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From the Cheap Seats: A Cheap Fake

October 24, 2026 6:42 amOctober 24, 2026 6:43 am

We’re coming down to the wire in the 2026 elections. For residents of Encinitas District 4, the City Council race deserves particular attention. The contest pits appointed incumbent Marco San Antonio against challenger Brad Lefkowits, an Encinitas newcomer. The choice...

Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office Charges Alien for Illegal Voting Amid Ongoing Federal Crackdown

October 23, 2026 3:52 pmOctober 23, 2026 4:02 pm

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada announced Friday that an alien has been charged with illegally voting in a federal election, with First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah underscoring that noncitizen voting is a federal crime...

Amodei Calls Flippo a ‘Fraud’ on CNN as Nevada’s GOP Stronghold Turns Competitive Amid Early Voting Edge for Democrats

October 23, 2026 11:45 amOctober 23, 2026 11:49 am

Retiring Republican Rep. Mark Amodei told CNN that he did not vote for David Flippo, the Trump-endorsed Republican nominee to succeed him in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, and labeled him a “fraud.” The comments, made as early voting continues, underscore...

Arizona Opens Only Three of 21 Planned EV Charging Stations, Four Years After Approval

October 23, 2026 10:41 amOctober 23, 2026 10:41 am

Arizona’s first three electric vehicle charging stations funded through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program are open, approximately four years after federal approval of the state’s deployment plan and months after the Arizona Department of Transportation’s original target for a...

DOJ Charges 15 in Massive $2 Billion LA Medical Fraud Case

October 22, 2026 2:38 pmOctober 23, 2026 10:42 am

Federal agents raided a Tarzana mansion and arrested multiple suspects Thursday in a sweeping takedown of Los Angeles-area health care fraud schemes that allegedly bilked government and private programs of nearly $2 billion, according to the Department of Justice and...

Get Out of the Way San Francisco, ICE Has Work To Do

October 21, 2026 4:48 pmOctober 21, 2026 4:48 pm

On October 19, 2026, ICE agents arrested 51-year-old Salvadoran national Milton Ramos-Rodriguez on a South of Market/SoMa neighborhood sidewalk in San Francisco, and city hall responded as expected – clutching pearls and grabbing the checkbook. ICE stated that Ramos-Rodriguez had...

Arizona Seeks To Join Colorado River Lawsuit After Failed Negotiations, GOP Criticism Of Hobbs

October 21, 2026 2:26 pmOctober 21, 2026 2:27 pm

Arizona has asked a federal court to let it join Nevada’s lawsuit challenging new Colorado River operating rules after seven-state negotiations failed to produce an agreement and Republican lawmakers criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs’ handling of the talks. The Oct. 16...