Jim Gallagher

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Voting Rights Act has been stripped!

On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling that effectively dismantled key protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, significantly curbing federal oversight of racial discrimination in redistricting. The decision, arising from Louisiana v. Callais, makes it much harder to challenge gerrymandered maps that reduce the voting power of minority communities. …

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The next meeting of the Chino Valley Democratic Club will be May 11 at 7 pm. Watch for details!

The May 11 meeting of the Chino Valley Democratic Club is detailing and discussing local get out the vote campaigns for Board of Supervisors and Congress. We will discuss and coalesce around our State and local county endorsed candidates  for the June 2 election. The club also plans to summarize the outcome from the recent …

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No Kings Day III Protest in Chino Hills March 28, 2026!

Grand and Peyton Drive 12:00 noon!   NO KINGS Chino Hills, CA

FACT SHEET: How Much Is the War in Iran Costing American Taxpayers?

March 03, 2026 Conservatively, we’re spending nearly $60 million a day on military systems in Iran. The actual figure may be much higher. ByHanna Homestead, Lindsay Koshgarian FACT SHEET: How Much Is the War in Iran Costing American Taxpayers? What Does the Iran War Cost? On February 28, 2026, the United States launched military operations …

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January 28, 2026 California Democratic Party and Contest Every Race Announce Statewide Candidate Recruitment Initiative

SACRAMENTO – On Saturday, January 31st, the California Democratic Party is launching a statewide texting campaign to recruit hundreds of Democrats to run for local office, with a focus in rural areas where GOP incumbents often run uncontested. This is CADEM’s fifth cycle participating in this national campaign by Contest Every Race to ensure that no …

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Democrats are raising worries about Trump interfering in the midterms.

  in PBS  Dec 30, 2025 12:03 PM EST By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press   If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usually gives up seats in midterm elections. …

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White House Ramps Up War On Journalists By Naming ‘Media Offender Of The Week’

  In Forbes  https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2025/11/29/white-house-ramps-up-war-on-journalists-by-naming-media-offender-of-the-week/ ByMark Joyella, Senior Contributor. Mark Joyella is a former broadcast journalist who covers media. Nov 29, 2025, 06:08pm EST The Trump Administration is intensifying its war on the “fake news media” by launching a “Media Offender of the Week” page on the official White House website. The page, which names journalists …

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Nov 4 Election Day News

CNN: 5 things to know for Nov. 4: Election Day 2025, Aviation safety, Food stamps, Michigan FBI raid, Dick Cheney Hello readers — welcome to a special Election Day edition of 5 Things. Voters will head to the polls today in critical races across the country, from New York to California. It’s the first major electoral …

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Prop 50: What to know about California’s 2025 special election

from San Francisco Chronicle https://www.sfchronicle.com/ Sophia Bollag Mon, October 6, 2025 at 4:00 AM PDT 7 min read California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the Election Rigging Response Act at a press conference in Los Angeles on Aug. 14, 2025. (Mario Tama/TNS) Ballots are arriving in mailboxes across California for the upcoming Nov. 4 special election …

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Gavin Newsom’s redistricting plan is on its way to voters. What you need to know

In Cal Matters by Maya C. Miller and Jeanne Kuang  August 21, 2025 In summary Many California Democrats are reluctant to give up the state’s independently drawn congressional districts, but they say it’s a necessary step to counter gerrymanders in Republican states. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter President Donald Trump’s election gerrymander in Texas with his own …

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