EXCLUSIVE – A self-identified nursing home employee and lifelong Republican who voted for President Donald Trump is urging House GOP lawmakers to avoid making cuts to Medicaid, as he stars in a new seven-figure ad blitz by a pro-Democrat outside group as part of its “Hands off Medicaid” campaign. The release of the ads by a group called “Protect Our Care” – which they say will run on...

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sparked controversy last week by breaking from his party’s stance on transgender women in sports, but his pro-transgender legislative record suggests his comments were “calculated” to appear more moderate for a potential 2028 presidential bid, according to a prominent parental rights activist. “This is all very calculated on his part to sort of pave the way for his presidential run,” Julie Hamill, a...