Our colleagues Andrew Kerr and Susannah Luthi published a deeply sourced report on Friday about California governor Gavin Newsom’s decision last year to disband a highly trained volunteer firefighting force known as Team Blaze. As a result, the California National Guard wasn’t able to get a complete firefighting force to Los Angeles—meaning one that included
In one case, WaPo described the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terror org as a ‘small leftist armed group’ A Samidoun flier with an anti-Israel slogan. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) The Washington Post cited the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, an anti-Semitic organization under U.S. sanctions for providing material support to terrorists, in a sympathetic
Liberal ‘sex symbol’ joins corporate law firm in desperate bid to hoard cash before Kamala runs for governor of California (Grok) It’s been barely a week since Doug Emhoff’s wife, Kamala Harris, stepped down as vice president after losing the 2024 election to Donald Trump, but the former second gentleman has already found a new
As Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent will be fourth in line of presidential succession (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The Senate voted to confirm Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary on Monday, making him the nation’s highest-ranking gay government official in history. Bessent was confirmed by a vote of 68-29, with 16 Democrats crossing party lines to back the
Police found guns and pro-Hamas materials in the home of two students, and the FBI arrested a third for plotting a terror attack on Israeli consulate L: Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (Win McNamee/Getty Images) R: Anti-Semitism lawyer Kenneth Marcus (ed.gov) In recent weeks, local and federal law enforcement officials found guns and pro-terror materials in
MSNBC host, dogged by conflict-of-interest concerns, uses network perch to threaten companies Al Sharpton speaks during 2024 ESSENCE Festival (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Al Sharpton used his MSNBC show this weekend to tout his upcoming boycott of companies that have ditched DEI policies as a “shake up” of America, promoting an initiative that raises
Barbara Lee is pitching herself as a public safety advocate in her quest to become mayor of Oakland. As a congresswoman, the California Democrat praised Minneapolis for moving to defund its police force and called to “restructure” police budgets. Lee swore to make Oakland “stronger and safer” when she launched her mayoral bid on Jan. 8, and her campaign website lists