1 in 4 New Cars Sold in California Were Zero-Emission

1 in 4 New Cars Sold in California Were Zero-Emission

Sacramento, CA…In a historic first, 1 in every 4 new cars sold last quarter in California were zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Earlier this year, the state surpassed its goal of selling 1.5 million ZEVs – a full two years ahead of schedule. These latest sales figures come as a group of major automakers announced a partnership […]

Trump Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment on Election Charges

Trump Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment on Election Charges

Washington, DC…Donald Trump has made his first court appearance in Washington, D.C. on felony charges that he tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The former president was indicted this week by special counsel Jack Smith, who previously indicted him in the separate Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. AP will cover Trump’s movements surrounding […]

Jack Smith Unveils Election & J6 Conspiracy Charges Against Donald Trump

Jack Smith Unveils Election & J6 Conspiracy Charges Against Donald Trump

Washington, DC…Good evening. Today, an indictment was unsealed charging Donald J. Trump with conspiring to defraud the United States, conspiring to disenfranchise voters, and conspiring and attempting to obstruct an official proceeding. The indictment was issued by a grand jury of citizens here in the District of Columbia and sets forth the crimes charged in […]

Governor Newsom Appoints Leaders to Racial Equity Commission

Governor Newsom Appoints Leaders to Racial Equity Commission

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced his appointments to the state’s first Racial Equity Commission. Established by an executive order signed by the Governor last year, the Commission, developed in partnership with then-Senator Dr. Richard Pan and racial equity organizations that sponsored SB 17, will recommend tools and opportunities to advance racial equity and address structural […]

Second Quarter GDP Comes in at 2.4% & Better Than Expected

Second Quarter GDP Comes in at 2.4% & Better Than Expected

Washington, DC…Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter of 2023 (table 1), according to the “advance” estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the first quarter, real GDP increased 2.0 percent. The GDP estimate released today is based on source data that are […]

Lack of Transparency on UAPs has Eroded Public Trust (Hearings Live Now)

Lack of Transparency on UAPs has Eroded Public Trust  (Hearings Live Now)

Washington, DC…Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs Chairman Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.) delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing titled “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency.” In his opening statement, Subcommittee Chairman Grothman stressed that the lack of transparency surrounding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) has fueled speculation […]

Governor Newsom on President Biden’s Establishment of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

Governor Newsom on President Biden’s Establishment of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s executive action to designate a national monument at three sites in honor of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley — both of whom served as catalysts for the Civil Rights Movement: Members of the First Family at the Emmett Till & […]

President Biden on Artificial Intelligence

President Biden on Artificial Intelligence

Washington, DC…I’m the AI. (Laughter.) If any of you think I’m Abe Lincoln, blame it on the AI. First of all, thanks. Thanks for coming. And I want to thank my colleagues here for taking the time to come back again and again as we try to deal with the — we’re joined by leaders […]

Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 7.21.23

Governor Newsom Issues Legislative Update 7.21.23

Sacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed the following bills: AB 72 by Assemblymember Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas) – Coastal resources: research: landslides and erosion: early warning system. AB 87 by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) – Pupils: Section 504 plans: meetings and team meetings. AB 307 by Assemblymember Phillip Chen (R-Yorba Linda) – Structural […]

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