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California’s ‘GTFO’ Act Disqualifies ICE Agents from Local Public Employment

April 16, 2026 7:57 amApril 16, 2026 11:42 am

California’s proposed “GTFO Act” is exactly what it sounds like: “Get the Feds Out.” Well, that’s what they claim it means. Assembly Bill 1896 by Assemblyman Mark González (D-Los Angeles), would bar ICE agents or Department of Homeland Security employees...

Assembly Republicans Demand Special Session to Combat California’s $180 Billion Fraud Epidemic

April 15, 2026 3:30 pmApril 15, 2026 3:30 pm

On Tax Day, California Assembly Republicans gathered at the State Capitol to demand that Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democrat supermajority immediately convene a special legislative session to confront the state’s exploding fraud crisis. Assembly Republican Leader Heath Flora...

The Bay Area’s $100 Billion Natural Gas Appliance Ban

April 15, 2026 3:00 pmApril 15, 2026 3:01 pm

On January 1, 2027, San Francisco Bay Area homeowners will awaken to an unwelcome reality: they can no longer buy or replace traditional natural gas water heaters. The Bay Area Air District (BAAD), an obscure regulatory agency, adopted zero-nitrogen oxide...

Trump Endorses Key Nevada Congressional Candidates Before Las Vegas Roundtable on Tax Cuts

April 15, 2026 12:52 pmApril 15, 2026 12:52 pm

President Donald Trump is once again flexing his influence in the Silver State, delivering decisive endorsements to two strong Republican candidates in Nevada’s competitive congressional primaries — just days ahead of his Thursday roundtable in Las Vegas focused on the...

Fossil Fuel Billionaire Tom Steyer Declares War on ICE: ‘Abolish It, Jail Its Agents’

April 15, 2026 10:34 amApril 15, 2026 4:18 pm

Billionaire climate activist and Democratic gubernatorial contender Tom Steyer escalated his long-standing anti-ICE rhetoric Tuesday, announcing a sweeping five-point plan to abolish the federal immigration enforcement agency and prosecute its agents and leadership in California courts. In a lengthy X...

California Democrats Violate First Amendment to Criminalize Investigative Journalism

April 15, 2026 6:34 amApril 16, 2026 7:59 am

Freedom of the press protects the right to obtain and publish information or opinions without government censorship or fear of punishment, whether or not government finds the material offensive, or disagrees with it. Free speech enables people to obtain information...

Log Cabin Republicans Assaulted and Booted from ‘Safe Space’ Gay Bar in San Diego

April 15, 2026 4:00 amApril 15, 2026 6:39 am

Urban Mo’s in San Diego bills itself as a welcoming gay bar. A big banner outside proudly declares it a “safe space.” But as Paul Ramirez, a California Delegate and voting member of Assembly District 56, and many other Log...