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Harris' shift from tough-on-crime prosecutor to social justice advocate faces scrutiny from conservative group

Vice President Kamala Harris’ checkered prosecution record during her tenure as California attorney general is resurfacing as her bid for the White House heats up. From locking up parents whose children had chronically missed school to supporting a bail fund that let violent Black Lives Matter rioters out of jail in 2020, Harris’ approach to...

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Gov Newsom orders homeless encampments torn down across California: 'No more excuses'

Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering California officials to dismantle homeless encampments across the state via an executive order. Newsom announced the initiative on Thursday, with his office stating that the governor has ordered “state agencies and departments to adopt clear policies that urgentlyaddress homeless encampments while respecting the dignity and well-being of all Californians.” “This...

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Top Dem who visited Butler says local officials told him 'we need to talk' more about Secret Service failures

BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A top House Democrat who took part in a bipartisan walk-through of the Butler Farm Show grounds in Pennsylvania, where former President Trump was nearly assassinated, said law enforcement rank-and-file seem apprehensive to speak publicly about “who’s in charge.” Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., said officers who serve are “great people” and...

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California Republicans warn Newsom his oil refining ‘phase-out’ endangers military readiness

EXCLUSIVE:Nearly half of California’s Republican congressional delegation sent a letter Tuesday warning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stringent fossil fuel policies endanger national security in part due to the Golden State’s military prominence. The letter, led by Rep. David Valadao of the San Joaquin Valley, expressed “grave concerns” that Newsom’s “deliberate… hamstring[ing]” of oil refining hurts not...

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Kamala Harris’ record as prosecutor in California spells ‘trouble’ for presidential campaign: lawyer

Kamala Harris’ policies as San Francisco District Attorney and California Attorney General could come back to haunt her as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president, experts say. “She’s one of these people who’ve talked out of both sides of her mouth, and she’s going to have trouble with both the left and the right...

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Hunter Biden trial on tax charges given start date

Hunter Biden’s criminal tax trial will begin on Sept. 9 in California, a federal judge overseeing the legal proceedings said Monday. Biden is charged with failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes between 2016 and 2019, while also filing false tax reports.He allegedly used the funds to live lavishly, including spending millions of dollars on...

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Biden's rent-control plan will only make America’s housing crisis worse

President Joe Biden is suggesting that a federal limit on annual rent increases in residential units will ease housing costs. This is what happens when economist Milton Friedman isn’t “running the show”: Policymakers follow ideas that make the problem they say they’re solving infinitely worse. “While the prior administration gave special tax breaks to corporate...

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Schiff's choice to 'abandon' Biden is act of 'selfish desperation' amid campaign fundraising woes, Garvey says

California Senate candidate Steve Garvey called the about-face by Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on President Biden’s re-election bid an act of “selfish desperation” after Schiff realized his Senate campaign had been outraised by more than $1 million. “Adam Schiff’s recent act of selfish desperation to abandon his presidential nominee has caused a clear reaction from...