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fromKqed
2 weeks ago

Federal Judges Uphold California's New Congressional Maps Favoring Democrats | KQED

A court upheld California's Prop 50 congressional map; Democrats praised the ruling and California Republicans plan to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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fromKqed
1 week ago
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California Prosecutors Push Back on ICE Immunity Claims | KQED

fromABC7 San Francisco
3 hours ago
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South Bay leaders prepare as fears loom over possible ICE presence at Super Bowl 60

California officials urge investigations into federal agents while South Bay leaders prepare for possible ICE presence at the Super Bowl, raising ongoing fear in immigrant communities.
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago
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Letters: Justice requires accountability in latest ICE shooting

Aggressive, unrestrained federal immigration enforcement led to a fatal shooting, prompting demands for transparency, accountability, and retraction of misleading official narratives.
fromKqed
1 week ago
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California Prosecutors Push Back on ICE Immunity Claims | KQED

fromAbove the Law
4 hours ago

Attorney Infamous For Texting 'I HATE BLACK PEOPLE' Lands At Stephen Miller-Linked Law Shop, Because Of Course She Did - Above the Law

Clanton is, on paper, exactly the kind of young lawyer who is supposed to represent the best of the profession. She landed a series of extraordinarily prestigious clerkships: first with Judge Corey Maze of the Northern District of Alabama, then with Eleventh Circuit Judge William Pryor, and ultimately with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. That's a golden ticket path most law students would kill for.
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fromThe New Yorker
2 hours ago

What the Democrats Can Learn from MAGA

Republicans built durable local political infrastructure and long-term organizing that sustains movements, while Democrats favor short-term mobilization and are hindered by ideological purity debates.
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fromFast Company
2 hours ago

Big Tech CEOs' tortured statements on ICE in Minnesota show an industry captured by Trump

In January, ICE agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, and most major tech CEOs remained publicly silent while AI leaders spoke out.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 hour ago

Republican Senator Thrilled' Trump Called Him a Loser': Makes Me Qualified To Be Homeland Security Secretary'

Republican senators called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's resignation after Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti amid disputed actions and Noem's defense.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 hours ago

Corruption case against L.A. Councilmember Curren Price can move to trial, judge rules

Curren Price faces trial on charges of conflict-of-interest voting, embezzlement, and perjury tied to actions that allegedly benefited his wife and her consulting firm.
fromAxios
5 hours ago

Threats against members of Congress skyrocketed in 2025

That incident, in which the 55-year-old assailant was arrested and later charged with third degree assault, illustrates the day-to-day threat environment member of Congress face. Omar wasn't even the only one attacked in the past week: Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) got punched in the face at the Sundance Film Festival just days earlier. By the numbers: The Capitol Police opened 14,938 cases into "concerning statements, behaviors, and communications" directed at congressional offices and family members in 2025, the department said in a press release.
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fromSFGATE
2 hours ago
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'Batman' blasts Bay Area city council over ICE's involvement in Super Bowl

fromSFGATE
2 hours ago
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'Batman' blasts Bay Area city council over ICE's involvement in Super Bowl

fromwww.aljazeera.com
56 minutes ago

US agents involved in Alex Pretti's killing in Minneapolis placed on leave

Two United States federal agents involved in the fatal shooting of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti during an immigration raid in Minneapolis have been placed on administrative leave, as fallout from the most recent killing of a US citizen continues to cause outrage. The two officers have been on leave since Saturday, in what US officials said on Wednesday was standard protocol, when Pretti was shot multiple times after being forced to the ground by masked immigration officers in an altercation that quickly turned deadly.
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fromAdvocate.com
3 hours ago

Daily newsletter 1/28

The Trump administration alleges San Jose State University violated federal law by allowing a transgender woman to play on the women's volleyball team.
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fromSan Jose Inside
3 hours ago

Mayor Matt Mahan Confirms He is 'Heavily Weighing" Governor Run

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is weighing a late bid for California governor, potentially disrupting a crowded Democratic primary field.
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fromAxios
2 hours ago

Scoop: House Democrats told by leadership not to go to Minnesota

House Democrats were urged to stay in their districts to avoid burdening Minneapolis resources and to support Minnesota colleagues' local Days of Action.
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fromThe Mercury News
2 hours ago

Another Bay Area county creates 'ICE-free zones' after Minneapolis killings

Alameda County adopted ordinances creating ICE-free zones banning federal immigration enforcement in county buildings and establishing a Bay Area regional response plan.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 hours ago

DHS confirms Super Bowl security role amid fears of ICE enforcement but details remain unclear

