The state seeks to disbar Trump attorney John Eastman, who once clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas, for his work following the 2020 election.
Trump 2020 Attorney John Eastman Faces Disbarment in California
L.A. County Clerk Dismisses Poll Worker Who Showed Up Wearing Trump Merchandise
The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk confirmed that a man who worked during the California recall effort who showed up to his post wearing Trump merchandise has been dismissed.
“The election worker was contacted and advised that the attire was inappropriate and unacceptable,” the county clerk’s office tweeted. “Based on his response and reports that other workers had previously counseled him on this, he was released and is no longer working at the vote center.”
The Hosts of “Fox and Friends” Are Pushing Bogus Voter Fraud Claims Ahead of California’s Recall Election
The hosts of “Fox and Friends” are pushing unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud ahead of California’s recall election, which will determine whether incumbent Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office amid conservative backlash against Covid-19 restrictions.
Majority of Californians Are Opposed to Recalling Gavin Newsom, According to New Poll
The majority of Californians are opposed to recalling Governor Gavin Newsom, according to a new poll.
The poll, conducted by the University of California-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies for the Los Angeles Times, found that 60% of California voters would reject recalling Newsom compared to just 39% who say they support removing Newsom from office.
Bernie Sanders Calls California Recall a “Bold-Faced Republican Power Grab”
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Republicans who are looking to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom (D), referring to the recall effort as a “bold-faced Republican power grab” in a new ad.
Ex-Fiance of California GOP Candidate Larry Elder: He Held a Gun to My Head While High
California has suffered through the Coronavirus over the last year and a half. And due to a quirk in the recall system, Republicans have a shot at taking over the governor’s office.
The chief candidate for the GOP is Larry Elder, a businessman and radio host. Elder has made countless offensive comments in the past that don’t seem to represent the will of most Californians.
Caitlyn Jenner’s Campaign is Out of Money and a Fair Bit of it Went to Brad Parscale
Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympic champion and reality television star, wants to be the next governor of California. In order to do so, she has hired some pretty big names when it comes to campaign strategy.
California Announces Ban on State Travel to Five More States Over Anti-LGBTQ Laws
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced that California has added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community.
WATCH: Caitlyn Jenner’s Answer About Her Political Qualifications Sounds A Lot Like Donald Trump’s
Donald Trump’s election in 2016 changed politics forever and did so in many different ways. One of the more unfortunate consequences is that now “anyone” thinks they can run for high offices with no qualifications.
Caitlyn Jenner Has No Chance at Winning CA Gov. Race But Fox News is Still Giving Her Prime Time Town Hall With Sean Hannity
Caitlyn Jenner may have been one of the greatest athletes in the world at one point, but she has no experience in politics. Still, she has decided to throw her hat in the ring for a possible recall election against Gavin Newsom.
Dem. Congressman Jared Huffman Destroys Betsy DeVos in Brutal Tweet
A lot of Donald Trump’s cabinet members have been objects of ridicule. Oreo Cookies made fun of Ben Carson after a HUD gaffe. Late night news hosts ripped Wilbur Ross for his physical and behavioral similarities to Mr. Burns from the Simpsons.
Trump Administration Rejects California’s Request for Disaster Relief to Tackle Wildfires
The Trump administration has rejected California’s request for disaster relief funds to tackle wildfires and to help residents displaced by a string of fires that have impacted the state.
“The request for a Major Presidential Disaster Declaration for early September fires has been denied by the federal administration,” said Brian Ferguson, a spokesman for the governor’s office of emergency services.
Trump Tells GOP to “Fight Hard” After California Orders Republicans to Stop Using Illegal Ballot Collection Containers
President Donald Trump encouraged Republicans to “fight hard” after California’s attorney general and chief elections officer order GOP officials to stop using private ballot collection containers that had been marked as “official” dropboxes to collect ballots.
Trump Claims, With No Evidence, That California Governor Gavin Newsom Will “Harvest” Votes
President Donald Trump claimed, with no evidence, that California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) will make sure Democrats win the state in the upcoming general election thanks to “a pure Sleepy Joe Democrat firm to count and ‘harvest’ votes.”
