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A patrol vehicle pulls into the California Highway Patrol office in Oakland on Aug. 13, 2024. Photo by Florence Middleton, CalMatters

Newsom expands CHP deployments to major cities 

By Chase Smith Contributing Writer   California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that new California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams will be deployed in major cities across the state, expanding a

National News

Trump targets flag burning with executive order 

By Jackson Richman and Joseph Lord Contributing Writers  President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to “vigorously prosecute those who violate our laws in

Cracker Barrel will go back to its old logo following a public outcry over this new logo, which was unveiled last week, the restaurant announced Tuesday.

Cracker Barrel to return to its old logo 

By Jill McLaughlin Contributing Writer  Cracker Barrel will go back to its old logo following a public outcry over a new logo unveiled last week, the restaurant announced Tuesday.  “We thank

Kilmar Abrego Garcia in a file photograph. Abrego Garcia Family/Handout

ICE arrests Kilmar Abrego Garcia, moves to deport him 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national facing federal human smuggling charges, was arrested by federal immigration authorities on Monday and is being processed for removal from

National News

National Guard presence in DC swells to nearly 2,300 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  The National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., has surged to nearly 2,300 troops as part of President Donald Trump’s law-and-order initiative in the nation’s capital.  Meanwhile,

Politics and government

Texas Senate taking up redistricting bill 

By Joseph Lord Contributing Writer  The Texas Senate was set Friday to take up a bill to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation