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Maxine Waters Dictates Policy to CBS News

January 17, 2019 9:13 amJanuary 17, 2019 1:03 pm

Is there a black way and a white way to cover political campaigns? California Representative Maxine Waters seems to think so. Waters yesterday conferred with top CBS News officials following tweeted complaints from her and other luminaries that CBS News...

Kevin McCarthy Leads GOP Condemnation of King

January 16, 2019 10:42 amJanuary 16, 2019 1:48 pm

California Representative Kevin McCarthy, the Republican minority leader, yesterday led Republicans in stripping Congressman Steve King (R-Iowa) of his Committee assignments because of King’s recent comments in favor of white supremacy and white nationalism. And today, he joined 423 other...

Joshua Tree Locals Pitch In When Government Shuts Down

January 8, 2019 8:00 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:15 pm

In the past few years Joshua Tree has become the belle of the hipster ball. With every travel article and celebrity selfie, the national park’s stock rises, bringing a flood of tourists with their much-needed dollars. So what happens when...

Sherman Re-Introduces Impeachment Measures Against Pres. Trump

January 6, 2019 8:30 amJanuary 9, 2019 7:18 pm

Bucking newly-installed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Northridge) on Thursday re-introduced his 2017 measure to impeach President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice. Pelosi has repeatedly said impeachment proceedings would be premature before Special Counsel Robert Mueller releases...

California Democrats All Vote for Pelosi

January 4, 2019 12:38 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:27 pm

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, received 46 votes from California’s Democratic Congressional delegation. She received a total of 220 votes. Despite some members of Congress voicing opposition to Pelosi for Speaker, all 46 California Democrats, including...

More Than 90% of Calif Congressmen Silent on Cop’s Murder

January 2, 2019 12:30 pmJanuary 7, 2019 10:28 pm

The murder of Newman Police Officer Ronil Singh has become a flashpoint in the already heated debate over illegal immigration and crime that results from it in California and the country. As covered in the California Globe last week, Officer...

McCarthy Selects Ranking Members of House Ethics and Rules Committees

December 31, 2018 1:13 pmJanuary 4, 2019 3:24 pm

After nearly a month of consideration and shuffling, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Tulare) has cemented his picks for the House Ethics and House Rules Committees. Although McCarthy’s title is soon to be relegated to Minority Leader following a tough...