Obama Slams California GOP Candidate Who Hinted That He Had His Endorsement
Endorsements can be an extremely powerful thing during election season. They can be especially formidable if they come from someone within the opposite party. This was obvious during the DNC when prominent Republicans like John Kasich, Christine Whitman and Susan Molinari endorsed Joe Biden.
Three Republican Groups Sue California Governor Over Vote-by-Mail Initiative
The Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the California Republican Party filed a joint lawsuit against California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) over his executive orders to use mail-in ballots for the November election.
Trump Slams Newsom Decision to End Executions in California
Donald Trump this morning tweeted his strong opposition to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plans to suspend the death penalty in the state.
“Defying voters, the Governor of California will halt all death penalty executions of 737 stone cold killers,” Trump tweeted. “Friends and families of the always forgotten VICTIMS are not thrilled, and neither am I!”
California Democrats Declare War on Donald Trump
Now that the California Republican Party is dead, Democrats in the Golden State have decided to declare war on President Donald Trump.
After their massive state-wide victories in the November 6 midterm elections Democrats returned to the state capitol in Sacramento with both a strong mandate and a clear mission: to fight everything President Donald Trump does or tries to do.
Gov. Brown Says Fires Will Make the Worst Climate Skeptics Into Believers
Jerry Brown says the deadly California wildfires will convert all climate change skeptics into climate change believers within five years.
Brown is the Democratic California Governor and he said Sunday morning that he believes the science surrounding the deadly wildfires will become so evident that skeptics will no longer be able to avoid the truth of the devastating impacts of climate change.
The California Republican Party Is Now Dead
The California Republican Party is now dead. The most recent evidence of this appeared last night as California Democrats completed their sweep of the congressional delegation in Orange County. Democrat Gil Cisneros defeated Young Kim, a Republican, to capture a fourth seat in a county that had once been one of the most conservative in the nation.
Trump To Try To Poison California By Repealing Their Power To Fight Smog
Trump is going to seek to revoke Obama era standards that gave California that power to fight smog and auto emissions.
Gavin Newsom Vows, ‘We Don’t Obstruct Justice. We Demand Justice.’
California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom easily won the state’s primary for governor on Tuesday and will face a Republican businessman endorsed by President Donald Trump in the November general election.
Collapse of California GOP Reveals Party’s National Problems
These are dark days for the Republican Party in California. Last week the Sacramento Bee reported that the GOP is behind both the Democratic Party and Independents in the number of registered voters. Last month we reported that there may be no Republican candidate for either governor or U.S. Senator on the ballot in November’s general election after the primaries are held tomorrow.
California Shows Blue States Can Be Fiscally Responsible
There is an ongoing political debate in the United States about which political party is more fiscally responsible. Historically Republicans claimed they were, because they believed in lower taxes and lower spending. They accused Democrats of being the “tax and spend” party, and this attack line helped the GOP take political control of Congress, the presidency and two-thirds of state governments.
Death toll from California blazes rises to 43, after teen dies
The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month died at a hospital, officials said on Monday.
California Passes Bill Urging Congress To Censure Trump For ‘Racist’ Charlottesville Response
"The leader of the free world can’t continue to use language that legitimizes the actions of extremists groups that promote hate."
Trump Loses California 3 Years Early After State Passes Bill Forcing Candidates To Show Taxes
If the legislation becomes law, it stands to reason that Trump won't be allowed on the California ballot in the 2020 presidential election.
House Republican Absurdly Claims Trumpcare Bill That No Democrat Voted For Is Bipartisan
“Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Ca.), facing angry constituents at town hall, calls GOP health care bill ‘bipartisan..both parties working together’,” even though not a single Democrat voted for it.
Opinion: California Threatens Retribution Against Bully Trump Over Immigration Ban
“California could very well become an organized non-payer. They could recommend non-compliance with the federal tax code.”
There Was One Glimmer of Light On a Damn Dark Day in America
California voters beat back an assault on their intelligence and social consciousness by Republicans and corporations to promote the general welfare of the people.
