Newsom blasts reported Trump plan to drill off California’s coast as ‘dead on arrival’

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) criticized the Trump administration’s reported plan to begin new drilling off California’s coasts, calling it “dead on arrival.” “As it relates to offshore oil drilling, it has been overwhelmingly opposed by members of all political parties in the state of California,” Newsom said during a press conference at the COP30…

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Trump bristles as 'affordability' takes center stage 

President Trump is emphasizing concerns about affordability and high prices under his administration, adopting a dismissive tone toward an issue that could define next year’s midterm elections. Trump has increasingly shifted his message to the cost of living since last week, when the issue helped Democrats score election victories in Virginia, New Jersey… Source link

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Flooding victims' families sue Camp Mystic

The families of the 15 victims who died in July Flood at Camp Mystic A lawsuit was filed Monday in Central Texas accusing the camp of gross negligence. A lawsuit filed in District Court in Travis County, Texas by the parents of campers Margaret Bellows, Lila Bonner, Molly DeWitt, Lainey Landry and Blakely McCrory and…

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Those justices are not fools 

It’s never a good idea to treat U.S. Supreme Court justices as if they’re idiots. And yet U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sawyer, inits 5th novemberDefense of President Trump’s tariff authority, came very close. Sometimes lawyers are called upon to defend the indefensible. And those who refuse to do so may quit or are sometimes…

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Demand Justice report spotlights Trump judicial picks’ handling of 2020 election questions

The progressive group Demand Justice released a report Tuesday outlining an “unprecedented” pattern of President Trump’s judicial nominees repeatedly avoiding directly confirming the results of the 2020 election. The 10-page report, which was shared with The Hill, is based on a review of questionnaires submitted by 27 judicial nominees this year as part of their…

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