Patrick Hotze’s three daughters made it home safe from Camp Mystic after July’s catastrophic floods that killed 25 campers and two teenage counselors. He attended some of the funerals and says he understands the outrage over the Texas camp’s plan to partially reopen next year. He also intends to send his girls back. “My heart…
Republicans and Democrats square off in court Monday in a high-stakes battle over the fate of California’s Proposition 50, which reconfigures the state’s congressional districts and could ultimately help determine which party controls the U.S. House in the 2026 midterms. Dozens of California politicians and Sacramento insiders — from GOP Assembly members to Democratic redistricting…
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa announced Thursday that he would run for reelection next year in his San Diego-area district instead of moving to Texas to run in friendly GOP territory. The announcement followed speculation that Issa was considering relocating to the red state because of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successful campaign to redraw California voting districts…
The painting that introduced “Star Wars” to the world nearly 50 years ago — and was reproduced in an iconic movie poster — sold at auction on Wednesday for $3.875 million. The acrylic and airbrush painting by the artist and movie poster designer Tom Jung first appeared in newspaper advertisements on May 13, 1977, a…