Nestlé Says Obtaining A Permit To Steal Water Violates Its Rights
Nestlé lawyers unload a barrage of procedural motions and unnecessary legal briefs to prevent having “its water rights” violated.
Trump Has Racist Meltdown And Blurts Out Look At My African-American In Middle Of Rally
While campaigning in Redding, California, Donald Trump blurted out a statement of total racism in the middle of his rally.
Bill Clinton Absolutely Crushes Donald Trump For Refusing To Release His Tax Returns
While campaigning in California, former President Bill Clinton destroyed Donald Trump over the presumptive Republican nominee's refusal to release his tax returns.
California Crisis! How To Spend Budget Surpluses Because Democrats Voted
Democrats push the governor to relax his grip on surplus money because the state is “overflowing with billions of dollars in extra cash”
Bernie Sanders Banks On California To Deliver Him The Democratic Nomination
Sen. Bernie Sanders suggested on Sunday that his campaign's path to the Democratic nomination involves winning by a large margin in California and flipping delegates.
California In A “State of Emergency” But Fossil Fuel Industry Says Methane Gas Is Safe
SoCalGas has the temerity to demand that its sick and dislocated customers absorb another rate increase to pay for damage to the community
Forest Service Is Being Sued To Stop Nestlé From Stealing California Water
The U.S. Forest Service has failed to stop Nestle from stealing millions of gallons of California's rapidly vanishing groundwater
California Law Prohibits Phony Pregnancy Centers From Lying And Evangelicals Are Furious
The Reproductive Fact ACT that forces faith-based crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to stop lying and stop posing as medical providers.
California Democrats Show Republicans What Good Government Looks Like
There is one example of a state that leads the nation in economic growth, job creation, and the ability to govern for all the people. This week, in a seriously stunning editorial by a very conservative newspaper they readily admit and praise California with its Democratic super-majority and governor as the model the rest of the nation and Republicans in Congress should follow.
GOP Woes In California Continue As No Senate Candidate Polls Above 10 Percent
California Republicans have no candidates that appear to have any realistic chance of cracking the top two in the June primary
California Senate Makes Voting Easier By Passing Motor Voter Act
The California State Senate passed the California New Voter Act on a 24 to 15 vote.
President Obama Designates Three More National Monuments, Brings His Total In Office To 19
On Friday, President Barack Obama designated three new National Monuments in the Western United States.
California Corporate Farms Increase Water Use While Small Farms Offer To Cutback
In California, the greatest natural resource, water, is in extremely short supply and the oil industry, the Nestle Corporation, and corporate agriculture is rapidly draining what is left of California water for pure profit.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback Stealing Is From Welfare Recipients To Enrich Banks
Brownback's Republicans have imposed an inordinately cruel measure to steal taxpayer money from welfare recipients and hand it to the banking industry under the guise of putting an end to their blatantly luxurious lifestyles and help them get off welfare and enter Kansas' non-existent private job market.
Direct Democracy Fail Allows “Kill The Gays” Measure To Advance in California
Before any American thinks this will never fly in the Golden State, just reconsider that because of California's direct democracy cockup, the religious right, Mormons, and Catholics from around the nation poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the campaign to pass that other fanatical ballot initiative Prop 8.
California Attorney-General Fights To Void Deadly Anti-Gay Ballot Initiative
The far right's war on the LGBT community took a variety of turns this week.
Ted Cruz Is Unelectable, So Why Is He Running For President?
That gnawing, aching need for limelight, even more so than Cruz's disingenuous flouting of science in exchange for base adoration, is what makes him unfit to lead.
During Severe Drought San Francisco Catholics Soak The Homeless Who Are Seeking Shelter
In a conscientious city like San Francisco, water conservation measures are taken very seriously by businesses and residents alike; except for the San Francisco Archdiocese led by embattled Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. The latest outrage, and it is a monumental outrage on humanitarian and water conservation terms, against the Archdiocese is the harshest criticism for installing a watering system to drench the homeless to prevent them from sleeping in doorways around the sanctuary at St. Mary's Cathedral.
