UNCOVERED: 2 | History Defined

Jim Jordan vows to press on for speaker’s chair despite second election loss - as it happened

This blog is now closed. More Republicans voted against Jim Jordan than during the initial Tuesday vote; Democratic minority leader Hakeem Jeffries received 212 votes.

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2023

Who are the 20 House Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan in speaker vote?

Only six Republicans had publically said they wouldn’t support the Ohio congressman ahead of te vote

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Jim Jordan loses US House speaker vote for second time as support ebbs

Tally showed 22 members of his own party opposing him, including four Republicans who supported Jordan a day earlier

The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2023

California Marijuana Farmer Gets Prison For Bribing Former Sheriff...And Illegally Growing Weed

A Siskiyou County resident was sentenced to nearly six years for his part in an illegal cannabis grow operation and then trying to bribe his way out of it when caught, reported The Sacramento Bee. The man's sister, who had a minor role in the affair, was sentenced to time served…

Benzinga · Oct 5, 2022

New Bipartisan Bill Aims To Crack Down On Illegal Cannabis Grows & Use Of Dangerous Pesticides

Congress members Scott Peters (D-CA) and Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) introduced legislation on Monday that seeks to&nbs

Benzinga · Oct 4, 2022

What the end of the Pelosi era could cost California

WASHINGTON — California could be on the cusp of losing one of the most effective national political allies it's ever had.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 1, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Republicans attacking student loan relief as a taxpayer burden got degrees on taxpayers' dime

President Joe Biden's student loan relief proposal, including a freeze on payments through the end of the year and forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 in loan balances, has elicited predictable cries of outrage from Republicans.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 26, 2022

While McKinney fire rages, wildfire legislation stalls. Here’s what feds can do immediately

WASHINGTON — As the McKinney fire grew to become California’s largest of the season, leaving four people dead so far in Siskiyou County, members of Congress resigned that they could do nothing but hope:

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2022

In red California, a deadly fire ignites political rage at liberal government

YREKA, Calif. — In this conservative corner of California, a monster fire that killed four people and destroyed more than 100 structures is being framed by many in political terms.

Los Angeles Times · Aug 6, 2022

Editorial: These California congressmen betrayed voters on Jan. 6

As the nation absorbs the revelations from the congressional hearings on the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol — among them, that then-President Donald Trump was surrounded by aides telling him there was no evidence of voter fraud and that his scheme to have Vice President Mike…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 23, 2022