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Democrats Hold Shadow Hearings to ‘Defend Democracy’ Against SAVE Act

April 7, 2026 3:04 pmApril 7, 2026 3:10 pm

Ranking Member Joseph Morelle (D-NY) of the House Administration Committee, joined by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and California Democrats, will hold unofficial “shadow hearings” this week in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The events—set for Tuesday in LA and...

Eric Swalwell’s Campaign Pays Wife for ‘Childcare’ as FEC Filings Reveal Questionable Personal Expenses

April 6, 2026 12:19 pmApril 7, 2026 11:34 am

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore) is once again facing scrutiny over his use of campaign funds—this time for payments made directly to his wife, Brittany Swalwell, for “childcare,” according to newly highlighted Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings....

Trump’s New Executive Order Targets Mail-In Ballots with Citizenship Verification, Democrats Vow To Sue

April 1, 2026 2:31 pmApril 1, 2026 2:31 pm

President Donald J. Trump delivered a decisive blow to the unverified expansion of mail-in voting on Tuesday, signing a sweeping Executive Order titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” The order directs the Department of Homeland Security and Social...

Eric Swalwell Demands FBI Halt Release of Chinese Spy Files

March 31, 2026 3:28 pmMarch 31, 2026 3:33 pm

California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore) escalated his war with the Trump administration’s FBI on Monday, dispatching lawyers with a cease-and-desist letter to Director Kash Patel demanding the bureau immediately cease any effort to release decade-old investigative files...

Newsom, Swalwell and Democrats Flailing for Relevance

March 30, 2026 5:30 amMarch 31, 2026 6:29 am

In 2025 Democrats’ approval ratings were in the tank. Remember? CNN’s Harry Enten warned in July 2025 of Democrats’ plummeting approval ratings. He said a blue wave is far from a guarantee in the fall 2026 midterms, and warned that...

Nevada Democrats Vote Against Bill To Deport Illegal Aliens Convicted of Welfare Fraud

March 18, 2026 4:54 pmMarch 18, 2026 4:58 pm

In a rare display of common-sense governance amid a border crisis engineered by the Biden-Harris administration, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, by a vote of 231-186 on Wednesday. The bill amends the Immigration...

Iran Plots Drone Strike on California: FBI Warns of Retaliation Amid Operation Epic Fury

March 11, 2026 12:34 pmMarch 11, 2026 4:59 pm

This article has been updated to reflect the latest reaction law enforcement and intel officials, per CBS news. An FBI intelligence bulletin has warned California law enforcement of an alleged Iranian plan to launch a surprise drone attack from an...