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“As the Russia investigation heats up and as his failures at basic governing pile up, I think gays will more and more become scapegoats. It’s a pretty old, standard playbook for political bullies,” said Richard Socarides, who served as White House special assistant and senior adviser to President Clinton. “Anyone who thought Trump would go easy on the gays was clearly wrong. The question now is not whether he will set us back, but how far.” … [Read more...] about Trump’s Gay Backers No Longer See Him as the Great Straight Hope

"Despite the amount of pain caused, a lot of people still love the fact he did something like that," says Vivek Kaul, an economic commentator and author. "If the idea was to get black money out, there are lots of ways to do that, but that would have involved a lot of work." … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a year into his second term. He’s still the only game in town for India

"As usual, it's big money, big muscle vs. name ID and a history of being of service to the community. That's the usual story of Latinos in politics, usually outspent and outgunned, but we make up for it with hard work, day in and day out," said Rep. Lou CorreaJose (Lou) Luis CorreaDozens of Democrats plan to vote remotely in a first for the House House Democrats push for virtual naturalization ceremonies in next coronavirus relief package Federal employees push for COVID-19 protections in 'dangerous' workplaces MORE (D-Calif.), who endorsed Gómez. … [Read more...] about Gloves come off as Democrats fight for House seat in California

Scaling back oil regulators Newsom has abandoned a proposal to hire more regulators to police the oil and gas industry. He has withdrawn a plan for the Department of Conservation to spend $24 million a year to hire 128 more staffers, including geologists and engineers. … [Read more...] about Gavin Newsom’s environmental budget cuts escalate tensions with California activists

SACRAMENTO — California is on the verge of spending $1.5 million to study what it would take to “significantly reduce” emissions from vehicles — including phasing out new gasoline-powered cars — after a San Francisco legislator used a budget maneuver to bring the idea back from the dead. … [Read more...] about California idea to study phasing out gas-powered cars wins new life