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America’s Military, Not America’s Politicians, are the Real Public Servants

May 26, 2025 2:55 amMay 26, 2025 7:10 am

Politicians love to refer to themselves as public servants, despite the outrageous perks and entitlements they vote for themselves, or just take. America’s real public servants are members of the greatest military in the world. And what better time as...

U.S. Senate Votes To Repeal CA’s Ban on Gas Vehicles and 2035 EV Mandate

May 22, 2025 1:30 pmMay 22, 2025 3:44 pm

The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver for California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate, with President Donald Trump all but certain to sign it. As expected, the Congressional Review Act (CRA) was...

CA Democratic Lawmakers Make Last Ditch Attempt To Stop EPA Waiver Vote That Could End 2035 EV Mandate

May 21, 2025 4:35 pmMay 21, 2025 4:44 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and other prominent Democratic lawmakers made a last chance effort to try to sway the U.S. Senate vote on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waiver for California’s...

Senate Vote on Ending the EPA Waiver for California’s 2035 Gas Powered Car Mandate Moved up to this Week

May 21, 2025 2:45 amMay 21, 2025 2:46 am

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) announced Tuesday that the House will vote on the Environmental Protection Agency’s waiver for California’s 2035 new gas powered car sales ban mandate this week, potentially setting up the beginning of the end for...

Rep. Ro Khanna a Speculative Candidate in 2028 Presidential Democratic Primary

May 19, 2025 5:32 pmMay 19, 2025 5:32 pm

Much has been made of the fact that two of the top potential candidates for the Democratic nomination in 2028 are from California: Former Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Gavin Newsom. Both are currently polling, but one candidate is...

California Congressional Democrats Voted for Largest Tax Increase in American History

May 19, 2025 4:52 pmMay 20, 2025 1:35 pm

California’s Democrat Members of Congress just tried to unleash the largest tax increase in history by voting against making President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” also known as H.Con.Res.14. Every Congressional Democrat voted...

Medicaid Deserves To Be ‘Cherished and Loved’ – and Reformed

May 19, 2025 2:29 pmMay 19, 2025 2:33 pm

Medicaid has become a political lightning rod as House Republicans have been in negotiations on President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” advancing his agenda. Some Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns over aggressive spending cuts on Medicaid and other federal...