Category: Politics

Los Angeles County and city will pay billions of dollars to combat its homelessness crisis after a district court judge approved a settlement with the LA Alliance for Human Rights on Thursday, the Associated Press reported. The settlement requires Los Angeles to provide 25,000 new beds for…

Read More Los Angeles County, City To Drop Billions On Homeless Assistance In Lawsuit Settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will take up a First Amendment fight about a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social media companies. The Supreme Court said it will hear cases involving the Florida law and a similar measure in Texas.…

Read More U.S. Supreme Court To Weigh Florida Big Tech Law

Ron DeSantis is a great governor. But even the best politicians are still human. They make mistakes just like the rest of us.   The regulations Gov. DeSantis enacted last week on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the groups used by insurance companies and employers to negotiate lower prescription…

Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Makes Rare Mistake on Drug Pricing

The self-proclaimed “Lectern Guy” from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol got a chance to mock the man who wanted to throw the book at him this week. On X (formerly Twitter) Wednesday, Manatee County resident Adam Johnson, who calls himself “The…

Read More Florida J6 Defendant Mocks Former Prosecutor After Bizarre Stabbing On Howard Frankland Bridge

Back in July, 13 Republican state attorneys general created a stir when they ripped the leaders of America’s 100 biggest companies for explicit race-based hiring — as in the anti-white variety. In a letter to the cream of the U.S. business crop, the AGs noted…

Read More Report On Race-Based Hiring Seems To Prove GOP AGs Were Right About DEI Effects

The news out of California on Wednesday night was that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis easily prevailed in the second Republican primary presidential debate. A Washington Post/Ipsos poll of debate watchers revealed that 33% of GOP viewers thought DeSantis performed the best. DeSantis nearly doubled the…

Read More Florida Gov. DeSantis Declared Winner Of Debate That Outpaced 60% Of Debates From 2016-2020 Cycle

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died at the age of 90. Three people familiar with the situation confirmed her death to The Associated Press on Friday. Feinstein was the oldest sitting U.S. senator. Feinstein was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities, including environmental protection, reproductive…

Read More California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies At 90

Rep. Matt Gaetz on Thursday continued his campaign to hold Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy accountable to the agenda of conservative House Republicans. The Fort Walton Beach Republican released a statement lamenting the failure of an effort to introduce term limits for Congress. Still, Gaetz pointed…

Read More Rep. Matt Gaetz Of Florida Intends To Maintain Pressure On House Speaker McCarthy

California grows more bizarre by the day. Here is the latest example. The City Council in Ojai, located about 80 miles northwest of Los Angeles, voted 4-1 on Tuesday to grant legal rights to elephants. In a press release issued Wednesday, the Nonhuman Rights Project,…

Read More City In California Becomes First In U.S. To Grant Legal Rights To Elephants

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dropped its more than seven-year-long case against Texas accountant Michelle Cochran after her April Supreme Court victory against the agency. Cochran’s case began in 2016 when the SEC brought charges against her for allegedly aiding and abetting in violations…

Read More Texas Woman Wins Years-Long Battle Against Regulator, Dealing Blow To Administrative State