Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is commuting the death sentences for all 548 inmates on death row in California, he announced Thursday. Newsom’s clemency act comes in the final months of his position as governor, before Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra (D-CA) takes over the helm of the state. The outgoing governor said the list of 548 people […]
Terry McAuliffe, the one-term governor of Virginia and former head of the Democratic National Committee, isn’t spending much time at all thinking about the insurgent Left who will multiply their numbers in Congress following the Democratic sweep of the midterm elections. The centrist Democrat said the added bonus of a blue wave was securing large […]
A series of restrictive transgender ballot measures passed in multiple states on Tuesday, marking a political and cultural phenomenon amid the blue wave that crushed Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress. The propositions’ passage in Nebraska and Arizona, which will institute bans on biological males in female sports, came as Colorado and Washington state […]
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is overseeing a criminal investigation into the leak of the Supreme Court’s draft decision overturning Roe v. Wade, a source familiar with the investigation confirmed. The inquiry is being handled primarily by career prosecutors, according to the source, opening a new chapter in the effort to identify who disclosed one of […]
Democratic Marine veteran JoAnna Mendoza defeated incumbent Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) in Arizona’s toss-up 6th Congressional District. Mendoza won 53% of the vote compared to Ciscomani, who received 44.9%, according to the Associated Press. Mendoza’s win marks a key victory for national Democrats who targeted the district as they seek to retake the House of […]
Retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) congratulated his likely successor, Republican candidate Paul LePage, on winning Maine’s 2nd Congressional District and flipping the seat red despite the blue wave that swept the midterm elections. “Four times, the people of Maine’s 2nd District chose me to represent them in Congress. I know what an incredible honor it […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) slammed Vivek Ramaswamy, who was the Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate, saying he was never in tune with voters’ interests. “How bad did they beat Vivek like a drum?” DeSantis said Wednesday on The Sage Steele Show. “Now, part of that was Vivek, quite frankly. I don’t know why they would have […]
Defense attorneys alleged Monday that Charlie Kirk’s criticism of the Southern Poverty Law Center, along with his murder, were key moments inspiring the Trump administration to prosecute the leftist group. Kirk’s September 2025 shooting death in Utah prompted the government to revisit a letter from Kirk and other right-wing figures that called the SPLC a […]
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has suspended its operations in Florida as the state’s designation of the Muslim civil rights organization as a domestic terrorist group takes effect, following a federal court decision declining to block enforcement of the law. The designation stems from legislation signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) that gives Florida officials […]
Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman defeated Mayor Karen Bass on Thursday, unseating the incumbent after a bruising campaign centered on the city’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire, homelessness, and frustration with basic city services. The race was called for Raman at 2:49 p.m. Eastern on Thursday by the Associated Press, two days after […]
