California has opened its tip line to report federal officers, as Democratic leaders in the state attempt to push back on immigration enforcement measures by the Trump administration.
“My office created a portal that will allow Californians to report misconduct by federal agents,” Attorney General Rob Bonta posted to X on Wednesday, asking people to send in a tip if they “believe a federal agent is abusing their power or acting unlawfully.”
“Federal agents have broad authority to enforce federal laws, but they must do so lawfully,” he added.
The webpage specifically names Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and the National Guard as examples of entities that could be reported to the state. However, it disclaims that it cannot guarantee it will “take any action” on a report.
The move was quickly blasted by Republicans, as there is a limited scope of what a state government can do regarding federal authorities.
“How about if you think state agents or officials have abused their power or committed unlawful acts?” Assemblyman James Gallagher said. “Asking for a friend.” Bonta is facing scrutiny for using roughly $500,000 in campaign dollars for legal assistance as part of a federal bribery case probe, <a href="https://www.kcra.com/article/attorney-general-rob-bonta-campaign-funds-legal-help/69477723" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KCRA</a> reported.
“We have a portal too. People can report California state officials engaged in illegal activity at the following link,” First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli posted with a link to the FBI’s tip line. 
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The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-admin-sues-to-block-california-laws-that-recklessly-endanger-lives-of-federal-agents">reported</a> last month that the Trump administration was suing the state over new laws seeking to stop federal agents from wearing masks and other measures that the administration says are meant to protect the safety and identity of agents who may be targeted while off the job.
“The No Secret Police Act and No Vigilantes Act directly regulate the Federal Government by dictating permissible uniforms for federal agents and forcing federal agencies to adopt specified policies,” the lawsuit stated. “But the Federal Government, not California, has authority to control its own agents and activities.”
At the time, Bonta raised concerns about Trump’s approach to immigration. The Golden State has been at the center of attention for the administration’s efforts, especially after anti-ICE riots broke out in Los Angeles earlier this summer, along with a tense raid at a pot farm leading to hundreds of arrests.
“It’s problematic when Californians can’t tell the difference between a law enforcement officer who is charged with protecting them and a criminal who is attempting to cause them harm,” Bonta’s office stated. “The FBI itself has warned that the practice of ICE agents obscuring their identity has led to a rise in copycats committing crimes, threatening public safety and eroding trust in law enforcement.”

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A leftist federal judge appointed by former President Barack Obama issued an order on Tuesday blocking the Trump administration from cutting funding going toward organizations like Planned Parenthood that end the lives of unborn children. 
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26327752-talwanipppi120225/">ruled</a> that the Department of Health and Human Services cannot cut off Medicaid funding going toward Planned Parenthood. Talwani sided with California and other Democrat-led states that sued to keep Medicaid funding flowing to Planned Parenthood affiliates.
Talwani wrote that HHS failed “to provide clear notice as required by the Spending Clause of the United States Constitution” to the Democrat-led states. Medicaid funding for abortion-promoting entities was cut off for one year by a provision of the GOP-backed “Big, Beautiful Bill.” 
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit previously overturned another <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26089904-ppfavkennedyca1091125/">decision</a> from Talwani that sided with Planned Parenthood in a suit over the provision. 
Talwani’s decision was met with criticism from pro-life advocates. 
“The Democrats and their radical activist judges are desperately seeking to thwart the will of the people and bail out the Big Abortion industry, led by Planned Parenthood. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is federal law passed by Congress and signed by the president,” said SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser.
“This fight is not over. The pro-life movement will work tirelessly to ensure the Democrats do not prevail and taxpayers are never forced to pay a dime to prop up Big Abortion businesses,” Dannenfelser added. 
Talwani has a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-who-prevented-trumps-deportation-of-500k-migrants-volunteered-for-obama-elizabeth-warren">history of leftist activism</a> and has volunteered for and donated to prominent Democrat politicians, including Obama and Senator Elizabeth Warren.
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The federal judge <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Indira+Talwani">donated</a> a total of $1,725 to Democrat politicians and the Democratic Party, including $1,000 to former Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), $350 to Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and $100 to Obama. Talwani also gave another $275 to the Democratic National Committee.
Talwani explained on her Senate questionnaire that she also volunteered to knock on doors for Obama in 2008 and volunteered to canvass on behalf of Elizabeth Warren in 2012. 
