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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Schools Senator Jacky Rosen in Tense Senate Hearing Exchange

December 19, 2025 12:25 pmDecember 19, 2025 12:25 pm

In a widely circulated moment from Wednesday’s Senate Commerce Committee oversight hearing, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr corrected Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen’s (D) attempt to push for an investigation into Fox News over alleged deceptive editing of a Donald Trump interview,...

Spencer Pratt Escalates Battle with LA Mayor Karen Bass Over Palisades Fire ‘Botch’

December 18, 2025 2:24 pmDecember 18, 2025 2:24 pm

Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt just lit up Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass like a Christmas tree. Filmed on a beach wearing a black customized trucker hat with flaming “LET IT BURN” text, dark sunglasses, and a black “HEIDIWOOD”...

Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District’s Fragile Finances

December 18, 2025 11:36 amDecember 18, 2025 11:36 am

Stories of local government financial distress usually revolve around cities and school districts, but California special districts also face challenges. In a new California Policy Center study, my colleagues and I found a new local government not far from the...

Senator Cortez-Masto’s Fraud Admission Exposes Democrats’ Hypocritical Obamacare Bailout Scheme

December 18, 2025 11:23 amDecember 18, 2025 11:29 am

In a damning revelation that unmasks the Democrats’ reckless stewardship of taxpayer dollars, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) has finally confessed to what Republicans have been shouting from the rooftops: the Affordable Care Act is unaffordable and, under Democratic design...

The California Dream is Driving Small Business Away

December 17, 2025 2:30 pmDecember 17, 2025 2:31 pm

The California Legislature’s high tax, high cost of living, anti-business climate continues to drive businesses large and small and many of their employees out of the state. Shockingly, the Democrat-led supermajority of elected representatives double down on costly regulatory policies...

Report Reveals Coordinated Network of Progressive Nonprofits Shaping Arizona Politics

December 17, 2025 12:49 pmDecember 17, 2025 12:49 pm

A new report released this month (see below) by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club in partnership with the Liberty Network alleges that a coordinated network of progressive nonprofit organizations, national donor funds, labor unions, and media outlets operates as a...

Gilbert Police Ensnared In Widespread Pattern of Falsifying Crime Data

December 17, 2025 9:59 amDecember 17, 2025 9:59 am

A former Gilbert Town Councilman has accused the Gilbert Police Department of systematically manipulating crime statistics for over a decade by implementing a non-standard “Priority Zero” call classification system, allegedly to artificially lower reported crime rates and improve response time...