Media Intentionally Hides Republicans’ Economic Failures And Democrats’ Success
t is true that Republican policies are why Americans are rapidly losing economic ground to the few wealthy elites, but the media is not only culpable, they are facilitating this country's slide into oligarchy by perpetually campaigning for the rich and powerful.
Mitt Romney Thinks Acting Like He Cares Will Get Him Elected in 2016
"If you show up at churches and at minority communities it shows you care much more broadly. And that's something that I want to do."
The Year of Intolerant Liberalism? Not so Much
A Religious Right list of 33 Examples of Intolerant Liberalism in 2014 turns out (surprise!) to be examples of conservative intolerance
New York Bans Fracking Due to Health Risks – Wisconsin Bans Fracking Regulation Due To Greed
Republicans depend on lies and deceit to convince their ignorant base to support dangerous policies, and it is why they criticize science and unbiased research so vehemently; particularly surrounding issues surrounding the fossil fuel industry and its risk to the environment; and Americans' health.
White Conservatives Justify Their Racism By Claiming Black Criminals Are Racists
Even when the right tries to explain racism, they end up being racist. They are all in agreement that there are black criminals and bad cops. Funny thing, a cop who commits a crime, is indicted, found guilty and is serving time, well, they are a bad apple.
Open Carry Texas Activist Arrested For Shooting And Killing Husband And Stepdaughter
Veronica Dunnachie, an Open Carry Texas activist is facing capital murder charges in the slaying of her husband and his adult daughter.
President Obama Single-Handedly Protects Americans’ Health and Combats Climate Change
Now, every Republican and related conservative is under the illusion that providing for the general welfare means providing for the fossil fuel industry, corporations, the wealthy, Christian clergy, and financial sector's general welfare, but that is not what the Founding Fathers or the first four American presidents believed; neither does President Barack Obama.
Religious Purity Movement By Right-Wing Fanatics Threatens Faith in America
What is curious, is that although America is not, was not, and never will be a Christian nation, there are signs that a religious purity crusade is gaining traction.
Unlike Much Of The Country, California Still Solidly Blue After Midterm Elections
After a not-so-really-heated contest between the Republicans and Democrats, California still remains blue, and our State elected leaders are all Democrats.
Newspapers Across America Are Stealthily Helping The Koch Brothers Buy The Government
What makes newspapers actions more despicable is that they are not owned by the Kochs, but they are using so-called "opinion and editorial" pages to promote Republican candidates, and push Kochs brother ideology and vision for America as the country's salvation.
Corporate Greed Forces First City In California To Run Out Of Water
For several California cities, that corporate greed is finally paying dividends, and not the good kind, leaving them without water.
Report Confirms Fracking is Poisoning California’s Dwindling Aquifers
This week, yet another report reveals that fracking in California has contaminated aquifers during a historical drought.
America, Our Children Are Being Punished for Excluding God from Pledge of Allegiance
One student was told that failing to stand is disrespectful to members of the U.S. military; another was told the law required him to stand
Propaganda Demonizing Islam Is Starting to Infect Public Schools
Of course the Americans putting Goebbels's propaganda tactics into practice are Fox News, neo-conservatives, Republicans, and their religious right sycophants, and their big lie is that the greatest threat to this nation is every person who adheres to the Muslim faith.
A Fracking Disaster: Scientists Directly Link Fracking To Earthquakes and Health Hazards
The team of U.S. Geological Survey scientists found a wealth of evidence "directly linking" an increase in Colorado and New Mexico earthquakes since 2001 to wastewater injection widely used in hydraulic fracturing as well as conventional drilling.
Republican Economic Policies Are Creating a Downgrade Frenzy In States Across The Country
The pattern is unmistakable; Republicans are ill-prepared to manage finances or an economy whether it is at the state or federal level and the reason is always the same; they oppose any measure to bring in any sources of revenue.
In Case You Missed It… Assorted Oddities from Around the Web
Some stories that hit the web this past week include political affiliation based on geography, driverless cars, recycled water in California and five ways humans may become extinct.
