State Politics & News
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The California Recall: Enter Snoop Dogg and Barack Obama
At one point, polls showed the odds of recalling California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked 50-50. It was at that point that the scared, embattled governor sent out a mayday call to Hollywood and to Democratic outsiders, including former President Barack Obama. The Hollywood Reporter—three weeks before the date of the recall vote—published a piece with…Larry Elder -
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Vaccine Mandates Will Worsen Police Shortage as Crime Spikes, Missouri Attorney General Warns
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, a Republican, warned that vaccine mandates nationwide could lead to a greater police officer shortage even as crime surges. Schmitt, Missouri’s chief law enforcement officer, said he is worried that mandates will only worsen the wave of police officer retirement triggered by the “defund the police” movement last year. “You’ve got police…Thomas Catenacci -
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What Arizona Audit Really Shows—and Why Election Officials Should Be Embarrassed
Critics of the forensic audit of Maricopa County, Arizona—including local election officials and many reporters—who are crowing that the audit confirms that President Joe Biden won the election in Arizona, either don’t understand the purpose of an audit or are trying to deliberately obscure the most worrying findings in the audit. In fact, by concentrating…Hans von Spakovsky -
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Matt Walsh, Parents Slam Virginia School District’s ‘Indoctrination and Psychological Abuse of Kids’
A few hundred protesters gathered Tuesday evening outside a school board meeting in Virginia to join conservative writer Matt Walsh in pushing back against what they say are far-left policies on critical race theory and transgender students in the school district just west of the nation's capital. Many of the protesters told The Daily Caller…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Biden Flouts Federalism, Undermines Florida Law on Masks for Schoolchildren
The Biden administration has made it clear that abiding by our federal, constitutional system of government is a mere trifle in the way of its political priorities, one to be swept aside. The latest example finds the Department of Education now sending grants to school board members in Florida who violate the governor’s mask-mandate ban…Jarrett Stepman -
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6 Takeaways From Findings of Arizona Election Audit
The Arizona Senate’s audit of election results in the state’s most populous county has affirmed Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump last November to win Arizona’s 11 electoral votes. However, the election audit in Maricopa County did find procedural problems such as duplication of ballots and potential for fraud. Auditors recommended that the state address…Fred Lucas -
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Reflections on My Failed Campaign to Become California Governor
I want to thank the distributor of my articles, Creators Syndicate, for allowing me to take eight weeks off from writing my weekly column so I could campaign to recall and replace the governor of California. I also want to thank my readers for their patience and willingness to let me pursue that adventure. The…Larry Elder -
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Mississippi Attorney General Details Abortion Case That Could Undo Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court will hear arguments Dec. 1 in what some are saying is the biggest abortion-related case of the past four decades. Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization could result in the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the returning of power to the states to set their own abortion laws, as they did…Virginia Allen -
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The Real Story of the California Recall
Forget what you hear most pundits saying about last week’s recall election that failed to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The real story is the slow—but gaining-in-speed—exodus from California to states with lower or no state taxes. This mass exit likely reduced the number of people who might have voted to oust Newsom. Then there’s…Cal Thomas -
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Democrats ‘Want People to Be Dependent on Government,’ Georgia Governor Says
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his state remains strong economically because he opened it up for business more quickly than most other states. “They are not going to sit in their basement and lose everything that they have worked decades for,” the Republican governor said of Georgia business owners in remarks at a “Save Our…Fred Lucas -
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Thousands of Migrants, Most From Haiti, Overwhelm Border Officials in Texas
Thousands of Haitian migrants are overwhelming border officials in Del Rio, Texas, according to The New York Times. Border officials said that over 9,000 illegal immigrants, mostly from Haiti, were waiting to be processed under the Del Rio International Bridge, the Times reported Thursday. A few hundred of them crossed the shallow section of the…Kaylee Greenlee -
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Parent Calls Out ‘F— Police,’ ‘F— Amerikkka’ Posters in California High School Classroom
A California high school classroom displayed what an anonymous parent called “disgusting brainwashing of students with taxpayer dollars” over photos that show "F— the Police” and "F— Amerikkka” posters and Pride and Black Lives Matter flags, according to a tip provided to Parents Defending Education. The parent of a student at Alexander Hamilton High School in Los…Kendall Tietz -
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‘Drastic Power Grab’: Arizona AG Talks Suing Biden Over Vaccine Mandate
President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate is unconstitutional, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says. Brnovich filed a lawsuit against the president and other Biden administration officials on Tuesday, arguing that the vaccine mandate is an assault on state sovereignty. “[W]e know from reading Federalist 45 and Federalist 51 that people like James Madison, who wrote the…Virginia Allen -
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Justice Department Asks Judge to Block Texas Abortion Law
The Department of Justice asked a federal judge late Tuesday night to block Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which prohibits abortions after the baby’s heartbeat can be detected. The DOJ called for a temporary restraining order or injunction against the new law, arguing that the Heartbeat Act intends “to prevent women from exercising their constitutional rights.” “When…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Newsom Rebounds to Beat Back Recall in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday became only the second governor in American history to survive a recall, in an election that President Joe Biden and other visiting national Democrats helped pull out for him in a big way. Newsom, the 40th governor of the nation’s most populous state, easily dodged the same fate as…Fred Lucas -
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Arizona Becomes First State to Challenge Constitutionality of Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is suing President Joe Biden and other administration officials over the new COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Brnovich announced the lawsuit Tuesday, explaining during a press call that he thinks the president lacks the constitutional authority to require the vaccination of millions of Americans. “This lawsuit is about federalism, constitutional principles, and…Virginia Allen -
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New York Governor Asks Facebook to Censor Pro-Life ‘Misinformation’ About Abortion
New York’s brand new governor wants Facebook to censor pro-life “misinformation” about abortion. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, sent a letter Monday to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg requesting that the social media giant increase efforts to censor pro-life “misinformation” in light of Texas’ new law banning abortions after babies’ heartbeats can be detected….Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Pennsylvania Disputes Legal Group’s Finding on ‘Unknown’ Ballots
The office of Pennsylvania’s top election official mocked a conservative legal group’s findings about undelivered and unreturned mail-in ballots in last year’s presidential contest. The Public Interest Legal Foundation last week issued a report asserting that Pennsylvania had 15,175 undeliverable mail-in ballots and 425,606 “unknown” or unaccounted-for ballots. Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by a…Fred Lucas -
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Texas Governor Signs Bill Barring Social Media Companies From Censoring Views
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed a law Thursday preventing social media companies from banning users for their political views. The law, known as HB 20, prohibits social media platforms from banning or suspending users and removing or suppressing their content based on political viewpoint. The bill was introduced by state Sen. Bryan Hughes partly…Ailan Evans -
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Governor Hopes to Make Oklahoma ‘Most Pro-Life State’
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, held a ceremonial signing of nine pro-life bills Thursday, telling The Daily Caller News Foundation that he intends to make Oklahoma “the most pro-life state in the country.” “The 10th Amendment clearly states what is not designated to the federal government belongs to the state in terms of rights,” Stitt…Mary Margaret Olohan