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Newsom’s Apartheid Remark Signals Shift in Democrats’ Middle East Messaging
Governor Gavin Newsom this week compared Israel's leadership to an apartheid regime, underscoring Democrats' shifting rhetoric on the Middle East.
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Former East Bay Mayor Says US Strikes on His Iranian Homeland Signal ‘First Day of Hope’
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Travis Air Force Base Beefs Up Security Amid Iran War
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San José Mayor Matt Mahan Positions Himself as a ‘Change’ Candidate in Governor’s Race
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California Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Trump’s New Global Tariffs
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Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Chief, Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Her
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a meeting in the Oval Office on Nov. 17, 2025.
Newsom’s Apartheid Remark Signals Shift in Democrats’ Middle East Messaging
Newsom’s Apartheid Remark Signals Shift in Democrats’ Middle East Messaging
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San José Mayor Matt Mahan Positions Himself as a ‘Change’ Candidate in Governor’s Race
San José Mayor Matt Mahan Positions Himself as a ‘Change’ Candidate in Governor’s Race
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Toppling Iran’s Regime: Easier Said Than Done?
Toppling Iran’s Regime: Easier Said Than Done?
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Newsom’s Apartheid Remark Signals Shift in Democrats’ Middle East Messaging

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Former East Bay Mayor Says US Strikes on His Iranian Homeland Signal ‘First Day of Hope’

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Travis Air Force Base Beefs Up Security Amid Iran War

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San José Mayor Matt Mahan Positions Himself as a ‘Change’ Candidate in Governor’s Race

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California Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Trump’s New Global Tariffs

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a meeting in the Oval Office on Nov. 17, 2025.

Trump Fires Kristi Noem as DHS Chief, Names Sen. Markwayne Mullin to Replace Her

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California’s Governor’s Race Is Breaking an 80-Year Political Mold

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Bay Area Lawmakers Stand Against War With Iran

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Democratic Candidates for California Governor Defy Pressure to End Campaigns

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