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Gavin Newsom has Talarico Moment with Phony Fly Fishing Stunt

September 15, 2026 12:11 pmSeptember 18, 2026 10:58 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom just had a “Talarico” moment of inauthenticity, of epic proportions. Poor James Talarico is trying so hard to convince Texans that he is one of them: rugged, manly, outdoorsy, carnivore, and a guy who might swoon...

SCOTUS Blocks Trump USPS Mail-Ballot Security Rule for Midterms, Citing Timing

September 15, 2026 10:15 amSeptember 15, 2026 10:18 am

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday night refused to lift a nationwide injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s U.S. Postal Service rule on federal mail-in ballots, leaving California’s universal vote-by-mail system, and Nevada’s, untouched less than seven weeks before the November...

A Kamala River Runs Through Newsom’s 2028 Presidential Campaign

September 14, 2026 6:04 pmSeptember 15, 2026 3:21 pm

California Gov. Gavin Newsom told CNN’s Jake Tapper he will not run for president in 2028 if former Vice President Kamala Harris enters the race—a concession delivered not in Sacramento, but waist-deep in a Montana river. “I don’t know if...

Trump EPA To Repeal Carbon Rules for US Coal and Gas Power Plants

September 14, 2026 1:31 pmSeptember 14, 2026 1:31 pm

The Trump EPA is finalizing the repeal of 2024 Biden-era carbon rules for greenhouse-gas standards for coal-and natural-gas-fired power plants. The move is expected to be announced today at a G20 energy ministers meeting in Houston, Texas. The EPA just...

San Francisco and Santa Clara Join Mamdani Suit to Block Trump’s Public Charge Green Card Rule

September 14, 2026 11:12 amSeptember 14, 2026 11:12 am

San Francisco and Santa Clara County have signed onto a New York City–led lawsuit seeking to stop a Trump administration immigration rule that would let federal officers weigh food stamps, Medicaid, housing aid and other means-tested benefits when deciding whether...

Arizona’s Colorado River Cuts Echo the Parker Dam War

September 14, 2026 9:35 amSeptember 14, 2026 9:35 am

Arizona is preparing to shoulder the largest share of another round of Colorado River reductions. Nearly a century ago, its governor answered a dispute over the same river by sending troops to a dam site. The Interior Department’s August 21...

US DOJ Criminal Investigation Into Gov Newsom’s International Travel and Personal Spending

September 14, 2026 7:53 amSeptember 14, 2026 6:04 pm

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating California Governor Gavin Newsom’s international travel and personal spending. The U.S. Attorney’s office issued subpoenas this month requesting testimony and communications with Newsom and others, according to reporting by the San Francisco Standard....