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Biden administration to move BLM headquarters back to D.C. from Colorado

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Friday that she would move the Bureau of Land Management headquarters back to Washington, a year after the Trump administration relocated it to Grand Junction, Colorado.

September 17, 2021

Biden’s climate commitment tested as greens fight Nevada lithium mine

President Biden is calling for an electric vehicle revolution, but a major mining project proposed for remote western Nevada could soon show whether his administration intends to walk the talk.

September 17, 2021

California Democrats seek to tighten ‘flawed’ recall system after Newsom avoids ouster

For California Democrats, one of the lessons from the failed recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom is that the state should make it tougher to recall governors.

September 16, 2021

Republicans howl as Biden administration reignites gray wolf dogfight

Western Republicans accused the Biden administration Thursday of caving to environmentalists over its decision to revisit the 2020 delisting of the gray wolf, hailed as one of the greatest endangered species accomplishments in U.S. history.

September 16, 2021

Democrats tout California recall defeat as win for Biden, loss for Trump

For Republicans, the takeaway from the California recall defeat was that removing a cash-flush Democratic governor in a deep-blue state is a big ask, no matter how weak his record. But for Democrats, the result was all about Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

September 15, 2021

Gavin Newsom survives recall election in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom became Tuesday only the second governor in U.S. history to beat back a recall, surviving the campaign to oust him over his novel coronavirus pandemic shutdowns and the state's myriad economic, environmental and social woes.

September 14, 2021

Trump: Newsom will ‘probably win’ California recall thanks to ‘rigged voting’

Former President Trump slammed the "rigged" California recall election on the final day of voting, doubling down on his previous claims as voters decide whether to keep or remove Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom

September 14, 2021

Hillary Clinton touts Gavin Newsom, warns of ‘dangerous Trump follower’

Hillary Clinton made a pitch Tuesday for California Gov. Gavin Newsom, urging voters in an Election Day message to reject the recall and sounding the alarm about a "dangerous Trump follower."

September 14, 2021

Biden warns California voters: Donald Trump is on the ballot in recall election

President Biden on Monday urged California voters to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's recall election by warning that his chief opponent will enact former President Trump's conservative agenda in the liberal state.

September 13, 2021

‘Model minority’: Los Angeles Times takes another racially charged shot at Larry Elder

A Los Angeles Times columnist on Monday slammed Republican Larry Elder as a "model minority," the latest racially charged jab at the recall candidate from the state's largest newspaper ahead of Tuesday's special election.

September 13, 2021

Ad urges Loudoun County schools to ‘get politics out of the classroom’

The embattled Loudoun County Public Schools system in Virginia has been targeted by a six-figure ad campaign calling for its leaders to "get politics out of the classroom" as they wrestle with pushback over what critics decry as left-wing indoctrination.

September 13, 2021

Rose McGowan endorses Elder, accuses Newsom’s wife of trying to broker Weinstein deal

Actress-turned-activist Rose McGowan took center stage Sunday in the California recall by endorsing Republican candidate Larry Elder and accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife of trying to suppress her sexual-assault allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

September 13, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plays Trump card in fight against recall

If California Gov. Gavin Newsom avoids being recalled in Tuesday's special election, he may have a U.S. president to thank, albeit not the one currently residing in the White House.

September 12, 2021

Six Oregonians sue Gov. Kate Brown over vaccine mandates, citing their natural immunity

Six Oregonians filed a lawsuit Thursday against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown's vaccination mandate, arguing that they have natural immunity after contracting the novel coronavirus and calling the governor's orders unscientific.

September 10, 2021

‘She does more for America’: Democrat defends $200 million for park in Pelosi’s district

House Democrats rebuffed Republican efforts Thursday to remove $200 million for the Presidio in the San Francisco district of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with one lawmaker declaring that she deserved "a little bit more" because of her hard work.

September 9, 2021

Biden to campaign with Newsom ahead of California recall vote

President Biden plans to campaign Monday with California Gov. Gavin Newsom as Democratic heavyweights seek to boost the embattled governor ahead of next week's recall vote.

September 9, 2021

Recall candidate Larry Elder targeted by egg-throwing crowd at homeless camp

California recall candidate Larry Elder had eggs thrown at him and his campaign team Wednesday at a campaign stop in Los Angeles, with at least one egg thrown by a woman in a gorilla mask.

September 8, 2021

Dems’ proposed Civilian Climate Corps fuels fears of Green New Deal army

House Republicans want to ax the Civilian Climate Corps, citing concerns that the New Deal-modeled program will siphon desperately needed workers from the private sector while creating a federally funded battalion of Greta Thunbergs.

September 8, 2021

James O’Keefe: Project Veritas undercover army swells as fed-up insiders come aboard

Project Veritas President James O'Keefe got his start posing as a pimp for a hidden-camera investigation, but today, he says he has a grassroots army of hundreds of frustrated individuals behind the scenes who have come to him.

September 8, 2021

Texas Gov. Abbott calls third special session for redistricting, vaccines, female sports

Maybe the third time will be the charm for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The Republican governor on Tuesday called his third special legislative session of the year, citing the need to take up redistricting, COVID-19 vaccine mandates, American Rescue Plan spending and transgender athletes in women's collegiate sports.

September 8, 2021