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Arizona Democrats Intervene In Case Of Deported Convict Arrested In Equatorial Guinea

September 16, 2026 3:42 pmSeptember 16, 2026 3:42 pm

Arizona Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva and Sen. Mark Kelly have intervened in the case of an Egyptian national who was deported after serving two years in prison for narcotics possession and aggravated assault and was subsequently reportedly arrested in Equatorial...

Randy Villegas Cements Socialist Ties With Joint Fundraising Committee for Michigan DSA Founder

September 16, 2026 12:06 pmSeptember 16, 2026 12:35 pm

Randy Villegas, the Bernie Sanders-backed Democrat running against Republican Rep. David Valadao in California’s 22nd Congressional District, has formalized a fundraising partnership with William Lawrence, a self-described socialist running for Congress in Michigan. The newly listed Lawrence Villegas Victory Fund...

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...

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...

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....

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...