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Arizona Dem Accuses Jared Kushner of ‘Brazen Corruption’ Over Foreign Investments

April 22, 2026 3:56 pmApril 22, 2026 3:57 pm

Arizona Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ3) accused Jared Kushner of profiting from foreign government relationships while maintaining influence in international affairs, calling the situation “open, naked, brazen corruption.” “Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is shaping US foreign policy while simultaneously soliciting billions...

SPLC Indicted for Funding the Hate It Pretended to Fight

April 22, 2026 1:33 pmApril 22, 2026 1:46 pm

The Southern Poverty Law Center, long notorious as a partisan smear factory masquerading as a civil rights watchdog, was hit with an 11-count federal indictment Tuesday for wire fraud, false statements to banks, and conspiracy to commit money laundering. (see...

Phoenix Mayor’s ‘Know Your Rights’ Campaign for Illegal Immigrants Brutally Backfires on Social Media

April 21, 2026 3:07 pmApril 21, 2026 3:07 pm

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego launched a new “Know Your Rights” campaign last Friday aimed at helping illegal immigrants and Phoenix residents respond to federal immigration enforcement activity, part of a broader city effort to monitor and document actions by federal...

EXCLUSIVE: CASA Files State Bar Complaint Against Swalwell for Moral Turpitude

April 21, 2026 1:59 pmApril 22, 2026 6:40 am

The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) has filed a formal attorney misconduct complaint (see below) with the State Bar of California against Rep. Eric Swalwell, urging an immediate investigation into whether the embattled Democrat committed acts of moral...

ASU Event Claiming Christian Right ‘Darkened America’s Political Soul’ Draws Fire

April 21, 2026 12:35 pmApril 21, 2026 12:37 pm

Arizona State University hosted a campus event this month built around the argument that the Christian right has fueled “political hate” in the United States, prompting criticism from one ASU professor who argued the event unfairly targeted Christians and conservative...

Progressive Economics Meets Reality: ‘Mansion Tax’ Backers Realize Higher Taxes Stunt Growth

April 20, 2026 4:26 pmApril 22, 2026 1:49 pm

In a plot twist worthy of satire — or a very late Economics 101 class — Democrat-aligned nonprofits, business groups, and even the carpenters’ union have suddenly realized that Los Angeles’ Measure ULA “mansion tax” is hurting housing production and...

San Francisco’s Voters are Screwed

April 20, 2026 3:35 pmApril 21, 2026 2:23 pm

California’s 11th Congressional District, encompassing San Francisco has long been a safe Democratic stronghold held by outgoing Nancy Pelosi, voters here face a terrible choice this cycle. Primaries are June 2, 2026. The three leading candidates – Saikat Chakrabarti, Connie...