She has sided against the Trump administration in other rulings, including decisions to revoke Temporary Protected Status for half a million migrants, and a 2019 ruling said Immigration and Customs Enforcement was allowed to arrest illegal aliens on courthouse grounds in the state of Massachusetts.

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A 54-year-old man has been arrested after carrying out a self-described “terrorist attack” by throwing Molotov cocktails at security officers outside of a federal building in California that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, the Justice Department said Tuesday. 
Jose Francisco Jovel was accused by federal investigators of carrying out the attack on Monday at a building in Los Angeles that houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices. Investigators say that the attack was motivated by opposition to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. 
“This case exemplifies how misleading and hateful rhetoric against federal law enforcement can and does result in violence,” said First Assistant United States Attorney Bill Essayli. “Irresponsible rhetoric by politicians and activists have real-world consequences. It must stop.”
Jovel, who lives in Koreatown, has been charged with attempted malicious damage of federal property and is expected to appear in federal court on Wednesday.  Essayli said that additional charges may be added. 
On Monday, Jovel rode his bike to the Federal Building located in the Civic Center of downtown Los Angeles hours after lighting his own apartment on fire after being evicted, prosecutors said. He then allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail through a sliding door of an employee entrance to the building before throwing another one into the public door. While the bottles did not catch on fire, investigators say that surveillance footage shows Jovel trying to light one of the devices on fire. 
Jovel was then arrested by federal officers who found five more Molotov cocktails and a lighter in his possession, investigators say. He was also found with knives and was making anti-ICE comments, according to federal law enforcement sources. 
Officers reported hearing Jovel say he was motivated by his anger at the Trump administration’s immigration policies. He allegedly referred to his actions as “a terrorist attack” and told officers, “you’re separating families,” before urging nearby people to “start shooting these” officers. The attack prompted the building&#8217;s lobby to be shut down for the investigation. 
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If convicted, Jovel will face a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of 20 years. 
“There can be zero tolerance for any targeting of law enforcement officials – let alone violent acts – and we’re lucky that the devices allegedly thrown by the subject did not physically injure anyone,” said Akil Davis, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force is dedicated to investigating and holding accountable anyone who conducts targeted attacks against government employees.”
The Department of Homeland Security said that Jovel has a criminal history that includes arrests for attempted murder in 1987, robbery with a firearm in 1991, and molesting a victim under the age of 18 in 2007, Fox 11 <a href="https://www.foxla.com/news/man-arrested-throwing-molotov-cocktails-downtown-la-federal-building?taid=692f616f5c98af00010fe8c3&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem&amp;utm_source=twitter">reported</a>.
In recent months, ICE agents have faced a surge in violent attacks and threats as they carry out the Trump administration&#8217;s immigration agenda.

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A newlywed couple was tragically killed in a collision allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant truck driver with a California license, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
Rajinder Kumar, of India, jackknifed his semi-truck and trailer on November 24. The disabled big rig blocked both lanes of a major highway in Deschutes County, Oregon, and led to the deaths of William Micah Carter and his wife, Jennifer Lynn Lower, after their vehicle &#8220;struck the trailer at highway speeds,&#8221; <a href="https://bendbulletin.com/2025/11/28/two-vehicle-crash-in-deschutes-county-kills-two/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to local reports. The couple had been married for just sixteen days when the crash occurred, Jennifer’s father, Tom Lower, told The Bulletin.
The truck driver crossed the southern border illegally into Lukeville, Arizona, in 2022 and was later released into the country at a time when the Biden administration was allowing entry of thousands of illegal immigrants each month, according to the Department of Homeland Security. From there, he received a work permit in 2023 and a California Commercial Driver&#8217;s License to drive trucks.
“Rajinder Kumar, a criminal illegal alien from India, was released into our country under the Biden administration and issued a commercial driver’s license by Gavin Newsom’s Department of Motor Vehicles. How many more senseless tragedies must take place before sanctuary politicians stop allowing illegal aliens to dangerously operate semi-trucks on America’s roads?” said Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
“Our prayers are with William and Jennifer’s families. Under Secretary Noem, ICE will continue its efforts to get illegal alien truck drivers off America’s highways,&#8221; McLaughlin added.
The Indian national is charged with criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also placed a detainer with the local jail, formally requesting that local authorities hand him over to federal custody if he&#8217;s ever to be released.
