Tony Perkins on Kavanaugh and Rosenstein
Ken Blackwell is Senior Fellow for Human Rights and Constitutional Governance at Family Research Council. This article appeared in American Thinker on September 20, 2018.
Category Archives: California Government
Feinstein’s re-election opponent criticizes her over letter
President Donald Trump says it's "terrible" that Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California didn't raise allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sooner but says he's "totally supporting" his nominee.
California Law Could be a Big Step Forward for Police Transparency
Government can't be accountable unless it is transparent. Voters and taxpayers can only know whether they approve of the actions of public officials and public employees if they know what they're doing.
Feinstein faces second-guessing as Bay Area woman’s allegation against Kavanaugh goes public
Supreme Court nomiinee Brett Kavanaugh at his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington on Sept. 4, 2018.
Prisoners Fighting Fires Are Being Denied Justice
Evidence of global climate disruption blankets the Earth, pummeling communities with the full arsenal of nature's fury, from hurricanes, tornadoes, relentless rainstorms and thousand-year floods, to historic droughts and searing heat waves. In California, wildfires have raged in record numbers and intensity, pushing the state's firefighting crews to the limit and busting the state's firefighting budget.
The Latest: Pence disappointed Obama back on trail
Former President Barack Obama is blasting Republicans, saying "the politics of division and resentment and paranoia has unfortunately found a home in the Republican Party." Vice President Mike Pence says it's disappointing that former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail criticizing President Donald Trump.
California challenges border wall at appeals court
This Oct. 26, 2017 file photo shows prototypes of border walls in San Diego. A federal appeals court will hear arguments by the state of California that the Trump administration overreached by waiving environmental reviews to speed construction of the president's prized border wall with Mexico.
In one tweet, Trump confuses everything about California bushfires
Los Angeles: No one would mistake President Donald Trump for an expert on climate change or water policy, but a tweet he issued late Sunday about California's bushfires deserves some sort of award for most glaring misstatements about those two issues in the smallest number of words. Trump blamed the fires on "bad environmental laws which aren't allowing massive amount of readily available water to be properly utilised."
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s claims on Calif. wildfires inaccurate
President Donald Trump is claiming that California's water policy is shortchanging firefighters of water to battle the state's raging wildfires. That's not so, according to wildfire and water experts.
Wildfires scorching homes, land – and California’s budget
A pair of wildfires that prompted evacuation orders for nearly 20,000 people barreled Monday toward small lake towns in Northern California. Those fires were among 17 burning across the state.
5 Killed Including 2 Children and Their Great-Great Grandmother in California Wildfires
The United States federal government has approved aid for the state of California to help battle a devastating blaze that has engulfed nearly 81,000 acres of land and has killed at least five people. Today, President Donald Trump "ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from a wildfire beginning on July 23." Because of this, the Federal Emergency Management Agency "is authorized to identify, mobilize and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency."
Pressure to oppose new offshore oil drilling grows on GOP Congress members in Southern California
Oil rigs off the coast of Huntington Beach, which offer a home for marine life below the surface, are seen during a new eco-tour put on by IEX Helicopters out of John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, on Thursday, June 28, 2018. The Heli-Marine Expedition takes tours above Southern California coastline to search for dolphins, whales and other sea creatures.
California Supreme Court Squashes Bid To Split State Into Three
The California state flag flies outside City Hall in Los Angeles. A bid to ask voters if they want to split California into three separate states has been stymied by the state Supreme Court.
Natural Resources Secretary John Laird Opposes Rider Banning Delta Tunnels Lawsuits
"I am writing to express opposition to recent attempts by Congress to circumvent California's water management framework by adding riders to the Appropriations billl," said California Natural Resources Secretary John Laird. In a victory for Delta Tunnels opponents urging the Brown administration to oppose Congressman Ken Calvert's rider banning judicial review of the tunnels and other water projects, California Natural Resources Secretary Laird on July 17 sent a letter to members on the Senate and House committees on appropriations opposing the language.
Arnold Schwarzenegger blasts wet noodle Trump during Putin presser…
Arnold Schwarzenegger blasts Trump calling him a 'little wet noodle' for his press conference with Putin and scolds him saying 'You sold out our country' Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Trump a 'wet noodle' for his 'embarrassing' press conference with Russia's President Putin on Monday In Monday's Helsinki Summit, Trump was widely perceived to attack American intel on Russian interference in the 2016 election- denying it happened The Austrian born, American politician questioned what happened to 'strong words,' such as from Reagan when he said 'Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall!' Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called out Trump for being a 'wet noodle' in his 'embarrassing' summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin , and scolded him saying 'You sold out our country.'
California GOP looks for inroads by taking down a gas tax
Where car is king, a gas tax hike pits concern for the poorest versus the need for transportation funding. It's also a bellwether for the Democrats' grip on the state Legislature and in Congress.
Calif. Democrats refuse to endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein
The California Democratic Party voted not to endorse longtime incumbent, Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Saturday, and instead overwhelmingly chose her primary challenger, former State Sen. Kevin de Leon. Feinstein, who has served as a California Senator since 1992, only garnered 7 percent of the vote in the 330-member executive board, while de Leon won 65 percent.
California Dems Snub Feinstein, Endorse Liberal Challenger For Senate
California Democrats have declined to endorse Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bid for re-election in 2018, rebuking a powerful senator the party's activist base sees as too conservative for the famously liberal state. Instead, the state party's executive committee voted late Saturday to endorse her challenger, state Sen. Kevin de Leon, in the general election.
California Democratic Party snubs Feinstein, endorses rival
The California Democratic Party snubbed U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Saturday by handing its official endorsement and a badly needed boost to state Sen. Kevin de Leon, her longshot Democratic challenger. In backing de Leon, a majority of the party's 360-member executive board ignored Feinstein's calls to stay neutral in the race.
State Assembly candidate, Right to Life Central California react to SCOTUS pick
A historic moment, President Donald Trump nominating judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court, Kavanaugh promising to keep an open mind. Conservatives, like John Gerardi with Right to Life of Central California, applauding the pick, especially when it comes to speculated rulings on abortion legislation.