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RFK Jr Accuses Former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra of Gutting Fraud Oversight, Enabling Billions in Theft

August 12, 2026 3:07 pmAugust 13, 2026 7:16 am

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered a blistering indictment of his predecessor, Xavier Becerra, on Tuesday, accusing the former Biden administration official of systematically dismantling the agency’s program integrity staff and opening the floodgates to massive...

Welcome to ‘Rusty Areias Week’ in the CA Legislature: Highway Naming Passes

August 11, 2026 8:00 amAugust 11, 2026 9:10 pm

Welcome to ‘Rusty Areias Week’ in the California Legislature. Late in the day last Wednesday, August 5, both the Senate and Assembly leadership coincidentally announced two separate hearings for this week to continue groveling to former fat-cat lobbyist/lightweight former Assemblyman...

The Polling Paradox of 2026

August 8, 2026 7:38 amAugust 9, 2026 7:39 am

Eighty-nine days before the midterms, the single most-watched number in American politics cannot agree with itself. CNN’s poll with SSRS puts Democrats ahead by eight points on the generic congressional ballot. Emerson College says eleven. The Washington Post-Ipsos survey says...

Trump Touts Working Families Tax Cuts in Las Vegas, Warns of Democratic Open Borders and Communist Threat

August 5, 2026 5:51 pmAugust 5, 2026 5:51 pm

President Donald Trump arrived at the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Summerlin on Wednesday to highlight his administration’s Working Families Tax Cuts from the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act, while criticizing Democrats on border security and warning...

OC Fair Displays Photo Featuring Young Child Holding ‘Happy Last Birthday’ Sign Aimed at Trump

August 4, 2026 12:31 pmAugust 5, 2026 6:37 pm

The article has been updated to include a response from Terry Moore, Communications Director of the OC Fair. A photograph currently on display in the Orange County Fair’s competitive photography exhibit has ignited sharp criticism after videos of the framed...

California Assembly Republicans Elect Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo after Ousting Frat Boy Leader Heath Flora

August 3, 2026 8:36 pmAugust 7, 2026 1:00 pm

California Assembly Republicans replaced Heath Flora (R-Ripon) as minority leader Monday, and quickly elected Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) to the leadership position. The Globe has long reported on Flora’s troubled leadership, including annual Kentucky Derby junkets, and most recently, voting...

Has Kamala Harris Been Hijacked by the DSA or Has the Progressive Mask Finally Slipped?

August 1, 2026 3:57 pmAugust 1, 2026 4:20 pm

Former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Nashville this week for the National Urban League’s annual conference and, in a discussion that was supposed to focus on racial justice, economic opportunity, and “defending democracy,” delivered a remarkably candid preview of...