The Right To Bear Arms…If You’re White?
The right to bear arms is going crazy. People, mostly white males, are carrying rifles everywhere. Their reason? Because if they do not do this, they'll lose their rights...huh?
No One In Washington Is Fighting As Hard To Strengthen Families as President Obama
An integral part of strong families is the ability to take time out of a busy life of work to care for loved ones, regardless of age, when the need arises, and there is no-one in Washington fighting to strengthen families as hard as President Obama.
Will Feds Investigate the Pasadena Police Department for Racial Profiling?
Currently, Pasadena does not have an extensive shooting investigation and with juvenile arrests being 90 percent minority, the investigation is very much in question. Was the shooting of McDade by the two officers preventable?
Kevin McCarthy’s Rise to Majority Leader Is Great News For The Polluting Koch Brothers
It was little surprise then, that Republicans elected Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the new House Majority Leader to use his position of power to thwart California's environmental leadership and repay his primary campaign donors in the process.
Democrat On Offense, Using Eric Cantor’s Defeat to Taint Republican Opponent
Democratic candidate for Congress Michael Eggman is using Eric Cantor to taint his Republican opponent.
Right-Wing Billionaires To Use California Ruling to Nationally Crush Teachers’ Unions
e group of Silicon Valley billionaires is now preparing to file the exact same lawsuit, likely using nine different students' names, in New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Oregon, New Mexico, Idaho, and Kansas as well as every other state with strong teacher unions and populations that do not support school privatization.
Joe the Plumber Says Your Dead Kids Don’t Trump His Constitutional Rights
Wurzelbacher tells grieving parents to forget their First Amendment rights: "any feelings you have toward my rights being taken away from me, lose those."
Shooting Victim’s Father Blames NRA – NRA Says Proposed Gun Study Unethical
The NRA, the GOP, and Fox News rant about the "fundamental" right to bear arms while ignoring the fundamental right of Americans to life
Republicans Rejoice as They Spread the South’s Third World Status To The Entire Nation
Apparently, Republicans and their supporters are proud that America's infrastructure compares unfavorably with most advanced and even some developing nations because in their minds spreading the South's third world status to the entire nation is a worthy goal.
Liberal States Outperform Conservative Ones as Republicans Push More Trickle Down
It is beyond question that after over thirty years, the Republican "trickle down" economic experiment continues providing the same empirical data and living results of starving government of revenue, depressing economic growth, increasing debt and deficit, and retarding job creation.
Right-Wing Nut And Disgraced Former Navy Chaplain Wants To Kill Liberals?
Dr. "Chaps" Gordon Klingenschmitt, a disgraced former Navy chaplain, instructed his followers to arm themselves from "left winged crazies" after the shooting at the Fed-Ex Store in Suburban Atlanta.
California Democrat Calls Out GOP Congressman For Inaccurate Criticism Of President
On Monday, Democrat Tim Sheridan, who is running against Calvert for his seat this November, fired back and called out Calvert for his criticism.
Happy New Year: Minimum Wage Workers in 13 States Will Get Automatic Pay Raise
Minimum wage workers in over a dozen US states have something to celebrate as they ring in the new year -- a pay raise.
Religious Conservatives Thrown Into A Frenzied Panic After Court Won’t Impose Biblical Law
Religious conservatives have been thrown into a frenzied panic because a federal judge struck down what they thought was their dog-given right to impose biblical law on people.
Californians Love Obamacare as 15,000 a Day Signed Up In Past Week
Sadly for the GOP, but wonderfully for the rest of the country not rooting for the failure of the health care law due to the hatred of a black President, enrollments for the ACA have continued to surge all across the nation.
Republican Budget Cuts Are Literally Causing People to Freeze to Death In the Streets
As tragic as the number of Americans freezing to death is, it is the number of Americans who are homeless that should shame politicians, but Republicans are incapable of being shamed.
