California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) launched his partisan redistricting plan at an event in Los Angeles on Thursday, issuing a stern warning to President Donald Trump “not to mess with the Golden State.” “We can’t stand back and watch this democracy disappear district by district all across the country,” Newsom said as he called for a Nov. 4 […]

(The Center Square) — A provision of New York’s cannabis law that gives priority for pot licenses to in-state applicants is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court has ruled. The U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Division ruled on Wednesday that a portion of the state’s social equity program, which excludes individuals with federal or out-of-state pot […]

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) are trading jabs in a fiery online exchange over redistricting. “If California gerrymanders from its current 43-9 Dem advantage (83%) to a 52-0 Dem advantage (100%) … then Texas should go from a 24-14 GOP advantage (63%) to 38-0 (100%),” Cruz wrote on X. Newsom unveiled […]

President Donald Trump did his best to avoid questions about reports that he hopes to talk Russian President Vladimir Putin into a ceasefire in Ukraine by offering up rare earth minerals. Trump is slated to meet with Putin in Alaska on Friday afternoon. He spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday ahead of […]