SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Elmy Bermejo, of San Francisco, has been appointed Director of the Office of Small Business Advocate. Bermejo was Regional IX Administrator for the United States Small Business Administration from 2022 to 2025. She was the Northern California Director of External Affairs in the Off  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2025: * * * Chairman Comer: Clintons Must Appear for Depositions or Face Contempt of Congress House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today issued the following statement regarding the depositions scheduled for December 17, 2025, for former President William J. Clinton and December 18, 2025,   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Dec. 11, 2025, to the New York Post: * * * Democrats Will Strangle AI with Woke Rules - Unless Trump Takes Action By Michael Solon Democrats certainly learn from past mistakes. After watching President Bill Clinton let the internet grow without federal rules, Democrats want to control artificial intelligence -- and if   more