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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...

9th Circuit Overrides California Law Forcing ICE Agents to Remove Masks

April 22, 2026 3:02 pmApril 22, 2026 3:39 pm

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals just issued an injunction blocking enforcement of California’s laws targeting federal ICE agents, requiring them to “unmask” and display visible name and badge number. A three judge panel in the 9th Circuit agreed...

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...

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...

Newsom’s Green Dreams Meet Reality

April 20, 2026 1:30 pmApril 20, 2026 3:40 pm

I remember the day the lights went out. January 2001, middle of a trading session, and California’s rolling blackouts killed the power on the floor. We time-stamped tickets by hand and surrendered them to operations for manual reconciliation. My book...

DOJ Arrests Iranian National at LAX for Allegedly Brokering Iranian Arms Sales on Behalf of Tehran Regime

April 20, 2026 10:40 amApril 20, 2026 10:40 am

Federal agents arrested Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian national and lawful permanent U.S. resident since 2016, at Los Angeles International Airport Saturday night on charges she brokered the sale of Iranian-manufactured drones, bombs, bomb fuses, assault weapons, and millions of...

The Left Pushing Ranked Choice Voting Scheme in Sacramento Political Races

April 20, 2026 5:30 amApril 20, 2026 12:05 pm

Better Ballot Sacramento, a recent initiative of the League of Women Voters, is campaigning to bring ranked-choice voting to Sacramento’s mayor and city council races. They are now gathering signatures to get a ranked choice voting measure on the ballot....