Democrat Tim Sheridan Primed To Defeat Ken Calvert and Help Take Back the House in 2014
On Wednesday morning, I was able to speak with Tim Sheridan. Sheridan is a Democratic candidate for Congress who is looking to take out Rep. Ken Calvert in California's 42nd District.
Jerry Brown Soars to Record Approval Rating and Enormous Lead Over Republican Challengers
Yesterday’s California Field Poll is full of good news for Democratic Governor Jerry Brown. Republicans on the other hand, have little to celebrate, given that the poll shows the Republican gubernatorial field getting annihilated by Brown. Brown leads all three hypothetical Republican opponents combined by a 52-23 margin. While Brown tallies 52 percent support from California voters, Republican Abel Maldonado is the GOP’s leading candidate polling just 11 percent.
California Republicans Grasping at Straws Because of Obamacare
When a person is down, one tends to do stupid things. Recently, the Republicans in the California Assembly seemed to have fallen into that trap.
Taking Back the House, Vol. 22: Ed Royce and California’s 39th District
This is the twenty-second edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go 'Blue.'
Numbers Game: What the ACA’s Initial Enrollment Really Means
Having affordable health care will mean a world of difference for the 106,815 people who now have it for the first time in their lives.
Taking Back the House, Vol. 18: Ken Calvert and California’s 42nd District
This is the eighteenth edition of a research project at PoliticusUSA known as Taking Back the House. The purpose of this project is to analyze each Republican Congressional district in the United States and see how likely the district can go 'Blue.'
If you Want To Understand How Wrong Republicans Are Look At California
If Americans want to understand just how wrong Republicans are, they should look to California for a model the entire country should follow.
One of His Victims Files a Civil Racketeering RICO Complaint Against Mitt Romney
Last Friday, a victim, Stephen "Laser" Haas, who has been denied justice for over a decade took the law into his own hands and filed a "Civil Racketeering" RICO complaint against Mitt Romney.
Chris Christie Signs Ban on Gay Conversion Therapy for Minors
By signing ban on gay conversion therapy for minors, Governor Chris Christie moves further from the lunatic Republican base
New Book Outs Democrats as Commies and Obamacare a Commie Plot
Since only a communist would oppose rampant crony capitalism and its corporatist/theocratic ideals, Democrats must be commies
Justice Kennedy Swats Down Proposition 8 Again
The religious bigots who lacked an argument found out this week they lacked standing as well but like frat boys they couldn't let no mean no
CA Woman Forced to Pay Spousal Support to Ex Who Was Convicted of Raping Her Daughter
A California woman was forced to pay spousal support to her ex husband, who was convicted of raping her daughter over many years. To add insult to injury, the ex sued Carol Abar for back payment.
John Boehner Confesses That He Rejected Obama’s Budget Offer Without Reading It
Speaker John Boehner admitted that rejected Obama's budget proposals immediately, and revealed that he did not have time to read them in their entirety.
What You Need To Know After the First of Two SCOTUS Marriage Equality Cases
The Supreme Court listened to arguments in the first of two cases considering marriage equality today, and here is what you need to know.
80 Republicans Sign Supreme Court Brief in Support of Marriage Equality
More than 80 Republicans have signed a brief which will be submitted to the Supreme Court in support of Marriage Equality
Jerry Brown Says Rick Perry’s Criticism is ‘Not a burp. It’s barely a fart’
In reaction to Gov. Perry's attempt to woo business away from California, Gov. Brown told reporters, 't's not a serious story, guys. It's not a burp. It's barely a fart.'
NRA Proven Wrong as Armed Deputy on Campus Couldn’t Prevent CA School Shooting
Two victims were shot today at Taft High School in Taft, Calfiornia - a school that has 'a uniform deputy sheriff monitoring campus before, during and after school.'
Conflict in the Courts as Federal Judges Issue Divergent Rulings on Gay Conversion Quackery
A federal district judge has issued a temporary injunction against a new California law banning gay conversion therapy, while a second federal judge has refused to block the ban.
The Right Tries and Fails to turn Marriage Into a Religious Institution
Whether bible-loving opponents of same-sex marriage like it or not, marriage is not a religious institution.