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However, it&#8217;s unlikely that local authorities will work with federal authorities since they&#8217;re hamstrung by Oregon&#8217;s sanctuary laws.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-has-issued-thousands-of-illegal-trucking-licenses-to-foreigners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Transportation</a> has labeled California as a major source of several fatal collisions involving illegal immigrant drivers. The agency recently revealed that California authorities issued 17,000 non-domiciled Commercial Driver’s Licenses to foreign drivers.
As a result, the Trump administration is withholding $40 million in federal funding from California after its investigation found that state authorities weren’t enforcing the English-language requirement for truck drivers.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/florida-sues-california-over-sanctuary-policies-trucker-licenses-for-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a> in October against California, which handed Indian illegal immigrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-given-commercial-drivers-license-by-californias-newsom-charged-in-fatal-semi-truck-crash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harjinder Singh</a>, who allegedly killed three people while making an illegal U-turn in August in the Sunshine State, a Commercial Driver&#8217;s License.

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Gym rat and singer turned activist <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-tish-hyman-the-california-lesbian-fighting-to-keep-men-out-of-womens-locker-rooms">Tish Hyman</a> crashed Rep. Eric Swalwell&#8217;s (D-CA) recent town hall event, demanding answers from him regarding whether he would support women&#8217;s sex-based rights or would continue to allow trans-identifying men to invade women&#8217;s spaces.
Swalwell, who just recently announced that he was running to be the next governor of California, was trying to tout his personal record as a prosecutor when it came to crimes against women. Hyman, the subject of a recent viral video involving a trans-identifying man in the women&#8217;s locker room at her gym, pressed him repeatedly to recognize that men were not women, regardless of how they choose to identify.
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&#8220;First, ma&#8217;am, you asked I think the most emotionally poignant question and I want to start with you,&#8221; Swalwell began, and immediately began to give his resume on prosecuting crimes against women. &#8220;I will not be a governor that tolerates violence against women in our state, period. That&#8217;s not gonna happen. It&#8217;s not.&#8221;
A number in the audience applauded, but that was when things started to get a little bit sticky.
&#8220;Now, as it relates, you know, to the issue of —&#8221; Swalwell continued.
&#8220;Men,&#8221; Hyman interjected.
&#8220;—trans kids —&#8221; Swalwell tried again.
&#8220;Men,&#8221; Hyman repeated.
&#8220;— particularly in sports —&#8221; Swalwell said.
&#8220;Men, in women&#8217;s space,&#8221; Hyman insisted. &#8220;Harassing, and you said it wasn&#8217;t a thing. 14 times you said it wasn&#8217;t a thing. So I need you to show all the women of California that you&#8217;re gonna protect us.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m going to protect women,&#8221; Swawell said. &#8220;I did as a prosecutor, I will protect women. No woman should be harassed —&#8221;
&#8220;Are there gonna be men allowed in the women&#8217;s room anymore?&#8221; Hyman shouted. &#8220;We need to know!&#8221;
&#8220;No woman should be harassed in a locker room, that&#8217;s a crime,&#8221; Swalwell said.
&#8220;Answer straight!&#8221; Hyman demanded. &#8220;Are there gonna be women — are you against men in women&#8217;s locker rooms and sports? That&#8217;s all you need to answer. Please!&#8221;
Swalwell did not answer directly but continued to insist that he would protect women and that women &#8220;should not be harassed&#8221; while in locker rooms.
&#8220;It&#8217;s happening all over America. There are 45 men in the women&#8217;s prisons right now raping them! Picking them out like chicken. Trans men are NOT women! They are raping women. So I don&#8217;t care if you&#8217;re on the Democrat side, the Republican side, we need to be on the women&#8217;s side, people!&#8221; Hyman demanded. &#8220;It&#8217;s happening to our girls, it&#8217;s happening to our women, and I&#8217;m here to let everyone know that this is happening. Open your eyes!&#8221;

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California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, arguing that the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-swalwell-faces-doj-criminal-probe-over-mortgage-fraud-accusations?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Eric+Swalwell+Faces+DOJ+Criminal+Probe+Over+Mortgage+Fraud+Accusations">accusations of mortgage fraud</a> against him are &#8220;patently false,&#8221; and claiming that the Washington, D.C., home at the center of the allegations is his wife&#8217;s primary residence, not his.
Swalwell argues in the lawsuit that the mortgage and tax fraud accusations are motivated by President Donald Trump&#8217;s desire to &#8220;seek retribution against his political enemies.&#8221; The lawsuit names Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as a defendant along with the Federal Housing Agency, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and Federal National Mortgage Association. Earlier this month, Pulte referred Swalwell to Attorney General Pam Bondi over alleged mortgage and tax fraud related to his home in Washington, D.C.
