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Recently Arrested Democrat Donor Ed Buck Also Started Fur Ban in California

September 22, 2019 2:05 amSeptember 22, 2019 6:44 am

In all of the research on the bill in the Legislature, AB 44, to ban fur products in California, big Democratic donor and LGBTQ activist Ed Buck’s name was prominent. Buck was just arrested last week for luring young, gay...

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CA Congressmen Peters and Nunes Were Picked to Confer On The National Defense Authorization Act

September 20, 2019 7:15 amSeptember 20, 2019 7:15 am

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy released their choices to serve as conferees to negotiate the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the Fiscal Year 2020. The 2020 defense budget will be the...

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Republican Veteran Aja Smith Running For Congress Against Democrat Incumbent Mark Takano

September 16, 2019 2:15 amSeptember 15, 2019 9:03 pm

Air Force veteran Aja Smith is seeking a rematch in 2020 against incumbent Rep. Mark Takano (D-Riverside). Smith, a Republican who grew up in Moreno Valley formally announced her candidacy in the 41st Congressional District, with the California Globe...

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Shahid Buttar’s Campaign to Unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

September 11, 2019 3:26 pmSeptember 12, 2019 2:29 pm

Shahid Buttar’s campaign to unseat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) seems at first glance a quixotic endeavor. In attempting to successfully primary an incumbent speaker of the house, Buttar, a Democrat, seeks to achieve a historic first. He also is...

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Exclusive California Globe Interview With Rep. Kevin McCarthy

September 6, 2019 8:30 amSeptember 6, 2019 9:47 am

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy hails from Bakersfield, and has long advocated for the agriculture-rich region. Unsurprisingly, he has also repeatedly said that California needs water projects instead of High-Speed Rail. Earlier this year, Congressman McCarthy, who represents most of...

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Questions Go Unanswered About a Federal Facility for Illegal Migrant Children in Southern California

August 21, 2019 9:56 pmAugust 22, 2019 6:31 am

Riverside County, California – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported the Office of Refugee Resettlement is exploring vacant properties in Southern California to house unaccompanied alien children. However, many questions are left unanswered by the federal government....

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US Taxpayers Funding Purchase of “Green Tech” Chinese Buses With Spying Capabilities?

August 2, 2019 1:12 pmAugust 5, 2019 12:01 pm

A Chinese bus rolled into a Los Angeles public transportation facility…stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Oh, you haven’t? That is unsurprising. A potentially blockbuster story has been drowned out by the usual media hysteria over tweets and...