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Liz Cheney vows not to join Trumps crusade to undermine our democracy May 11, 2021 Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) gave a defiant speech from the House floor on Tuesday night, saying she will "not sit back and watch in silence" while others lead the Republican Party "down a path that abandons the rule of law" and joins former President Donald Trumps "crusade to undermine our democracy." Cheneys impassioned remarks come on the eve of a Republican vote on whether to remove her from her position as the H...

OAKLAND — Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner told CNN this week that she never voted for president in the November 2020 election and opted to golf instead because she "couldnt get excited" about the dozen measures on the California ballot. For someone seeking support in the upcoming recall, it was a head-turning statement. Then came the head-scratcher: Los Angeles County records show she actually did cast a ballot last fall. POLITICO reported last month that Jenner did not vote...

The Daily Shows Trevor Noah carefully steps through the Israel-Palestine minefield to an honest question 12:38 a.m. "Israel versus Palestine — and I know that even saying that sentence means Im losing followers online and Im on the verge of being blocked on all social media and in life," Trevor Noah said on Tuesdays Daily Show. "But guys, we have to talk about it. Because this is one of the most difficult stories that has existed in our lifetime," even more than India versus Pakistan, Chi...

Study: In 2 decades, nearly 146 million acres of forest have regrown naturally across the world Over the last 20 years, so many forests have regenerated worldwide that they could fill up France, according to a new World Wildlife Fund study. There were different ways the forests were regenerated — in some areas, nothing was done, while in others native trees were planted, invasive plants removed, and livestock fenced off, BBC News reports. Natural forest regeneration is "cheaper, richer in ...

Energy Secretary asks Americans to please stop hoarding gasoline The reason why some gas stations are running out of fuel isnt because of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Tuesday, but rather because people are panic buying. "Much as there was no cause for, say, hoarding toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic, there should be no cause for hoarding gasoline," Granholm told reporters. Running from Texas to New Jersey, the Colonial Pipeline tra...

Despite televised denial, Caitlyn Jenner did vote in 2020, records show May 11, 2021 California gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner told CNN, in an interview broadcast Tuesday, that she "didnt even vote" in the 2020 election. But "Los Angeles County records show she actually did cast a ballot last fall," Jenner didnt leave much wriggle room, telling CNNs Dana Bash she didnt vote for president or any of the 12 ballot measures because "I didnt see any propositions that I really had one side o...

POLITICO Get the California Playbook Newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 05/12/2021 09:23 AM EDT THE BUZZ — REALITY BITES, PART II: It’s been a rough couple of weeks since Caitlyn Jenner made the official mo...

Caitlyn Jenner in conversation at the Los Angeles Times Ideas Exchange in 2017 (Araya Doheny/Getty) Caitlyn Jenner’s political career is off to a shockingly bad start as a new poll reveals that almost 95 per cent of Californians don’t like her. Only six per cent of California voters said they would even consider voting for the controversial candidate, according to a new poll by UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and the LA Times. “There doesn’t seem to be a significant const...

Print this article Caitlyn Jenner is aiming to display a command of the issues affecting California in private tutorials as the novice Republican contender for governor campaigns for a recall election that is expected to be called for this fall. On Tuesday, Jenner sat for a 2.5-hour briefing session on budgetary matters with veteran Republican insiders Jim Brulte (the former chairman of the state GOP and, before that, the top Republican in the California Senate) and Michael Genest, who functio...

6 hours ago in Entertainment FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Womens March in Los Angeles. In her four days as a candidate for California governor, Jenner had a twitter spat with a Democratic congressman, unveiled a website to sell campaign coffee mugs and swag and was photographed with a startup business owner. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Photo: Associated Press By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP...