Mar 17, 2020 – New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio held a press conference Tuesday afternoon in which he demanded that the federal government and military rain money and military personnel on his fair city. In his rambling remarks he stoked fear and division as he painted an end-times vision of Gotham under...

Mar 16, 2020 – (AP Photo/John Raoux) As my colleague, Jennifer Van Laar, reported here, former gubernatorial candidate (and former mayor of Tallahassee … According to Van Laar, “Gillum was too intoxicated to communicate with investigators at the time.”…

Mar 15, 2020 – Like most musicians, Ari Herstand didn’t plan on being a lobbyist or a political activist. Then AB5, California’s anti-freelancing law, happened. Even before the law went into effect, Herstand was organizing independent musicians, who didn’t have a voice at the negotiating table before the bill passed and weren’t exempted “because...

Mar 14, 2020 – (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) As my colleague Jennifer Van Laar reported, it didn’t seem like former Florida gubernatorial candidate, was…

Mar 13, 2020 – Early Friday morning, former Democratic Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum’s “friend,” Travis Dyson, overdosed on crystal meth in a Miami Beach hotel room and was rushed to the hospital by rescue personnel. Gillum was too intoxicated to communicate with investigators at the time, but later returned to “his residence” on...

Mar 13, 2020 – FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, file photo, a sign at a Whole Foods Market greets shoppers in Tampa, Fla. Amazon is bringing its Prime membership to Whole Foods, giving members special discounts and deals at the organic grocer. The new benefits will start Wednesday, May 16, 2018,...

Mar 12, 2020 – FILE – In this Sept. 1, 2015, file photo, James O’Keefe, President of Project Veritas Action, waits to be introduced during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Project Veritas, a conservative group known for undercover investigations, has been linked to a woman who falsely told the...

Mar 12, 2020 – In Sen. Tom Cotton’s view, the most important issue facing America today is standing up to China, and former Vice President Joe Biden is “uniquely bad” on the issue – even worse than Sen. Bernie Sanders. Cotton feels so strongly about this that he’s “launched an ad in Ohio and...

Mar 11, 2020 – President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office Wednesday night, updating the country on the Wuhan virus pandemic and announcing the implementation of new travel restrictions and proposed measures to help Americans physically and financially during the crisis. As my colleague Sarah Lee covered, Trump urged unity and...

Mar 11, 2020 – Voters wait in line to cast their ballot on the Super Tuesday, at a voting center in Alhambra, Calif., Tuesday, March 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Dean Logan, the man responsible for the botched rollout of Los Angeles County’s new voting system, was publicly rebuked by the county’s...

Mar 30, 2020 – Michael Lindell, with My Pillow, laughs with President Donald Trump during a “Made in America,” roundtable event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) At Monday’s White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, President Trump invited “CEO’s of the great...

Mar 30, 2020 – spiritual moment that's intimate between you and the people you love." https://t.co/t1P1yG0QCg pic.twitter.com/NHIB7rPXb6 — Jennifer … Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) March 30, 2020 Jakes said: You know, I’m so thankful that he kind of walked back on that.…

Mar 30, 2020 – Thursday, March 26, which should have been Opening Day at Major League Baseball parks across the country, was a sad day for baseball fans. Los Angeles Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke still went to Dodger Stadium at 1:10 p.m. that day, when the first pitch of the Dodgers’ 2020 season...

Mar 29, 2020 – As Jeff Charles reported, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti predicts that the City of Angels is less than a week away from reaching New York City levels of Wuhan coronavirus cases. Such a major increase (nearly doubling every two days) would overwhelm the city’s healthcare capacity. Garcetti said: “We...

Mar 28, 2020 – Federal prosecutors have secured a second guilty plea in connection with their ongoing investigation into corruption at Los Angeles City Hall. The investigation focuses on “pay to play” schemes wherein developers, lobbyists, and the like bribe city officials to ensure that their development projects are shepherded through the various regulatory...

Mar 27, 2020 – At the end of a week of flip-flopping by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva on the issue of whether gun stores are “essential” businesses or not during a public health emergency (the anti-2A authoritarian eventually decided they were not), four gun rights organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against...

Mar 27, 2020 – As millions of people across the country are losing some or all of their income due to the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, banks, mortgage companies, utilities, and other companies are offering special programs to help ease financial the pressure. But union bosses in Los Angeles still need their dough, yo....

Mar 27, 2020 – President Donald Trump speaks with Vice President Mike Pence as they arrive for a Fox News Channel virtual town hall, at the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Friday afternoon President Trump “signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services...

Mar 27, 2020 – Photo: Dyson As the world battles the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, ventilators are in high demand and short supply. Existing manufacturers have ramped up production of the devices, which utilize proprietary technology, but absent a disruptive event a major shortfall is still projected. At least one disruptive event is taking...

Mar 27, 2020 – FILE – In this May 1, 2009 file photo, a 3M N95 mask is modeled in New York. 3M Co., which makes everything from Post-It Notes to insect repellent, said Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, strong sales of health care products in flu-wary Asia helped lift earnings beyond analyst expectations in...

Mar 26, 2020 – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases has doubled in Los Angeles in the last three days but the county’s elected Sheriff, who also serves as the Director of Emergency Operations (for now), seems to be more concerned with scoring media points against the Board of Supervisors, with whom he’s been...

Mar 26, 2020 – #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/G4tGaoUWyh — Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) March 26, 2020 It reads: As a result of the global…

Mar 25, 2020 – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti shows a Memorandum with COVID-19 city departments guidelines, as he takes questions at a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Garcetti closed City Hall to the public and banned all events or conferences on city-owned properties for more than 50 people. (AP...

Mar 25, 2020 – Currently, as covered by RedState’s Jennifer Van Laar, the bill represents the largest stimulus ever proposed.…

Mar 25, 2020 – Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, and councilmember Jose Huizar shows their Metro Pass cards as they ride the Angels Flight Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. Angels Flight, the beloved little railroad that’s almost as much a symbol of Los Angeles as the Hollywood Sign, began pulling people toward the heavens...