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Operation Cradle to Grift: DOJ Charges 12 Foreign-Born Defendants in $10M San Diego ‘Ghost Daycare’ Fraud

September 15, 2026 3:20 pmSeptember 15, 2026 3:20 pm

Attorney General Todd Blanche highlighted a coordinated federal takedown Tuesday as the Justice Department charged 12 individuals with siphoning more than $10 million from programs meant to help low-income families pay for childcare. The defendants, naturalized U.S. citizens and lawful...

A Kamala River Runs Through Newsom’s 2028 Presidential Campaign

September 14, 2026 6:04 pmSeptember 15, 2026 3:21 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN’s Jake Tapper he will not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race—a concession delivered not in Sacramento, but waist-deep in a Montana river. “I don’t know if...

US DOJ Criminal Investigation Into Gov Newsom’s International Travel and Personal Spending

September 14, 2026 7:53 amSeptember 14, 2026 6:04 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating California Governor Gavin Newsom’s international travel and personal spending. The U.S. Attorney’s office issued subpoenas this month requesting testimony and communications with Newsom and others, according to reporting by the San Francisco Standard....

Nevada SOS Aguilar Under Investigation, DOJ Issues Subpoenas and Records-Preservation Order

September 10, 2026 12:23 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:25 pm

The Justice Department has issued seven voter-related subpoenas to Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar over the last three months and followed them with a litigation-hold letter telling him he is under investigation while demanding that his office preserve...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...

Globe Accused of ‘Hit Piece’ over Exposé of CA Assemblyman Who Sent $6 Million to His Own Nonprofit from State Budget

September 7, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 7, 2026 12:23 pm

California Assemblyman Dr. Corey Jackson (D-Moreno Valley), who received his Masters in Social Work, founded and directs the nonprofit Center Against Racism and Trauma (CART), which has only been tax-exempt since February 2022. Earlier this year, he named CART his...

Chinese Propaganda, Foreign Influence Campaign Against U.S. AI Data Centers

September 2, 2026 10:36 amSeptember 3, 2026 11:21 am

Data centers are the gigantic physical facilities that house the servers, storage, networking, and cooling systems that store, process, and move digital information. They support cloud computing, streaming, e-commerce, banking, AI, remote work, and most internet services. Data centers make...