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As California hurtles toward its June 2026 gubernatorial primary, Xavier Becerra has emerged as a surprising contender among Democrats. Once dismissed as a long-shot after years in Washington, the former congressman, state attorney general, and Biden-era Health and Human Services secretary now finds himself in a dead heat with progressive billionaire Tom Steyer and edging ahead of former Rep. Kati...

California's 2026 governor's race has become one of the strangest political spectacles in recent memory — and that is saying something for a state that has perfected the art of political dysfunction. Within the span of a single week, the race was reshaped by a presidential endorsement and then blown open further by a scandal that would have seemed unthinkable even by Sacramento's elastic standards...

FSU shooting (April 2025): Phoenix Ikner killed Robert Morales and Tiru Chabba and wounded six others near FSU's student union. ChatGPT connection: Court records show 270+ ChatGPT conversations linked to Ikner, including questions about firearms, mass shooting media coverage, peak crowd times at the student union, and how to disengage a shotgun's safety — sent three minutes before he opened fire....

Democrats in California fear that the two top candidates emerging from the upcoming primary will both be Republicans. They're calling on the lowest performers in their party to drop out. But the problem isn't too many candidates. It's a lack of candidates that people actually like.

An anonymous House Republican warned Politico that a ground invasion of Iran would cost the GOP "60 to 70 seats" in the 2026 midterms — a loss that would end the Republican House majority and potentially flip the Senate. The concern is not fringe: MAGA-aligned veterans like Rep. Eli Crane (AZ), Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI), and Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA) have all publicly opposed boots on the ground,...

Democrats stunned the political world by flipping a Florida state House seat that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican in a district the president won by 11 points in 2024. CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten described the result as emblematic of a massive 12-point nationwide Democratic shift in special elections from the 2024 Kamala Harris bas...

Republicans enter the 2026 midterms with a clear opportunity to expand their majorities in both chambers of Congress. With President Trump’s second term delivering tangible gains on border security, bureaucratic downsizing, and energy independence, the GOP stands positioned to defy the typical midterm headwinds that often punish the president’s party. The path forward hinges on mobilizing key vote...

* Sheriff Kevin McMahill refused Judge Eric Goodman’s order to release Joshua Sanchez-Lopez on electronic monitoring, citing the defendant’s 35 prior arrests and history of noncompliance.* The dispute originated from Sanchez-Lopez’s January grand larceny of a motor vehicle charge; bail was posted, but LVMPD declined enrollment in their supervised release program.* LVMPD argues Nevada law (NRS 211....

* City of Los Angeles bought former Ramada Inn near Venice Beach in December 2020 for $8 million to provide interim homeless housing.* Property housed some individuals temporarily but was emptied in October 2022 for conversion to permanent supportive housing.* Project delays, including 20 months for permitting and financing gaps, left the building vacant for years.* Construction began in October 2...

There are reasons to end the filibuster, but for some reason John Thune isn't buying into those reasons. He doesn't believe pushing a talking filibuster will work because it will lock down the Senate and his caucus for months as Democrats run out the clock. He may be right. On today's episode of Patriot TV, host JD Rucker explained how Thune has three policies that are extremely popular with the p...

The decision to go to war with Iran is one of the most consequential foreign policy moves in a generation — and plenty of Americans, across the political spectrum, have serious reservations about it. But opposition to how we got here doesn't have to mean opposition to seeing it through. Here are three reasons why supporting the war effort may be the most pragmatic path forward, even for skeptics....

In this inaugural episode of Patriot TV, host JD Rucker tackles the reasoning behind the war in Iran and why President Trump is fully justified to put us there. Then, Rucker discusses the most recent ruling about his tariffs and why not all companies are going to be asking for refunds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episode...