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California slashes spending: New budget scales back immigrant healthcare to tackle $12 Billion deficit – GOP says fiscally irresponsible

California governor Gavin Newsom (AP) California governor Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a $321-billion budget that rolls back several progressive initiatives, including a major healthcare expansion for low-income undocumented immigrants, in a bid to bridge a $12-billion budget deficit.This marks the third consecutive year that America’s most populous state has been forced to cut or […]

‘Largest jewelry heist in US history’: 7 Californian men stole $100M in diamonds, Rolex watches; no bullets, no witnesses

7 Californian men charged for the largest jewelry heist in US history. Seven men from California, including illegal immigrants, have been charged in thefts that the US Attorney’s Office call the “largest jewelry heist in US history”. Starting in March 2022, these men put a system in place where they just walked away with cargo […]

‘South California over South Africa any day’: Scott Bessent’s first reaction to claims that Elon Musk hit him

Scott Bessent called reports of his physical fight with Elon Musk ‘fake news’. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent shot down the reports of the physical fight between him and Elon Musk over the IRS commissioner and suggested that it was fake news. This episode, where Musk apparently hit Bessent like a rugby player after being called […]

Why California Says Trump’s Military Deployment Is Illegal

California has sued the Trump administration over its move to deploy troops to Los Angeles. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains the laws governing the use of American troops on U.S. soil. Source link

President Gavin Newsom? California Governor using LA riots to bolster 2028 credentials – will it work? | World News

As protests gripped the streets of Los Angeles this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom stood before a national audience and did something unmistakable: he launched himself into the 2028 presidential conversation.Ostensibly a speech to his state amid civil unrest sparked by President Trump’s latest immigration raids and military response, Newsom’s address was unmistakably aimed at […]

California Governor slams Trump over ‘disrespect’ to troops: Photos show National Guard sleeping on floors; sues administration over LA deployment

California Governor Gavin Newsom accused US President Donald Trump of treating National Guard troops with “disrespect” after viral images showed them sleeping on the floor in cramped conditions following their deployment to Los Angeles amid intensifying immigration protests. The dispute has escalated into a legal battle, with Newsom’s office filing a lawsuit against the Trump […]

Los Angeles protests: Donald Trump claims Gavin Newsom ‘committed a crime’ running for governor; California leader hits back, calls Trump a ‘dictator’

The California governor and US President went ham on each other over LA protests US President Donald Trump intensified his public clash with California governor Gavin Newsom on Monday, suggesting the Democrat should be arrested.The MAGA supremo accused Newsom of being a failed leader amid escalating immigration protests in Los Angeles.Responding to a reporter’s question […]

‘LA would have been completely obliterated’: Trump justifies deploying National Guard in California; says governor should ‘thank’ him

US President Donald Trump on Monday justified his decision to deploy National Guard in California amid the ongoing unrest in Los Angeles. In a post on Truth social, Trump said that his administration will always do what is needed to keep our citizens safe.“We made a great decision in sending the National Guard to deal […]

If It Happened There: Donald Trump sends central troops to quell protests in opposition-ruled California | World News

Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night’s immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Note: The following piece is inspired by Joshua Keating’s If It Happened There which uses tropes and tones normally used by American media to describe […]

‘It made us all jump’: Lightning hits California home as 6-year-old stands nearby; watch

Lightning hits California home as 6-year-old stands nearby A Southern California family had a heart-stopping moment on Tuesday when lightning struck a house just feet away, while they were standing outside recording the storm.Tiffanie Buckner was filming the dark clouds rolling in when a massive bolt of lightning hit a home in the cul-de-sac behind […]