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Recent Briefings
A federal judge is drawing a hard line on executive power, while the VA moves to sever its 300,000-worker union contract in direct defiance of another court order. Closer to home, Huntington Beach has…
Today on The Salt Air Dispatch: We start with a reckoning for GKN Aerospace, as Orange County demands $4 million for the emergency response to May's chemical leak. On the legislative front, the House …
Today on The Salt Air Dispatch: the House has officially shelved its controversial overhaul of veterans' benefits, pushing the bitter dispute over disability cuts past the fall midterms. In California…
The ongoing fight over the 'Take Care of America’s Veterans Act' is gaining a new constituency, as fiscal conservative groups throw their weight behind the bill's controversial funding mechanism. Else…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is halting most of its traffic stops nationwide after two fatal shootings, including the recent incident in Maine. Internationally, the tit-for-tat strikes between …
The months-long standoff over veterans' disability benefits faces a critical test on the House floor this Thursday. In Southern California, ongoing coastal flood risks are colliding with the region's …
Gridlock over the VA overhaul is exposing deeper fault lines in Congress, as privatization fears add to the standoff over veterans' disability cuts. On the Pacific coast, the convergence of 'King Tide…
Federal and state powers are colliding across multiple fronts today, highlighted by the Trump administration's sweeping review of California's coastal protections and a major housing bill enacted with…
As the fight over the 'Take Care of America’s Veterans Act' splits major advocacy groups, we look at the outside organizations now stepping into the fray. Elsewhere, an economist issues a dire warning…
The fallout from Newport Beach's disastrous July 4th weekend continues to spread, with neighboring Huntington Beach now threatening preemptive arrests to stop a planned August beach 'takeover.' On the…