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Federal Court Upholds California’s Prop 50 Congressional Maps, Dismisses Racial Gerrymandering Claims

January 15, 2026 11:13 amJanuary 16, 2026 2:59 am

In a significant blow to Republican efforts to challenge California’s mid-decade redistricting, a federal three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Wednesday to deny a preliminary injunction against the state’s new congressional maps approved by voters through Proposition 50. The decision allows...

Ringside: The Denominators of our Prosperity – Energy and Water

January 14, 2026 3:29 pmJanuary 14, 2026 3:29 pm

Abundant and affordable energy and water are prerequisites to solving every other challenge standing in the way of lowering California’s overall cost-of-living. Not only because the cost for energy and water directly impacts the cost to build homes, pay household...

Dr. Oz Slams California as ‘Worst Offender’ in $1.8 Billion Medicaid Scandal: Withholds $300 Million From State

January 14, 2026 1:07 pmJanuary 15, 2026 11:13 am

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced on X that audits have uncovered over $1.8 billion in unlawful federal Medicaid spending on non-emergency health care for illegal immigrants across eight states—with California leading the pack...

Racially Motivated Assault at Tempe Community Center Leaves Several Injured

January 14, 2026 12:13 pmJanuary 16, 2026 3:06 am

Officers with the Tempe Police Department arrested a 62-year-old man after he allegedly attacked multiple people Wednesday inside the Escalante Multi-Generational Center in Tempe in an incident investigators say was racially motivated, according to court documents and police statements. The...

LA County Supervisors Approve ‘ICE-Free Zones’ on County Property, Defying Federal Enforcement

January 14, 2026 9:45 amJanuary 16, 2026 3:07 am

In yet another display of California’s entrenched sanctuary policies and the Democrats’ penchant to engage in political theater, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion on Tuesday to designate all county-owned and controlled properties as “ICE-Free...

Steve Hilton Selects Former Democrat Gloria Romero as Lt. Governor Running Mate in Push to End One-Party Rule in California

January 13, 2026 1:41 pmJanuary 14, 2026 9:16 pm

In a strategic move designed to shatter the Democrats’ iron grip on California politics, Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton has named former Democratic State Senate Majority Leader Gloria J. Romero as his preferred running mate for lieutenant governor ahead of...

AZ Sen. Finchem Says Arizona Rangers Bill Focuses on Accountability, Not Elimination

January 13, 2026 11:56 amJanuary 13, 2026 11:57 am

Arizona Sen. Mark Finchem told The California Globe in a phone interview Sunday that legislation he introduced with Sen. Wendy Rogers to repeal statutory recognition of the Arizona Rangers is intended to address accountability and regulatory consistency—not to dissolve the...