2022 general election. The stunning development was...

Feds Arrest 10 in Sophisticated Identity Theft Ring That Stole $17M From Elderly Homeowners

March 19, 2026 2:07 pmMarch 20, 2026 11:05 am

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli delivered another powerful blow against the wave of fraud plaguing California, announcing today the arrests of 10 defendants — eight in Los Angeles County and two foreign nationals — charged in a 15-count federal...

AZ GOP Lawmaker Presents Evidence of Voter Roll ‘Anomalies,’ Plans Federal Criminal Referral

March 16, 2026 1:43 pmMarch 16, 2026 1:43 pm

Arizona State Rep. John Gillette (R-Kingman) presented a detailed investigative packet to the Arizona House Committee on Federalism, Military Affairs, and Elections on March 11 outlining alleged voter registration irregularities and discrepancies between county election records and figures reported by...

Trump DOJ Sues to Kill California’s ‘Backdoor’ EV Mandate

March 12, 2026 3:30 pmMarch 13, 2026 8:37 am

President Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against California on Thursday, accusing the state of imposing an unlawful “backdoor” electric vehicle (EV) mandate through stringent mileage and emissions rules that burden automakers and inflate costs for consumers. Attorney...

SCOTUS Unanimously Upholds Deference to Immigration Agencies in Asylum Denials

March 6, 2026 7:55 amMarch 6, 2026 11:23 am

In a unanimous 9-0 decision (see below) delivered by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, that federal appeals courts must apply a deferential “substantial-evidence” standard when reviewing immigration agency determinations of whether undisputed facts constitute “persecution”...