Former top NOAA scientist under Trump issues a “Sharpie-gate” warning

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The former top government scientist during President Trump’s first term in office has a cautionary tale to tell about the politicization of science. It involves Neil Jacobs, Mr. Trump’s nominee to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Jacobs, who led the agency on an acting basis during Mr. Trump’s first term, was reprimanded

Newsom Approves $50 Million to Help Illegal Immigrants, Boost California’s Legal Defense

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The bill specifically allocates $10 million to ‘provide immigration-related services, including removal defense.’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Friday that would set aside a combined $50 million to protect illegal immigrants and defend the state from potential legal actions by the Trump administration. One of the bills allocates $25 million to nonprofit

Newsom Approves $50 Million to Help Migrants, Boost California’s Legal Defense

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The governor made clear that the allocated funding would not be used to protect immigrants convicted of serious or violent felonies. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills on Friday that would set aside a combined $50 million to protect immigrants and defend the state from potential legal actions by the Trump administration. One of

Designating Cartels as Terrorists Will Have Huge Consequences, Say Analysts

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Ioan Grillo, a Mexico-based journalist and expert on cartels, said the designation would give the U.S. more power to go after cartels’ money and gun suppliers. News Analysis On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that started a process by which international organized crime cartels would be designated as “Foreign Terrorist Organizations”

Trump Scraps Three Schools’ DEI Grants, Former Firefighters Smoke Out Newsom, and Anti-Israel Groups Plot ‘Unbranded’ NYT Ad

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On the first day of his second term, Donald Trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to terminate “equity-related” grants. Institutions of higher education will now suffer the fallout. The Department of Education on Friday scrapped $15 million in federal grants for diversity programs at California State University, Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth University,

Freshman Lawmaker Uses First Bill to Target CCP Propaganda in Congress

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The legislation is aimed at banning CCP-controlled publications from House facilities. Freshman Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-Ariz.) on Wednesday used his first legislation as a congressman to target the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence in Congress. Hamadeh, a former U.S. Army intelligence officer and a former prosecutor, introduced a resolution aimed at banning the distribution of