California
On Monday, 10/12, California's secretary of state and attorney general sent a cease-and-desist order to the California GOP and several county party offices, ordering they remove unauthorized boxes to collect ballots, some of which were labeled "official”…
President Trump has agreed to reverse his administration's decision to deny federal cleanup funding for six California wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday, 10/16…
In the first five months of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of Californians bought new guns and changed the way they stored their firearms in a bid to counter the unrest, government crackdowns and societal disintegration they feared would be unleashed by the public health emergency, a new survey by UC Davis researchers has found…
President and Administration
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s administration to end the census count more than two weeks early, dealing a setback to civil rights groups that said minorities will be undercounted as a result…
Education
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s latest fall 2020 enrollment report continues to show downward trajectories nearly across the board in higher education…
Congress
The Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to advance the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday, 10/22, setting up her confirmation by the end of the month…
The fate of additional stimulus for the U.S. economy before next month’s election could be decided this week, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi setting a Tuesday (10/20) deadline to reach an agreement with the White House -- though it remains doubtful that the Republican-controlled Senate will accept any deal they strike…
Presidential Election
The Commission on Presidential debates have announced the six topics for the second and final debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden set to take place on Thursday, 10/22…