May 3, 2017 – Tomi Lahren’s first post-TheBlaze interview is out – and it’s with Playboy. It’s an unconventional choice for a conservative, but not at all shocking since conservatives – and their sexism – are to blame for her ouster. In her mind, at least. The interview is long (8,000 words) and...

Apr 28, 2017 – A federal civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of seven individual plaintiffs and four gun rights groups challenging California’s recently-enacted large capacity magazine ban/confiscation scheme. Prior to the passage of SB 1446 last year and voter approval of Prop. 63 in November, Californians could possess large capacity...

Apr 28, 2017 – Californians will stand for all kinds of restrictions on their freedom – but increase vehicle fees or gas taxes and they get really angry. Just ask former Gov. Gray Davis, who was recalled in 2003 over the issue. In early April California legislators passed a massive transportation budget that...

Apr 28, 2017 – Thursday night, President Trump sat down with Reuters for an interview focusing on the first 100 days of his presidency. When asked about North Korea, he said there is a possibility of a “major, major conflict” with the Communist state. LISTEN: In exclusive interview with @Reuters, Trump said a major conflict...

Apr 26, 2017 – Last year, California enacted a swath of new gun controls laws, and voters passed Proposition 63 in November, which contained many of the same provisions, including a requirement to have a permit to purchase ammunition, a ban on importing ammunition from other states, a ban on even possessing “high capacity”...

Apr 26, 2017 – The House Freedom Caucus has announced its support of the American Health Care Act. NEWS: Freedom Caucus announces official position of support for AHCA with MacArthur amendment included — Alyssa Farah (@Alyssafarah) April 26, 2017 NEWS: Freedom Caucus announces support for AHCA with Rep. MacArthur's amendment included. Statement:...

Apr 26, 2017 – Sacramento’s temper tantrum continues. State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) gives a passionate floor speech, railing against the Trump administration’s plan to build a border wall as divisive, while promoting a bill that would make contractors who work on that wall ineligible for state contracts. “The wall is...

May 12, 2017 – Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca was sentenced Friday after being convicted of conspiracy and obstruction of justice in March of this year. The charges came after an FBI investigation into ongoing mismanagement and abuse of inmates in LA County jails. At one point Baca pled guilty to...

May 11, 2017 – Rumors of a split have been going around for years, but today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) announced that effective January 1, 2018, they will no longer support Boy Scouts of America programs for boys ages 14 to 18. The Church will continue to charter...

May 9, 2017 – Everyone knows that it’s bad form in Hollywood to have anything nice to say about a Republican. It’s even worse – approaching career suicide – to have something decent to say about Steve Bannon. Jeff Kwatinetz, founder of talent management and TV production company The Firm, worked with Bannon...

May 9, 2017 – We lost a colleague yesterday. Before he was a colleague, though, he was my friend and fellow activist. He was a father, a son, a husband, a patriot. A smart, strong, hard-working friend who was always humble, even after rising to the top of his profession. Bob Owens, editor...

May 5, 2017 – Hollywood just can’t quit Hillary Clinton – even if it means chronicling her disastrous loss to Donald Trump. “Shattered,” the best-selling book by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, has been optioned by Tri-Star Television, according to the Hollywood Reporter. There is no network attached as yet, but sources told...

May 23, 2017 – On Friday a Turkish man who had had an interaction with LAX Police a few hours prior to departure caused a disturbance on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu – such a disturbance that F-22’s were scrambled to escort the plane to Honolulu, and scores of law...

May 23, 2017 – James Corden was taping Monday’s Late Late Show when word of the terror attack in Manchester got to him, and the British comedian took a few minutes after the taping to send a poignant message to the people there. His words are eloquent all on their own....

May 23, 2017 – (Full opening remarks on Manchester attack posted here by Jennifer Van Laar.)…

May 23, 2017 – A horrific suicide attack was carried out late Monday after an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, UK, in which at least 22 were killed and 59 injured – mostly young girls. At the time of the attacks, President Trump was in Israel, and later held a press conference with Palestinian...

May 18, 2017 – Joss Whedon (yeah, he’s a director, blah blah, Marvel, blah blah, but also a social media douche) is really, really scared that Planned Parenthood might lose federal funding. He’s always been a bit of a jackwagon on Twitter, but the AHCA vote and the pre-existing conditions lies have him operating...

May 17, 2017 – The White House was “blindsided” by the Wednesday afternoon appointment of a special counsel to investigate any potential links between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, Politico reports. And CNN’s Laura Jarrett is reporting that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not informed about the order until after it...

May 17, 2017 – This guy – California Assemblymember Evan Low. Noted Second Amendment…uh, supporter. It takes some big cajones – or maybe just a Clintonesque level of self-deception – to post that (with a GUN emoji, no less!) after his comments to NRA lobbyist Dan Reid during a hearing last...

May 17, 2017 – The Justice Department has appointed former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel to investigate any ties between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, and any other issues that arise from that investigation. Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein told the Washington Post: “In my capacity as acting...

May 16, 2017 – The media events of the last 24 hours have been a course in how to gin up a scandal. Unfortunately for the media, they’ve cried wolf so many times that all people hear when they talk is the Charlie Brown teacher voice. Leaving aside questions of anyone’s veracity, let’s...

May 16, 2017 – As my colleagues have noted, only a few people know what really went down in last week’s meeting between President Trump and Russian officials – and that would be the people in the room, some of whom have made public statements about what was and was not said. National...

Jun 2, 2017 – Like many GOP representatives who represent districts targeted by Democrats, California Rep. Steve Knight has been the target of loud protests over the last few months. Groups regularly stage protests at his district offices, and have even tried to harass him at home (but had the wrong address). Rep....

Jun 2, 2017 – Back in January, California Democrats were having a stompy-foot temper tantrum about all things Trump and decided they were going to bring on the big guns to prepare to fight Trump’s policies. Though the state has an Attorney General and an enormous Department of Justice full of supposedly capable legal...

Jun 2, 2017 – On June 2nd, “Everytown for Gun Safety” urges everyone to #WearOrange to bring attention to their cause. After Hadiya Pendleton was murdered in her hometown of Chicago  just weeks after performing at President Obama’s second inauguration in 2013, her friends wore orange in her honor and asked others to...