Swalwell accuses Pulte of abusing his position &#8220;by scouring databases at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—two government-sponsored enterprises—for the private mortgage records of several prominent Democrats.&#8221;
&#8220;He then used those records to concoct fanciful allegations of mortgage fraud, which he referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution. The target of his most recent criminal referral is Plaintiff Eric Swalwell—one of the President’s most vocal and visible critics in Congress,&#8221; the lawsuit adds.
Swalwell was the fourth Democrat in recent months to face mortgage fraud allegations, after Pulte also sent criminal referrals to the DOJ for Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA), New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Biden-appointed Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook. The Justice Department is reportedly looking into the handling of the mortgage fraud investigation into Sen. Schiff, and whether the probe was pushed at the behest of Trump administration officials, the Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-mortgage-fraud-ed-martin-8b29a802d74b90576e0332d610ea99ce">reported</a>.
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Swalwell is accused of claiming his $1.2 million home in the nation&#8217;s capital as his primary residence despite living in California. Claiming the D.C. home as his primary residence would have qualified him for millions of dollars’ worth of loans and refinancing, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/us-news/eric-swalwells-1-2-million-dc-home-target-of-doj-mortgage-fraud-criminal-referral/">reported</a>. Swalwell pushes back against those accusations in the lawsuit, which states that the Democratic congressman &#8220;disclaimed any intent to occupy the District of Columbia home as his primary residence in a sworn affidavit attached to his mortgage agreement.&#8221;
According to the lawsuit, the D.C. home is the primary residence of Swalwell&#8217;s wife, while the congressman remains a permanent resident of California.
&#8220;Pulte’s referral to the Justice Department was not only a gross mischaracterization of reality. It also represented a gross abuse of power that violated the law,&#8221; the suit argues.
Swalwell&#8217;s lawsuit also accuses the Federal Housing Finance Agency of engaging in &#8220;what appeared to be a coordinated leak&#8221; to news outlets and conservatives on social media after details about the allegations against Swalwell &#8220;appeared simultaneously&#8221; as Pulte referred Swalwell to the Justice Department.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency has not responded to a request to comment.
As Swalwell faces a potential federal investigation over mortgage fraud accusations, he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-swalwell-wants-to-get-out-of-d-c-as-mortgage-fraud-scrutiny-intensifies?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=undefined&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Eric+Swalwell+Wants+To+Get+Out+Of+D.C.+As+Mortgage+Fraud+Scrutiny+Intensifies">announced</a> last week that he is running for governor of California. Swalwell announced his run during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s late-night show, saying he would focus on addressing economic issues and pushing back against the Trump administration&#8217;s policies.

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Republicans in California have had a notoriously uphill battle when it comes to getting elected in recent years. However, the Democratic field in the 2026 gubernatorial race continues to grow larger, and it could spell trouble for the party with the state’s unusual “top two” primary system.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) entered the race this week, with fellow Democrats including former Rep. Katie Porter, former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond being among the long list of people in the race, with former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco being the two major Republican names in the race.
If the field does not thin out before the June 2 primary election, it could result in an uncomfortably close primary victory margin for the Democrat who makes it to the top two – or an even seemingly unlikely scenario of both Hilton and Bianco advancing to the general.
Primary polling has shown both of the Republicans alternating between first and third place spots, depending upon the poll, with Porter usually in coming in second. The field is so large that the margins between the candidates are fairly narrow.
The former congresswoman’s campaign has been marred by controversy following a botched viral interview with CBS News and a Politico report of a video of her telling a staffer to “Get out of my f***ing shot!”
It’s unclear if the Democrats will consolidate, given that many of the Democrats in the race took a shot at Porter amid the controversy, and she also took aim at billionaire climate change activist Tom Steyer’s entrance into the race earlier this week.
“I don’t think it’s impacted my race. I think all along we truly have believed that we are going to be number one in this race anyway. And so really, it’s going down to number two. Honestly, what we’re seeing is complete disarray in the Democrat Party,” Bianco told The Daily Wire.
He further added that “yes, it’s very possible with the right campaign that two Republicans end at the top,” saying that he’s heard from moderate Democrats wanting to back his campaign over the issue of public safety.
