The mayor of Newport Beach, a wealthy coastal community in California, is speaking out against sanctuary state policies after 21 migrants were apprehended near the city earlier this month. Mayor Will O’Neill criticized Democratic lawmakers for laws like SB 54, which limit local law enforcement’s ability to assist federal immigration officials.
Orange County's elections office received a bomb threat Friday afternoon, prompting an evacuation of the building where ballots were being counted, according to Registrar Bob Page.
California Republican Rep. Michelle Steel is facing a highly competitive re-election campaign, with recent polls showing a tight race in California’s 45th Congressional District. Representing Orange County, Steel, a Korean American conservative, is running in a district with a significant Asian American population, which has become a focal point for both Republicans and Democrats in the 2024 election cycle.
A former Orange County prosecutor and judge, Stewart Rosenwasser, allegedly took his own life on Tuesday as FBI agents arrived to arrest him on corruption charges.
Several hundred supporters gathered in Newport Beach, California Saturday morning on the route of former President Donald Trump's motorcade headed to an exclusive fundraiser on gated Harbor Island.
