California Budget Deficit Swells to $73 Billion as Incoming Tax Revenue Falls, Watchdog Reports

California’s budget watchdog warned Tuesday that the state’s deficit has swelled to $73 billion this year, just a month after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D.) painted a rosier picture of the state’s financial outlook. Incoming tax revenue is so low that the state’s budget analyst believes they will ultimately fall $24 billion below Newsom’s budget proposal,

Some of the Same News Outlets Warning About ‘Disinformation’ Are Taking Millions To Print Chinese Propaganda

When U.S. news outlets’ lucrative peddling of Chinese propaganda was exposed in 2019 and 2020, it was a scandal. Human rights groups condemned the practice, and the New York Times and Wall Street Journal swore off Chinese Communist Party money. In the years since, however, a number of major U.S. newspapers and magazines have kept

Trump Co-Defendant Says Fani Willis Should Step Down ‘For Her Own Sake’

The judge said Ms.Willis could be disqualified ‘if evidence is produced demonstrating an actual conflict or the appearance of one.’ A co-defendant in the Trump election case in Fulton County, Georgia, suggested District Attorney Fani Willis should step down “for her own sake.” Co-defendant Trevian Kutti said Ms. Willis should step down from her role

Number of Chinese Illegally Crossing US-Mexico Border Surges 500 Percent In San Diego Sector

The San Diego Sector has seen a more than 500 percent jump in the number of Chinese nationals entering the United States illegally, prompting security concerns. The number of Chinese nationals entering the United States illegally has surged in recent times, with the latest data from the San Diego sector showing a staggering 500 percent

Former CNN Commentator John Avlon Running for Congress in NY District

‘The United States is the greatest democracy the world has ever known. But right now our democracy is in danger,’ says Mr. Avlon. Former CNN commentator John Avlon announced on Feb. 21 that he is running for Congress as a Democrat in New York’s First Congressional District, a swing district on Long Island. “The United

Putin Says Russia Has No Intention of Putting Nuclear Weapons in Space, Denying US Claims

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that his country has no intention of expanding a nuclear program in space. His statements came on Feb. 20, after the White House confirmed last week that Russia has acquired what officials referred to as a “troubling” anti-satellite weapon capability, despite these weapons not yet being operational, according to