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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

Catholics frustrated as increasing attacks on churches go unnoticed

Their houses of worship have been torched and hit by gunfire, their statues smashed and defaced repeatedly in the last 18 months, but Catholics are having a hard time getting the powers that be to notice.

September 7, 2021

Human Rights Campaign fires president over his role in Cuomo scandal

The Human Rights Campaign has removed Alphonso David as president of the nation's largest LGBTQ advocacy group, making him the latest casualty of the left's ongoing reckoning over former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

September 7, 2021

Vandals deface Boulder County Catholic church with pro-abortion graffiti

A Catholic church in Boulder County, Colorado, was vandalized Sunday with pro-abortion graffiti in what police described as a "bias motivated" crime, the latest in a surge of national anti-Catholic attacks.

September 7, 2021

‘Scared to death’: Elder blames ‘hysterical’ media attacks on fear of Black Republican governor

California recall hopeful Larry Elder says there's a reason his candidacy has been targeted by media outlets: They fear the Black Republican will break the left's grip on minority voters.

September 5, 2021

Democrats more likely than Republicans to believe false claims on climate change: survey

A newly released survey shows Republicans are better informed than Democrats on several key climate issues.

September 5, 2021

Superintendent: No record of complaints about pro-Antifa teacher before Project Veritas video

Gabriel Gipe appeared to run a veritable master class in left-wing radicalism at his Sacramento high school, but until Project Veritas exposed the social-studies teacher earlier this week, the district had no record of any complaints.

September 3, 2021

Park or pork? House Republicans roast Pelosi over $200 million for San Francisco’s Presidio

Salted away in the massive House budget reconciliation budget is $200 million for a park located in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco district, a line item that looked suspiciously like pork to Republicans.

September 2, 2021

Boebert amendment to bar Interior from paying salaries of ecoterrorists defeated

A House committee voted down a proposal Thursday that would have prevented the Interior Department from paying employees involved in ecoterrorism, a thinly veiled swipe at Tracy Stone-Manning, President Biden's pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management.

September 2, 2021

District seeks to fire pro-Antifa teacher who bragged about radicalizing students

A California school district announced Wednesday that it has placed on leave and plans to fire an Antifa-friendly teacher who boasted about turning his students into revolutionaries in a Project Veritas undercover sting.

September 1, 2021

Climate groups sue after Biden administration revives Trump-era drilling leases

The Biden administration, faced with a court order to resume federal oil and gas leasing, has resurrected a Trump-era plan to offer millions of acres in the Gulf of Mexico that environmentalists describe as the largest offshore sale in U.S. history.

September 1, 2021

Fact-check dings Newsom anti-recall camp for ‘misleading’ vaccine ad

A newly released ad warning that California voters could elect an anti-vaccine candidate unless they support Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been ruled "misleading" by a leading media outlet.

September 1, 2021

Pro-Antifa teacher brags about turning students into radicals in Project Veritas video

An Antifa-friendly California high school teacher said his mission is to transform his students into left-wing revolutionaries, as shown in an undercover video released Tuesday by Project Veritas.

August 31, 2021

California wildfires fan recall flames as Newsom accused of mismanaging forests

The calamitous California wildfire season is fueling the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom as opponents accuse the Democrat of inflating his forest-management progress while putting fire prevention on the back burner.

August 31, 2021