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Why Gas Prices Are So High in California

September 12, 2026 10:29 amSeptember 14, 2026 7:55 am

While national crude prices set the floor, California’s taxes, climate rules, unique fuel special blend, and diminished refining system raise the price per gallon. California gas is expensive for two overlapping reasons: it is structurally more costly than in most...

Trump DOJ Takes Chattah Appointment Fight to the Supreme Court

September 11, 2026 12:12 pmSeptember 11, 2026 12:14 pm

The Trump administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Ninth Circuit ruling that Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, was unlawfully kept in office after Senate Democrats vowed to block her confirmation, the same vacancies maneuver...

Trump-Backed AZ Congressional Nominee Jay Feely Targets Democrat Amish Shah As ‘Socialist’ At GOP Convention

September 11, 2026 9:52 amSeptember 11, 2026 9:52 am

Arizona Republican congressional nominee Jay Feely used his appearance at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention Wednesday to praise President Donald Trump and portray Democratic opponent Amish Shah as part of his party’s socialist wing. Feely, a former Arizona Cardinals...

Nevada SOS Aguilar Under Investigation, DOJ Issues Subpoenas and Records-Preservation Order

September 10, 2026 12:23 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:25 pm

The Justice Department has issued seven voter-related subpoenas to Nevada Secretary of State Francisco “Cisco” Aguilar over the last three months and followed them with a litigation-hold letter telling him he is under investigation while demanding that his office preserve...

US Restricts Government Travel in Nogales Following Security Threat Alert

September 10, 2026 10:49 amSeptember 10, 2026 10:49 am

The U.S. government has restricted official activities and travel in Nogales, Sonora, to essential movements during daylight hours after receiving threat information, according to a September 5 security alert issued by the U.S. Consulate General in Nogales. The consulate said...

Stay Denied: Red Rock Stuck With Biden NLRB Union Bargaining Order

September 10, 2026 10:04 amSeptember 10, 2026 10:04 am

Nothing screams worker “choice” like a federal agency and the courts overriding a secret-ballot election. Chief Justice John Roberts last week refused Red Rock Resort’s emergency bid to freeze a Biden-era National Labor Relations Board order that forces the Summerlin...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...