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O’Keefe Undercover Exposé: California Controller Official Admits Audits ‘Not Getting Done,’ Confirms Fraud Is Rampant

April 7, 2026 5:46 pmApril 8, 2026 12:49 pm

Independent journalist James O’Keefe and his O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) have released explosive undercover footage exposing deep dysfunction in California’s top fiscal watchdog. Bismarck Obando, Acting Deputy Controller of Public Affairs and Press Secretary for State Controller Malia Cohen, admitted...

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....

Gavin Newsom Blows $20 Million on Insider Consultants to ‘Cut Waste’

April 3, 2026 12:09 pmApril 4, 2026 2:37 pm

In yet another masterclass in Sacramento-style “reform,” Governor Gavin Newsom has handed up to $20 million to the Boston Consulting Group — the same elite firm that now employs his former Cabinet Secretary and Department of Finance Director Ana J....

‘Operation Never Say Die’ Nets Multiple Arrests in $50 Million Medicare Scam

April 2, 2026 12:53 pmApril 3, 2026 12:13 pm

This article has been updated to include an update from U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli The Trump administration’s aggressive push against healthcare fraud in California took a major step forward today, with Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force suspending 221...

Video Resurfaces: Jennifer Siebel Newsom Takes Kids to Southern Red States to Witness Racism, Misogyny, Bullying, and Sexism

April 1, 2026 5:03 pmApril 2, 2026 3:17 pm

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of Governor Gavin Newsom and California’s self-described “First Partner,” did a 2023 interview on MSNBC with former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, discussing her family’s trip to Alabama and other red states. The family...

US Gas Prices Rocket Past $4 Per Gallon, Over $6 in CA

March 31, 2026 7:46 amApril 1, 2026 6:35 am

AAA reports that average U.S. gas prices rocketed past $4 per gallon Tuesday, reaching their highest level in nearly four years. And in California, we are paying $5.90 per gallon on average, and over $6 per gallon in many places....

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...