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House Ethics Committee Investigating CA Rep. Jimmy Gomez for Alleged Sexual Misconduct

August 17, 2026 3:59 pmAugust 17, 2026 4:02 pm

The bipartisan House Ethics Committee announced Monday it is reviewing allegations that Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) “may have engaged in sexual misconduct” in violation of the Code of Official Conduct or other applicable standards, specifically including “engaging in inappropriate sexual...

Los Angeles’s Homeless Crisis Deepens Under Mayor Bass

August 17, 2026 3:00 pmAugust 17, 2026 3:01 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass promised to end street homelessness. Instead, the latest numbers show her administration is delivering the opposite. According to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s 2026 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, released in late July, the...

Ninth Circuit Rules Sigal Chattah Unlawfully Serving as Nevada’s Acting US Attorney

August 17, 2026 1:40 pmAugust 17, 2026 1:40 pm

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that Sigal Chattah is unlawfully serving as Nevada’s Acting U.S. Attorney, holding that the Trump administration cannot bypass federal vacancy limits by designating her first...

US Dept of Energy Awards PG&E $271 Million for Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Ongoing Operations

August 17, 2026 10:15 amAugust 17, 2026 10:15 am

Pacific Gas and Electric received $271 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to ensure the ongoing operation of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, California’s last operating nuclear plant, with two reactors responsible for producing nearly 10 percent of the state’s...

Aaron Ford’s Role in Paramount Blockade Raises Netflix Influence Questions

August 17, 2026 10:13 amAugust 17, 2026 10:13 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford’s decision to join a 12-state coalition suing to block Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery looked, at first glance, like a routine antitrust action. Closer examination of the players, funding, and beneficiaries suggests...

Medical Federalism and Freedom to Heal

August 17, 2026 9:00 amAugust 17, 2026 9:01 am

The ability of a doctor and patient to unite and carry out their respective roles in the art of healing has been almost completely blocked over the past 75 years in America. It is because healing, which is a non-political...

FBI Crime Report: Largest Year-to-Year Decline in Violent Crime Rates Since FBI Estimations Began in 1936

August 17, 2026 6:30 amAugust 17, 2026 7:02 pm

FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting data released on Friday for calendar year 2025 shows 2024 to 2025 marked the largest year-to-year decline in violent crime rates since FBI estimations began in 1936. Even with the significant decline in violent and property...