“I mean, my starting point is that I’m very confident not just that I’m gonna get into the top two for the general election, but I’m actually gonna win this race, because California is just so sick of what’s going on,” Hilton told The Daily Wire, noting that the state of the race “reflects the arrogance and corruption and entitlement of the years of one-party rule.”
“These Democrats assume that if they can just get into the top two, they’re gonna win,” he added.
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“I’ve heard this speculation that there may be two Republicans in the top two. We’ll see, but I’m just fighting to make sure I’m in the top two,” he later added, saying that issues like cutting taxes and lowering gas prices have been sticking points of his campaign.
There’s even been statewide races in California where only Democrats have made it to the top two, such as Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez in the 2016 Senate race.
Outgoing Governor Gavin Newsom has yet to endorse a replacement, and Sen. Alex Padilla notably decided against running for the position. Earlier this month, Proposition 50, which would add five Democrat-favored congressional seats to its map for the next three election cycles, passed by a wide margin, but Hilton says it should not be considered an indicator in the gubernatorial race.
“In the end, the Prop. 50 campaign wasn’t really about the lives of Californians and how they’re being made so difficult by the Democrats,” he said.
“I’m guaranteeing you, there’s going to be more, it’s not gonna stop here,” Bianco said regarding the pool of Democrats in the race.

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After years of getting caught up in controversies and pushing election conspiracy theories in Washington, D.C., California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell wants to go back home full-time.
Swalwell appeared on Jimmy Kimmel&#8217;s late-night show on Thursday to announce that he&#8217;s running for California governor next year, joining a crowded field of Democrats gunning for the position. He announced the move as he faces a potential Justice Department <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/eric-swalwell-faces-doj-criminal-probe-over-mortgage-fraud-accusations">investigation</a> into allegations that he made false statements on loan documents for his $1.2 million house in Washington, D.C.
Kimmel set up Swalwell&#8217;s <a href="https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1991824644022874171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">big announcement</a> by asking the congressman what could be done to push back against President Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda.
&#8220;I&#8217;ll tell you what I&#8217;m going to do. I love California. It&#8217;s the greatest country in the world, greatest country in the world,&#8221; Swalwell said. &#8220;That&#8217;s why it pisses me off to see Californians running through the fields where they work from ICE agents or troops in our streets.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s horrifying,&#8221; Kimmel said.
Swalwell agreed, adding, &#8220;It&#8217;s awful to look at, and our state, this great state, needs a fighter and a protector — someone who will bring prices down, lift wages up.&#8221;
&#8220;We can say that we&#8217;re the fourth-largest economy in the world, and we are. I love to brag about that, but what does that mean if we can&#8217;t afford to live here?&#8221; Swalwell continued. &#8220;So I&#8217;ve been in these fights as a city councilmember &#8230; as a prosecutor in Oakland, and taking on the most corrupt president ever in the U.S. Congress, but I&#8217;m ready to bring this fight home. So, I came here tonight to tell you and your audience that I&#8217;m running to be the next governor of California.&#8221;
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His announcement was met with a standing ovation from Kimmel&#8217;s audience. Swalwell also posted a <a href="https://x.com/ericswalwell/status/1991760527966851476">video</a> on social media announcing his gubernatorial bid. In the video, Swalwell focused on just two issues: fighting President Trump and making California a more affordable place to live.
Last week, Swalwell claimed that he is a target of political retribution from Trump after the president&#8217;s top housing official referred him to Attorney General Pam Bondi over alleged mortgage and tax fraud. The accusations stem from the Democrats&#8217; purchase of a $1.2 million home in the nation’s capital that he reportedly claimed as his primary residence, which would qualify him for millions of dollars’ worth of loans and refinancing, the New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/11/13/us-news/eric-swalwells-1-2-million-dc-home-target-of-doj-mortgage-fraud-criminal-referral/">reported</a>.
The Daily Wire reached out to Swalwell&#8217;s office for comment on his decision to run for governor.
Swalwell has been at the center of multiple controversies since first getting elected to Congress in 2012. The California congressman was a key figure in the Democratic Party who pushed the Trump-Russia collusion hoax during the president&#8217;s first term. Swalwell was later slammed for his relationship with a Chinese woman who is suspected of spying for the Chinese Communist Party.
Swalwell enters what is promising to be a competitive race for governor, as numerous Democrats hope to take over for Gavin Newsom, who is term-limited. He joins former Congresswoman Katie Porter, former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and billionaire Tom Steyer in the Democratic primary. Former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco are running on the Republican side.

