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DOJ Arrests Iranian National at LAX for Allegedly Brokering Iranian Arms Sales on Behalf of Tehran Regime

April 20, 2026 10:40 amApril 20, 2026 10:40 am

Federal agents arrested Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian national and lawful permanent U.S. resident since 2016, at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday night on charges she brokered the sale of Iranian-manufactured drones, bombs, bomb fuses, assault weapons, and millions of...

3 Education Issues California Gubernatorial Candidates Need to Address

April 20, 2026 10:08 amApril 20, 2026 10:08 am

There’s an important election coming up in California. On June 2, Californians will select two candidates to advance to the general election for the state’s chief executive. So far, there are nine candidates in the race, and early polling suggests...

Stanford University Illegally Discriminated Against Whites and Asians Complaint Says

April 20, 2026 9:00 amApril 20, 2026 9:05 am

The “white skin privileges” that liberals love to prattle about don’t seem to carry much currency at California universities as one school after another gets smacked with federal discrimination complaints for casually running programs for minorities only. Now, the Arlington-Virginia...

USC Launches AI Institute for Actors: Students Get AI ‘Agents’ While Paying Premium Tuition

April 20, 2026 7:30 amApril 20, 2026 7:33 am

The USC School of Dramatic Arts has launched the Institute for Actor-Driven Innovation (USC-IAI), an ambitious new program designed to equip acting students with artificial intelligence tools amid Hollywood’s rapid technological shifts. Announced this month, the institute aims to move...

The Left Pushing Ranked Choice Voting Scheme in Sacramento Political Races

April 20, 2026 5:30 amApril 20, 2026 12:05 pm

Better Ballot Sacramento, a recent initiative of the League of Women Voters, is campaigning to bring ranked-choice voting to Sacramento’s mayor and city council races. They are now gathering signatures to get a ranked choice voting measure on the ballot....

A Few Bill Drafting Observations

April 19, 2026 4:11 pmApril 19, 2026 4:11 pm

In reviewing some of the newly-introduced bills in the 2026 California Legislative Session, I came across a few interesting provisions. Expanded Notwithstanding Clause I came across this relatively new language, which adds everything after “notwithstanding any other law.” I’m not...

Court Orders Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to Return Unlawfully Seized Election Systems, Restore Early Voting Authority to County Recorder

April 17, 2026 4:10 pmApril 17, 2026 4:10 pm

In a sweeping ruling hailed as a major win for election integrity and the independence of elected officials, the Maricopa County Superior Court has declared that Recorder Justin Heap holds exclusive statutory authority over early voting under Arizona law —...