Repeat Offender: Former Prosecutor Will Rollins Loses Again to Rep. Ken Calvert

Will Rollins (D., Calif.) lost his second consecutive congressional bid to Inland Empire Rep. Ken Calvert (R.), failing to win over voters with his exaggerated prosecutorial record.

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Will Republicans Have a Trifecta? So Far, House Returns Say Yes.

Less than 24 hours after the first polls closed in what was teased as one of the closest elections in U.S. history, the only thing standing in the way of a Republican trifecta in Washington, D.C., is the House.

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California’s Largest Teachers’ Union Pours Unprecedented Levels of Cash Into Local Groups Pushing Secret Gender Transitions

California’s largest teachers’ union has poured unprecedented amounts of campaign dollars into local affiliates trying to boot conservative board members in school districts that have become battlegrounds for gender ideology policies, according to a Washington Free Beacon review of campaign finance disclosures.

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A California Law Is Overturning Murder Convictions Over 'Racially Coded' Language. This 'Tough on Crime' House Candidate Backed It.

A 2020 California law, the Racial Justice Act, demands that judges reverse or toss sentences based on implicit or systemic racial bias. More than a dozen swing-district Democrats in the State Legislature opted not to vote for it. But then-legislator Adam Gray, who is now challenging Rep. John Duarte (R.) in a highly anticipated rematch in California's 13th Congressional District, was not one of them.

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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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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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California Dem Arrested for DUI Wins Primary in Swing House District

California Democrat Dave Min, the state lawmaker who was arrested last year for drunk-driving a taxpayer-funded car at nearly twice the legal limit, secured his party's nomination in the Orange County swing district vacated by Rep. Katie Porter (D.).

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Move Over, Dianne! Katie Porter Announces 2024 California Senate Bid

California Rep. Katie Porter (D.) on Tuesday announced she will run for Senate in 2024, putting pressure on 89-year-old Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein to retire.

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