The lack of specificity has led to questions locally about whether immigration enforcement could be part of the federal role, despite the department's long-standing involvement in large-scale event security. In a statement, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary at DHS, said the department is committed to working with our local and federal partners to ensure the Super Bowl is safe for everyone involved, as we do with every major sporting event,
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fromKqed
2 weeks ago

California Advocates Fearful as Supreme Court Weighs Bans of Trans Student Athletes | KQED

State laws are divided: some require schools to allow transgender students on teams matching their gender identity while others ban transgender girls from girls' teams.
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fromFortune
3 hours ago

JPMorgan, BofA will match the $1,000 'Trump Accounts' for employees' children. Here's how to open an account | Fortune

JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America will match the government's $1,000 seed contributions to eligible U.S. employees' children's Trump Accounts.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 hour ago

Chinese man who filmed evidence of Xinjiang rights abuses is granted asylum in US

A US immigration judge granted asylum to Guan Heng, a Chinese national who exposed alleged Uyghur abuses, citing a well-founded fear of persecution.
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fromEater LA
1 hour ago

As Calls for a General Strike Spread Amid ICE Raids, Los Angeles Restaurants Act

Los Angeles restaurants and businesses are closing or taking actions on January 30 to join a general strike protesting ICE raids and recent deaths linked to immigration enforcement.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 hours ago

Melania Trump Tells Fox News Her Husband Is a Unifier'

President Donald Trump is portrayed as a unifier who stopped many wars, and critics should align with his agenda to make America safer and better.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 hours ago

I remember thinking that I was too young to have a stroke but I was wrong'

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
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fromAxios
6 hours ago

Body cameras, warrants top list of Democrats' ICE demands

Senate Democrats will withhold support for the DHS funding bill unless it includes ICE reforms, a mask ban for agents, and body cameras.
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fromEngadget
4 days ago

US Congress members call for 'thorough review' of EA's $55 billion sale

Lawmakers urge the FTC to scrutinize EA's $55 billion acquisition over labor-market impacts, potential layoffs, wage-setting power, and increased market dominance.
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fromBrooklyn Eagle
5 hours ago

Republicans appeal decision that threw out NYC's only GOP-controlled House district

Republicans appealed a judge's order to redraw Nicole Malliotakis' Staten Island-Brooklyn district after a finding it diluted Black and Hispanic voters' power.
fromThe Mercury News
1 day ago

Letters: One-time wealth tax won't provide a long-term fix

The proposed Billionaire Tax Act, imposing a one-time 5% tax on the total wealth of Californians whose net worth is $1 billion or more, needs reconsideration. Certainly, anyone with $1 billion (or more) has more than enough to live very comfortably, but there is an approach that would be less onerous to the billionaires and more helpful to the state. A one-time 5% tax would bring in a windfall for the state - once.
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fromThe New Yorker
4 hours ago

Five Lessons from MAGA

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program ( DARE) and Mothers Against Drunk Driving ( MADD) both got their starts in the nineteen-eighties. MADD emerged as one of the greatest examples of grassroots political activism in modern America, but DARE has been judged mostly a failure. Why did one flourish while the other proved to be merely a passing fad? Duhigg argues that the answer is in the difference between "mobilizing" and "organizing."
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fromEmptywheel
3 hours ago

Links, August 25, 2011

Contracting to Afghan contractors is being tightened, with U.S. footprint reduction threatened; Japan reintroduced radioactivity lessons; concerns about low wages and debt-ceiling misunderstandings.
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fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Charter Reform Commission, L.A. City Council look to impose transparency rules

Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance requiring Charter Reform Commission members to disclose private communications with elected officials and staff to boost transparency.
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fromwww.amny.com
3 hours ago

ICE-linked Palantir investment becomes flashpoint in rarely-contested New York state comptroller's race amNewYork

New York's $290 billion pension fund holds hundreds of millions in Palantir stock; challengers urge divestment over Palantir's role in federal immigration enforcement.
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fromAxios
17 hours ago

Minneapolis killings cut short America's post-election apathy

American public opinion shifts like a thermostat, swinging from support for aggressive immigration enforcement to condemnation when actions become visible and indiscriminate.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 day ago

Bay Area attorney enters race to replace Swalwell with $1 million war chest

Rakhi Israni, a Fremont lawyer with $1 million raised, is running for the East Bay congressional seat to address housing costs and health care.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
5 hours ago

Indiana bill targets housing affordability with state zoning changes

Indiana lawmakers propose shifting major housing approval authority from cities to the Statehouse, significantly limiting local control over zoning and development decisions.
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