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Bureau of Indian Affairs Orders Alturas Indian Rancheria Leaders to Halt Unauthorized Business on Federal Trust Land

June 19, 2026 10:45 amJune 19, 2026 10:45 am

In late May, the Globe reported on the Alturas Indian Rancheria, a small federally recognized tribe in Northern California, which has been controlled for over a decade by a disputed “interim” Business Committee in what tribal members and their attorney...

FBI & DHS Agents Descend on LA’s Skid Row in Voter Fraud Probe

June 19, 2026 7:19 amJune 19, 2026 7:49 am

Thursday, June 18, 2026, FBI agents and Homeland Security Investigations personnel descended on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and conducted interviews with homeless residents as part of a voter fraud probe tied to the June 2, 2026, statewide direct primary....

Arizona Democrat Draws AOC Comparisons After Calling ICE Facilities ‘Concentration Camps’

June 18, 2026 9:52 amJune 18, 2026 9:53 am

Arizona Democrat Yassamin Ansari is drawing comparisons from many commentators to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after invoking two of the New York Democrat’s most controversial narratives, calling ICE detention facilities “concentration camps,” and using social media to question President Donald Trump’s...

DOJ Case Applies to California: Reparations Program is Discriminatory and Illegal

June 16, 2026 3:30 pmJune 16, 2026 3:32 pm

California lawmakers have been trying to pass reparations of any kind. The Legislative Black Caucus claims this is about “its push for justice and equality.”. Thus far, they’ve only been able to pass rather minor bills, authorizing analyses of methodologies...

Gavin Newsom’s Pay-to-Play Politics: Is California FOR SALE?

June 16, 2026 6:27 amJune 16, 2026 9:01 am

In August 2025, the California Globe reported, “California is FOR SALE: Gavin Newsom’s Pay-to-Play Politics …and using his wife’s non-profits as a political slush fund.” On Monday, Newsom announced on X that the U.S. Department of Justice under President Trump...

Ag Secretary Rollins, Interior Sec Burgum Convene White House Meeting Between PG&E Regarding Future of Potter Valley Dam

June 15, 2026 4:34 pmJune 15, 2026 4:34 pm

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on X Monday that she and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum convened a White House meeting with representatives from Pacific Gas & Electric and the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District in Riverside County, to discuss the future...

SBA Ends Biden-Era Expanded Race-Based, DEI Loan Approvals

June 13, 2026 7:00 amJune 15, 2026 6:13 am

In February, the White House announced plans for a new anti-fraud task force targeting welfare abuse in California and other states, and assigned Vice President J.D. Vance, Andrew Ferguson of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and the Attorney General. California...