Month: July 2022

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Vows to End Proxy Voting ‘On the Very First Day’ of a Republican House

While speaking at the America First Agenda summit in Washington on July 26, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed that a GOP majority in the House would end the controversial practice of proxy voting. The House passed the measure allowing members to vote by proxy at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in May…


Orange County Board Revises Redistricting Decision

SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County supervisors voted July 26 to allow supervisors to continue representing their original districts, as well as new districts assigned during a redistricting process last year. Supervisor Katrina Foley presented the idea to the county’s Board of Supervisors after receiving an opinion the week before from California Attorney General Rob Bonta mirroring…


Fed Chair Powell Speaks to Reporters Following Interest Rate Decision

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Federal Reserve is expected to announce that it is speeding up the end of its pandemic-era bond purchases and signal a turn to interest rate increases next year as a guard against surging inflation….


LIVE NOW: Fed Chair Powell Speaks to Reporters Following Interest Rate Decision

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell addresses a news conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The Federal Reserve is expected to announce that it is speeding up the end of its pandemic-era bond purchases and signal a turn to interest rate increases next year as a guard against surging inflation….


Truss Vows to Publish Police League Tables, Tell Police to Tackle ‘Real Crimes’

Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss said on Wednesday that if she becomes the prime minister, she will set a target for the police, telling them to cut serious crime by 20 percent. She also vowed to publish police league tables and have underperforming force leaders explain “how they will turn things around.” Writing in the Daily…


7-Year-Old Boy Hit and Killed by Pickup in Long Beach; Motorist Arrested

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 7-year-old boy crossing a Long Beach street with his father was hit by a pickup and killed, and the Riverside County man driving the vehicle was arrested, police said Wednesday. Gabriel Garate of Long Beach died at the scene of his injury, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Boulevard…


Boy, 7, Hit and Killed by Pickup in Long Beach; Motorist Arrested

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 7-year-old boy crossing a Long Beach street with his father was hit by a pickup and killed, and the Riverside County man driving the vehicle was arrested, police said Wednesday. Gabriel Garate of Long Beach died at the scene of his injury, which occurred at about 5:25 p.m. Tuesday at Lakewood Boulevard…


Amid Record Illegal Immigration, Mayorkas Insists Border Is ‘Secure.’ What Would Unsecured Look Like?

Commentary Millions of people have illegally crossed the southern border into the United States in the past few years, but the Biden administration says everything is fine, with “nothing to see here.” Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas even said last week that the southern border is “secure.” With scant evidence or justification, he’s been repeating that “secure” line since…


LAPD: Sixth Street Bridge Reopens After Another Overnight Closure

LOS ANGELES—Two weeks after it opened to great fanfare, the Sixth Street Viaduct Bridge was closed overnight—for the fourth time in five days—but the span was reopened Wednesday, and a city council committee was planning to discuss the issue Wednesday afternoon. “The Sixth Street Bridge will be closed until further notice due to illegal activity…


Pa. GOP Candidate Seeks to Unseat Democrat in Biden’s Hometown

Nestled in the Rust Belt of northeast Pennsylvania where President Joe Biden was born, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre are cities once dominated by Democrats. But times have changed and Republicans believe that Donald Trump-endorsed business owner Jim Bognet can unseat five-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District general election. The 8th District includes…