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20-06-2026 Vol 19

Month: May 2026

Gavin Newsom speaks out on ex-aide’s guilty plea in fraud case: ‘Just wrong’

Gavin Newsom called his aide Dana Williamson's actions "just wrong." Gavin Newsom called his aide Dana Williamson's actions "just wrong."

Gavin Newsom’s soft-on-crime budget torched by law enforcement

California lawmakers and law enforcement officials called Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget update a slap in the face to voters after he refused to fund Proposition 36. California lawmakers and...

White House, Senate skeptical about House’s amended housing bill

The House-amended version of a housing supply and homeownership bill bucks the directive of the Senate to pass the upper chamber's bill.

US destroyed Iran’s navy for a ‘full generation’ and Trump has ‘all the munitions necessary,’ CENTCOM chief says

The US decimated Iran's navy for a "full generation," while retaining "all the munitions necessary" to restart the war if it chooses to, Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, told...

Nicki Minaj credits Gavin Newsom for tilting her toward Trump after gov. ‘completely ignored me’

Eccentric rapper Nicki Minaj says Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed her towards supporting President Donald Trump after he "completely ignored" her pleas for help. Eccentric rapper Nicki Minaj says Gov....

Gavin Newsom’s massive California budget announcement attacks Trump

Gov. Gavin Newsom straddled the line of cheerleader and combatant in his delivering his revised California budget Thursday, boasting about better-than-expected revenue while leveling broadsides against President Trump’s record....

Senators vote to block their pay during government shutdowns

The rule change will kick in after the midterm elections in November.

Senators discuss tweaks to $1B request

Senate Republicans are discussing possible changes to a $1 billion line item in the pending reconciliation bill for Secret Service security funding, which can be used for parts of...

Ways and Means Chief says he’s focused on bipartisanship

Missouri Republican Rep. Jason Smith had kind words for his Democratic counterparts at a D.C. tax conference.

DOJ sues DC Bar over ‘blatantly partisan’ attempts to disbar Jeffrey Clark, discipline others

"To permit these proceedings is to allow state bar authorities to control the Executive Branch," a DOJ official alleged. "To permit these proceedings is to allow state bar authorities...