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Billionaire Tom Steyer is hopping into the crowded California gubernatorial race, and he’s already getting attention in the competitive contest.
Steyer unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and has made a name for himself in the liberal climate activism world. He “self-financed” $342 million in his failed bid, according to Open Secrets.
“The richest people in America think that they earned everything themselves,” he said in his campaign launch video. “Bulls***, man. That’s so ridiculous. There’s a reason everybody comes here to start businesses; because this is the place that invents the future.”
Former Rep. Katie Porter, who’s considered a frontrunner in the race, slammed Steyer’s campaign launch.
“A new billionaire in our race claims he&#8217;ll fight the very industries he got rich helping grow — fossil fuel companies, tobacco, and private immigration detention facilities — at great cost to Californians. I call bulls***,” Porter wrote.
The former congresswoman faced calls to exit the gubernatorial race following a viral interview with CBS News and a resurfaced clip reported by <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/08/katie-porter-tears-into-staffer-new-video-00598942">Politico</a> where she told a staffer to “get out of my f***ing shot” while recording a video with then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.
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“Californians are looking for a Governor who actually understands how a spike in utility bills or an increase in housing costs cripples our families’ budgets. But I need your help to fight back against the billionaires and corporate-funded campaigns,” she continued, asking people to “chip in” to her race.
The Washington Free Beacon pointed out Federal Election Commission records in which Steyer donated thousands to Porter’s past congressional campaigns. Porter ran for Senate in 2024 unsuccessfully, as now Sen. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey advanced to the general election, and she came in a distant third place.
The field in the top-two primary includes Democrats such as Porter, former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa, former California State Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon, and former California State Controller Betty Yee, among others. On the Republican side, former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco are in the running.
“You&#8217;re complaining about California&#8217;s ‘cost of living’? Look in the mirror!” Hilton posted in response to Steyer’s announcement. “It&#8217;s your insane &#8216;climate agenda&#8217; that caused the problem!” Hilton’s point is likely to be tested on the campaign trail, as the state is facing mounting concerns about how refinery closures could impact gas prices in the Golden State.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is termed out in 2027, and Sen. Alex Padilla decided against running to be his successor.

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Texas will appeal a federal court ruling that blocked the state’s new congressional map, which would give Republicans an additional five seats.
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown ruled Tuesday that Texas’s new map was likely unconstitutional, saying it should instead use its 2021 maps.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that the maps were redrawn “to better reflect Texas’ conservative voting preferences — and for no other reason,” slamming the court&#8217;s “discriminatory” claims against the map as “absurd and unsupported by testimony offered during ten days of hearings.”
Abbott also called the court’s ruling “clearly erroneous.”
“The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics,” the ruling from the panel of judges stated. “To be sure, politics played a role in drawing the 2025 map. Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 map.&#8221;
The case now heads to the Supreme Court. In the meantime, Democrats are cheering Judge Brown&#8217;s ruling.
“The Trump-Abbott maps are clearly illegal, and I’m glad these judges have blocked them. If this decision stands, I look forward to running for reelection in my current district,” said Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX).
“No matter what, we must fight to pass a federal ban on gerrymandering once and for all,” he added.
The ruling comes as Indiana, Virginia, and Florida are also fighting in redistricting battles. It’s unclear what the House maps nationwide could look like ahead of the 2026 election.
“I am working with Governor Mike Braun and other Indiana Republicans, on picking up two Republican Congressional seats,” President Donald Trump posted to Truth Social on Tuesday.
California voters earlier this month overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, a ballot measure designed to counter Texas’s new map with five additional Democrat seats. The Justice Department and California Republican Party are suing to block the measure.
The Supreme Court is also considering a Louisiana-based case that could shake up maps in the South in favor of Republicans, as there is a possibility that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could be scrapped.

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The Justice Department sued California on Monday to block the implementation of two bills signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom that would regulate the actions of federal agents carrying out immigration enforcement operations in the state.
The laws, both signed by Newsom on September 20, block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing masks or concealing their faces while on the job and require them to visibly display identification of their agency. The suit, filed in the Central District of California, argues that the laws violate the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution and endanger federal agents. 
“The No Secret Police Act and No Vigilantes Act directly regulate the Federal Government by dictating permissible uniforms for federal agents and forcing federal agencies to adopt specified policies,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1418431/dl?inline=&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">suit</a> said. &#8220;But the Federal Government, not California, has authority to control its own agents and activities.”
