#California, Texas make legal moves against Florida migrant flights

#California, Texas make legal moves against Florida migrant flights

Florida officials are facing potential legal peril over GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis’s migrant relocation moves. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and Bexar County (Texas) Sheriff Javier Salazar, whose jurisdiction encompasses San Antonio, are focusing their criminal and civil investigations on whether migrants were lured onto flights under false pretenses. Salazar’s office filed charges with…

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#Newsom’s feud with DeSantis turns ugly

#Newsom’s feud with DeSantis turns ugly

The long-running rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is reaching a boiling point.  Newsom went after DeSantis on Monday after more than a dozen migrants from the Texas border were flown to Sacramento, Calif. He called the Florida governor a “small, pathetic man” and suggested that Florida officials…

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#Newsom faces political minefield with calls for Feinstein to resign

#Newsom faces political minefield with calls for Feinstein to resign

As California Democrats dispute whether Sen. Diane Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) extended absence from the Senate warrants her resignation, political observers expect that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will keep his distance from what could be a sticky situation politically. Further complicating these circumstances is that three rival candidates are already competing to take her seat in 2024, and a show of support for…

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