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Trump Drafting Executive Order On Election Integrity After Alleging Ballot Fraud In California
Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said an executive order is being drafted to strengthen U.S. elections and curb mail-in ballot fraud, after President Donald Trump alleged that California’s...
California Voters Pass Prop 50, Punching Back at Trump in Gerrymandering Fight
The people of California dealt a huge counterpunch to Republican efforts to gerrymander their way to a 2026 midterm victory, voting overwhelmingly on Tuesday for new congressional maps that are expected to net Democrats an additional five seats in...
Republicans sue over passage of California's Prop. 50
NEWPORT BEACH, CA, NOVEMBER 1, 2025: Republican Party members listen as Diane Dixon, Assemblywoman and candidate for Orange County Supervisor, speaks on pressing to vote no on Proposition 50 in the upcoming California Statewide Special Election at...
“And So It Begins!”: Democrats’ Off-Year Election Wallop Sets Stage For 2026 And Beyond
Donald Trump told Republican senators Wednesday morning that the government shutdown, now setting a record for length, was a “big factor” in the pummeling that the party took in the off-year elections the night before. Almost everywhere where...
What does Prop 50’s passage mean for California, Gavin Newsom and the US?
Californians overwhelmingly backed Proposition 50, the crucial redistricting measure that Democrats have said is essential to safeguarding democracy and pushing back against the Trump administration. “We stood firm in response to Donald Trump’s...
Dem Wave Hits Virginia, New Jersey, and Elsewhere; a Dozen House Ratings Shift in California Following Approval of New Dem Map
KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Democrats turned in an impressive showing in last night’s elections, and 2025 still feels a lot like 2017 did. — Loudoun County, Virginia, whose early reporting suggested Donald Trump was on the way to a significant...
Rebuking Trump, California passed Prop 50 to redistrict in favor of Democrats
California voters sent a strong anti-Donald Trump message on Tuesday by passing Proposition 50, another big win for Democrats during the 2025 off-year election that helps the party in the nationwide redistricting frenzy that will help decide who...
GOP lawsuit challenges Prop 50 redistricting maps in California
A group of California Republicans is suing over the state's new congressional redistricting maps, one day after voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 50. California Republican Party Chairwoman Corrin Rankin, State Assemblymember David Tangipa,...
Do Californians Oppose or Support Gerrymandering? This New Exit Poll Raises Some Questions
Californians overwhelmingly voted to pass Proposition 50 on Tuesday, moving the responsibility of redistricting from an Independent commission to the state's Democratic supermajority legislature. However, it is unclear if Californians actually...
'No obligation to host foreigners!' DHS taunts wife of legal migrant 'abducted' by ICE
The Department of Homeland Security taunted the wife of a legal migrant who is currently in detention pending deportation, directly addressing her on social media Wednesday and accusing her husband of being a “terrorist sympathizer.” Sami Hamdi, a...
FBI believes missing 9-year-old from California traveled through Arizona
The FBI said nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard left California with her mother Ashlee Buzzard in a Chevrolet Malibu on Oct. 7. PHOENIX — The FBI said Wednesday that a missing girl from California may have traveled through Arizona. The FBI Los Angeles...
Trump touts the 'golden age' of his economic agenda a day after heavy GOP election losses
President Donald Trump delivered a speech on the economy to business leaders in Miami on Wednesday, one day after Republicans suffered brutal election losses in states where exit polls showed voters deeply concerned about financial issues. While...
Sling TV to pay $530,000 to settle California privacy violations
California’s attorney general says Sling TV failed to make it easy for users to opt out of personal data sales. The company also allegedly lacked sufficient protections for children’s data. The $530,000 settlement requires Sling TV to overhaul its...
Portland International Airport maintains normal operations amid nationwide issues due to government shutdown
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Heading into the second month of the federal government shutdown, Portland International Airport is continuing to serve its flyers and seeing little impact on travel. Molly Prescott, a spokesperson for...
Fox News halts for breaking news as Donald Trump says government will be 'in bad shape'
President Donald Trump interrupted Fox News' regular programming on the afternoon of November 5 to provide an update on the state of the Republican party, as the US government now faces its longest shutdown in history. Trump declared his intention...
Donald Trump's alarming four-word reaction post-election defeat
Mikey Smith Deputy Political Editor in Washington DC and Michael D. Carroll 04:08 ET, 05 Nov 2025 President Donald Trump suffered a blow as the Republican candidates were defeated in elections in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York (Image: Anadolu...
Report ranks Nashville’s airport 3rd worst for international travel
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - For the second time in 2025, a report by Upgraded Points ranks Nashville’s airport as the third worst for international travel. Upgraded Points released a list of the worst airports for international travelers in...
5 Takeaways for Christians from Democrats’ Big Election Night
Democrats hoping for their first significant victories of the second Trump administration were not disappointed on Election Night. If anything, they were elated.The Democratic Party won from coast to coast, giving members of the party their first...
12 things I think I think after Tuesday’s elections
ANALYSIS – While it may take a few days, or even weeks, to properly digest the 2025 elections, the results are clear: Democrats won decisively. In races from New Jersey and Virginia to Georgia and California, there really wasn’t any ambiguity...
Prop. 50 sails to victory in California, with overwhelming support in Monterey County.
Early election returns show Proposition 50—California's statewide redistricting plan that redraws the congressional maps to create five new Democratic-favored districts before the 2026 midterm election—sailing to victory with 63.8 percent of the...