Named in the suit are Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, another Democrat. 
The suit argues that the laws would “recklessly endanger the lives of federal agents and their family members and compromise the operational effectiveness of federal law enforcement activities.”
The Department of Homeland Security has said that ICE officers have faced a 1000% increase in assaults this year and has pointed to efforts to dox and threaten the families of ICE agents. In September, three women were <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/federal-grand-jury-charges-three-women-following-ice-agent-home-work-and-livestreaming">charged</a> after they were accused of following an ICE agent to his home before posting his home address to Instagram. 
The Justice Department said that the federal government did not intend to comply with the laws, both of which take effect on January 1. 
The department argued that the laws would “thwart” the use of plainclothes surveillance.
“Because suspects who recognize officers may take preemptive actions to evade apprehension and obstruct enforcement efforts, masking is critical for maintaining operational effectiveness, especially in areas where repeat offenders or organized criminal networks are prevalent,” the suit argued. 
Bonta said he was reviewing the Justice Department&#8217;s complaint. 
“It’s problematic when Californians can’t tell the difference between a law enforcement officer who is charged with protecting them and a criminal who is attempting to cause them harm,&#8221; Bonta&#8217;s office said in a statement. “The FBI itself has warned that the practice of ICE agents obscuring their identity has led to a rise in copycats committing crimes, threatening public safety and eroding trust in law enforcement.”

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Photos posted online show Democrat Congressman Brad Sherman (CA) looking at what appears to be pornographic images of women on his tablet during a recent flight.
Sherman, who is <a href="https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hres438/BILLS-115hres438ih.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com">fiercely anti-Trump</a>, has denied that he was looking at pornography, while admitting to looking at the suggestive photos and blaming the X algorithm.
“If I see a picture of a woman, might I look at it longer than a sunset? Yeah,&#8221; Sherman told reporter John Bresnahan in the aftermath of the scandal. He also said what he was doing was &#8220;inappropriate.&#8221;
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The images went viral after they were posted by an X account called @dearwhitestaff. With his mouth agape, Sherman is seen viewing four to five sexually suggestive photos.
&#8220;Why did California Congressman Brad Sherman feel it was appropriate to look at porn on his iPad during a flight today?&#8221; the post was captioned. &#8220;His district deserves better representation than this!!&#8221;
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Why did California Congressman Brad Sherman feel it was appropriate to look at porn on his iPad during a flight today? His district deserves better representation than this!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CA32?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CA32</a> <a href="https://t.co/gAYZ82tyr2">pic.twitter.com/gAYZ82tyr2</a>
— Dear White Staffers (@dearwhitestaff) <a href="https://twitter.com/dearwhitestaff/status/1989451791650402708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
When interviewed about the images, Sherman &#8220;denied repeatedly that he was looking or pornography or has a problem with pornography,&#8221; Bresnahan said. &#8220;Sherman said these photos came up in &#8216;Twitter feed&#8217; under the &#8216;For You&#8217; heading.&#8221;
“This was on Twitter,&#8221; Sherman said. &#8220;These pictures came up on ‘For You.&#8217; &#8230; I must’ve looked at more than 1,000 posts.&#8221;
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3/ Sherman: “This was on Twitter. These pictures came up on ‘For You.’”
“I must’ve looked at more than 1000 posts” during his flight, Sherman said.
— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) <a href="https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1989498459217694773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
The Democrat admitted that what he did was not appropriate, but again denied that it was pornography he was viewing.
“Is it pornography? I don’t think [X owner] Elon Musk thinks so,&#8221; he said. “Is it appropriate? No.”
Bresnahan also pressed Sherman about a possible addiction to pornography. “No, I don’t have a problem,” he said. “It’s all about the algorithms.&#8221;
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5/ Q. “Do you have a problem with pornography?”
Sherman: “No, I don’t have a problem.”
Sherman said “It’s all about the algorithms,” and asserted these pictures came up in his feed “because of the algorithms.”
— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) <a href="https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1989501984433647802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
“If I see a picture of a woman, might I look at it longer than a sunset? Yeah,&#8221; he admitted. “If you have to fly across the country, you look at a lot of stuff on your tablet.”
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7/ Sherman: “If you have to fly across the country, you look at a lot of stuff on your tablet.”
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— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) <a href="https://twitter.com/bresreports/status/1989502732903022690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2025</a></blockquote>

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