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The Trump Economy Grew 3.4% Last Quarter, the Fastest Pace in a Year

October 29, 2026 1:49 pmOctober 29, 2026 1:49 pm

The Bureau of Economic Analysis advance estimate released today reports that real Gross Domestic Product increased at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 3.4% in the third quarter of 2026 (July–September), up from 2.2% in Q2 2026. This was the...

Becerra Open to Mileage Tax After Newsom’s Spending Spree

October 29, 2026 1:17 pmOctober 30, 2026 9:13 am

In an interview with KCRA’s Ashley Zavala, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra said “everything should be on the table” when asked about a mileage-based tax to maintain California’s roads and bridges.“Our roads aren’t maintained just by some magic wand. We...

Clinton-Appointed Judge Blocks DOJ Bid to Sequester Suspected Noncitizen Ballots; DOJ Appeals to Ninth Circuit

October 29, 2026 10:56 amOctober 29, 2026 1:18 pm

A Clinton-appointed federal judge has rejected the Department of Justice’s emergency request to sequester mail ballots from more than 20,000 California registrants federal authorities flagged as likely noncitizens, even as early voting continues and ballots are already being processed ahead...

Sudanese and Afghan Nationals Charged with Illegal Voting in Nevada

October 28, 2026 2:55 pmOctober 28, 2026 2:55 pm

Federal prosecutors in Nevada charged two foreign nationals this week with illegally casting ballots in the 2024 election, the latest cases in a Justice Department push that has produced dozens of similar charges nationwide while Democratic-led states continue to resist...

Arizona AG Kris Mayes Tees Off on Golf: ‘Too Many Courses’ in the Desert

October 28, 2026 1:58 pmOctober 28, 2026 1:58 pm

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is learning the hard way that telling a desert state full of golfers and winter tourists that it has “way, way too much grass” and “probably… too many golf courses” is a political hazard. In a...

Gov. Newsom Spending $19 Million to Polish His and California’s Image

October 28, 2026 9:33 amOctober 29, 2026 2:18 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom was heavily criticized in March for authorizing a $19 million taxpayer-funded advertising campaign designed to burnish his own image and improve California’s public image as he touts California’s largess on the presidential campaign trail. “Newsom planning...

DOJ Presses Judge Carter to Sequester Suspected Noncitizen Ballots as Hearing Concludes

October 27, 2026 4:21 pmOctober 27, 2026 4:21 pm

A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments Tuesday in the Justice Department’s bid to force California to sequester roughly 20,000 mail ballots linked to suspected noncitizens, one day after the Ninth Circuit dismissed the department’s emergency appeal for lack...