Harris Plots Political Comeback After Humiliating Presidential Defeat

After suffering a stunning defeat in the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris is privately telling her aides and allies she is considering a political comeback in a gubernatorial bid or another presidential campaign, Politico reported.

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Soros-Backed Prosecutor George Gascón Ousted as Californians Backtrack on Soft-on-Crime Reforms

California voters have begun unwinding the Golden State's soft-on-crime experiment, ousting Los Angeles's progressive district attorney George Gascón and restoring some criminal penalties for drugs and theft.

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Democrat Will Rollins Has Long History of Going Easy on Meth Dealers—Including a Violent Gang Member—But He's Running for Congress as a Tough-on-Crime Prosecutor

When Democratic California congressional candidate Will Rollins boasts of having taken on "the Sinaloa cartel to stop drug trafficking" during his time as a federal prosecutor, it may be instructive to consider the case of one central California drug dealer named Rodney Michael Haskins.

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California Democrat in Tight House Race Says He 'Personally Prosecuted' Jan. 6 Rioters and 'Held Accountable the Insurrectionists.' Evidence Is Scant.

Democratic congressional candidate Will Rollins (Calif.) repeatedly claims that he "personally prosecuted" participants in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, but an exhaustive Washington Free Beacon search only found one case connected to the former assistant U.S. attorney—and it's still pending.

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CA Dem Dave Min: ‘Black And Brown’ Business Owners ‘Very Clearly Unsophisticated’ About Financial Matters

California Democrat Dave Min, who is vying in a tight swing district race to replace Rep. Katie Porter (D.), on Monday called "black and brown" business owners of California "very clearly unsophisticated" in dealing with financial lenders.

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Katie Porter's Would-Be Successor Undercuts Voter Effort To Crack Down on Retail Theft, Open-Air Drug Markets

Dave Min, a California Democratic state senator vying to succeed Rep. Katie Porter (D.) this fall, has joined his party's effort to kill a popular statewide voter initiative that would crack down on retail theft and open-air drug markets—an effort that has local law enforcement officials crying foul.

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Katie Porter Calls California Senate Race 'Rigged'

Rep. Katie Porter (D., Calif.) on Wednesday said billionaires attempted to "rig" her state's Senate primary, which she lost the day before.

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Katie Porter Raised $28 Million Only To Finish Third in California Senate Race

California representative Katie Porter jumped into California’s high-profile Senate race in January armed with a robust fundraising apparatus that helped her amass a $28 million war chest. She took third place in the Tuesday primary.

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California Gubernatorial Candidate Oversees Decline in Reading and Math Scores as Education Chief

A top contender for California governor has overseen a decline in reading and math scores, with the latest test scores released last week showing that years after the COVID-19 classroom shutdowns, more than half of kids in the state can't read at grade level, while two-thirds are behind in math.

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California's Scandal-Plagued Progressive School Chief Eyes Governor's Mansion

California's schools superintendent Tony Thurmond, whose tenure has been marked by scandal, plummeting student proficiencies, and an aggressive push for radical gender ideology, is exploring a run for governor.

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