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California bill mandating gender quotas for corporate boards heads to governor

A bill that would make California the first state in the nation to mandate gender quotas for corporate boards is headed to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown after winning approval Thursday in the state Senate.

August 31, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown echoes Ryan Zinke in push to fight wildfires with more logging, thinning

After a disastrous wildfire season, California Gov. Jerry Brown is taking a page from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's playbook by pushing legislation to clear the way for more logging in the state's fire-prone forests.

August 30, 2018

Not fans: Most voters call NFL anthem protests ‘inappropriate’ as season looms

With the NFL regular season set to start in a week and no national-anthem resolution in sight, a newly released poll shows most Americans still aren't fans of the sideline protests.

August 30, 2018

Michael Bloomberg sent climate-change prosecutors to six states

The former New York City mayor's fortune has bankrolled a year-long effort to place privately funded lawyers as "special assistant attorneys general" in at least six states with specific instructions to work on "clean energy, climate change, and environmental interests."

August 29, 2018

Ron Paul endorses Ryan Bundy for Nevada governor

Former Rep. Ron Paul has thrown his support behind Ryan Bundy's independent campaign for Nevada governor.

August 29, 2018

Ryan Bundy Nevada governor bid emphasizes states’ rights

Ryan Bundy's run for Nevada governor is surprising only because he was supposed to be either dead or in federal prison by now.

August 27, 2018

Cruz ad hits Beto O’Rourke for declaring ‘nothing more American’ than NFL anthem protests

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, released an ad Monday criticizing his Democratic opponent, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, for saying there was "nothing more American" than NFL players refusing to stand for the national anthem.

August 27, 2018

Rand Paul plan to defund Planned Parenthood killed by vulnerable Democrats

Vulnerable Senate Democrats, including pro-life Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, came under fire Thursday for helping defeat an amendment to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

August 23, 2018

South Africa white-owned farm seizures ‘land reform’ that will ‘follow the rule of law’: State Dept.

The State Department issued a statement Wednesday on South Africa moving to expropriate largely white-owned farmland, offering assurances that the country was engaged in an "open process." And then President Trump promptly undid the statement and said he'd ordered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to review the program, which he harshly criticized as mass murder.

August 22, 2018

Kate Brown undercut by Antifa, ICE protests in Oregon governor re-election bid

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown positioned herself early on as a leader of the anti-Trump opposition, but the state's never-ending panoply of protest activity has backfired on her re-election bid with voters suffering from resistance fatigue.

August 22, 2018

Beto O’Rourke says ‘nothing more American’ than NFL anthem protests

Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke has jumped into the NFL national-anthem fray by defending players taking a knee during the ceremony, saying he could think of "nothing more American."

August 22, 2018

Donald Trump to end ‘war on coal’ with rule replacing Obama-era Clean Power Plan

President Trump was met with enthusiastic cheers Tuesday in West Virginia after moving to snuff out the "war on coal" by replacing the Clean Power Plan, even as Democrats prophesied that scrapping the never-implemented Obama-era rule would be catastrophic.

August 21, 2018

Stevie Wonder links Aretha Franklin’s death from cancer to global warming

Pop icon Stevie Wonder says there's a connection between Aretha Franklin's death from pancreatic cancer and climate change.

August 21, 2018

Kristi Noem says ‘over five million people’ with security clearances ‘astounding’

Former intelligence officials may be outraged at President Trump's decision to revoke former CIA Director John O. Brennan's security clearance, but what stuns Rep. Kristi Noem is that there are another 5 million people who enjoy similar access.

August 19, 2018

Mick Mulvaney says D.C. politics helped kill Donald Trump’s military parade

Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney suggested Sunday that factors other than the expense helped kill President Trump's long-sought military parade, including the District of Columbia's anti-Trump political climate.

August 19, 2018

Rudy Giuliani taunts John Brennan over security clearance lawsuit threat

Former CIA Director John O. Brennan said Sunday he would consider suing the Trump administration for revoking his security clearance, prompting Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani to respond: Bring it on.

August 19, 2018

James Clapper criticizes John Brennan for anti-Trump rhetoric

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Sunday criticized John Brennan's overheated rhetoric, specifically his description last month of Mr. Trump's behavior at Helsinki as "nothing short of treasonous."

August 19, 2018

Donald Trump calls on Robert Mueller to investigate Hillary Clinton emails

President Trump reiterated Sunday his call for special counsel Robert Mueller to investigate former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as part of his probe into Russian election interference.

August 19, 2018

Don McGahn leak shows Robert Mueller team ‘panicking,’ Rudy Giuliani says

Trump attorney Rudolph W. Giuliani refuted speculation Sunday that White House counsel Donald McGahn had flipped on President Trump, accusing "desperate" investigators of leaking information about the attorney's cooperation with the special counsel in order to lure the president into a perjury trap.

August 19, 2018

School shootings prompt bulletproof gear, more security

Across the nation, parents and students are taking extra precautions with bullet-resistant gear, while school districts are seeking to tighten their security, expand active-shooter training, and retrofit infrastructure to make it as gunman-proof as possible.

August 16, 2018