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27.05.2026 - 13:45 [ Our Revolution ]

Tom Steyer for Governor of California

Yes, Tom Steyer is a billionaire. But it matters what he is doing with that power: pushing for taxes on the wealthy, expanding universal programs, and dismantling corporate influence in our politics.

This is also about winning.

In a high-stakes race where Republicans could take the top spot, consolidating behind a candidate who is both values-aligned and building momentum is essential. Our organizers on the ground in California are seeing real energy around Steyer for Governor — and that grassroots engagement helped drive this decision.

27.05.2026 - 13:34 [ Tom Steyer ]

Our Revolution, Nation’s Largest Independent Grassroots Political Organization, Endorses Steyer

(April 20, 2026)

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, Our Revolution, America’s largest grassroots independent political organizing group, announced its endorsement of Tom Steyer for Governor of California, joining a surge of prominent endorsers getting behind Steyer’s campaign as early voting approaches. Our Revolution was founded as a continuation of Bernie Sanders’s historic 2016 presidential campaign and works to mobilize voters and elect progressive candidates across the country. In the coming months, it will mobilize its more than one million Californian members to organize and volunteer in support of Steyer’s candidacy.

27.05.2026 - 13:13 [ Common Dreams ]

In California, Vote Against the Forces Destroying Democracy

It is painful that the one person who has spent the past decades aggressively supporting democracy, fighting for immigrant rights, fighting the tendency toward oligarchy in our politics, and challenging the fossil fuel industry is himself a billionaire. But the facts are that Tom Steyer will not veto the billionaire’s tax, has pledged to support closing the Water’s Edge Tax loophole, and has pledged to not take fossil fuel money.

06.03.2026 - 09:45 [ Tagesschau.de ]

US-Heimatschutzministerin entlassen: Umstrittener Werbefilm war offenbar ein Fehler zu viel

Das politische Genick brach Noem eine Anhörung vorgestern im Senat. Es ging um eine TV-Werbekampagne für die Arbeit ihres Ministeriums, bei der vor allem Noem zu sehen war, auf einem Pferd, zu Füßen des Mount Rushmore. Kostenpunkt der Werbung: 220 Millionen Dollar.

06.03.2026 - 09:30 [ Associated Press ]

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership

Noem has faced waves of criticism as she’s overseen Trump’s immigration crackdown, especially since the shooting deaths of the two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforcement officers. In the immediate aftermath of the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Noem portrayed both of them as aggressors, contradicting widely viewed videos and descriptions of their deaths from bystanders. She declined to apologize for her description over two days of Congressional testimony.

The former South Dakota governor was also criticized over the way her department has spent billions of dollars allocated to it by Congress.

27.01.2026 - 02:00 [ Reuters ]

Trump‘s immigration approval drops to record low, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Just 39% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41% earlier this month, while 53% disapprove, the poll found.

27.01.2026 - 01:36 [ CBS News ]

Commander Gregory Bovino, some Border Patrol agents set to leave Minneapolis, sources say

One of the sources said Bovino was relieved of his command in Minneapolis and is expected to return to California‘s El Centro sector, where he served as the chief agent before the Trump administration deployed him to major American cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago.

The development follows intense backlash over how top federal officials, including Bovino, responded to the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Bovino, citing no evidence, suggested over the weekend Pretti intended to „massacre“ federal agents.

27.01.2026 - 01:32 [ New York Times ]

Border Patrol Official Gregory Bovino Is Set to Leave Minnesota

Several other Border Patrol agents are expected to leave with Mr. Bovino.

Mr. Bovino’s operations in major American cities across the country have sparked lawsuits and protests. Mr. Bovino, a sector chief in one part of the California border, first became a fixture after he led immigration operations following protests in Los Angeles in June. Since then, he has been deployed to Chicago, Charlotte, New Orleans and Minneapolis.

As of this weekend, there were more than 1,000 U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and agents in the city. That’s along with a force of up to 2,000 from ICE.

18.06.2025 - 20:24 [ ABC News ]

FULL SPEECH: Sen. Padilla speaks on Senate floor after removal from DHS press conference

California Sen. Alex Padilla delivered a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday, recalling the incident and calling on lawmakers to speak out against the Trump administration.

18.06.2025 - 20:14 [ Politico.com ]

Alex Padilla: ‘Not shocked in the least bit’ about Brad Lander’s arrest

Padilla, in a phone interview after his speech, said he was “sadly, not shocked in the least bit” to hear of Lander’s detention. He spoke to POLITICO about Lander, the backstory of his appearance at Noem’s news conference, the words that pushed him to interrupt her remarks and more.

13.06.2025 - 00:12 [ Forbes Breaking News / Youtube ]

‘This Is Not An Isolated Incident’: Cory Booker Condemns Padilla’s Removal From DHS Press Briefing

During remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke about the removal of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) from a DHS briefing.

12.06.2025 - 23:57 [ Forbes Breaking News / Youtube ]

JUST IN: Mike Johnson Calls For The Censure Of Alex Padilla Following Incident With Sec. Kristi Noem

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) spoke with reporters on Thursday, where he was questioned about an incident with Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Sec. Kristi Noem.

12.06.2025 - 23:43 [ ScrippsNews.com ]

House hearing erupts over Sen. Padilla’s removal from Noem press conference

Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., was shouted down after asking whether Republicans would agree to investigate the incident involving Padilla.

„I have a point of order,“ Frost said.

„State your point,“ replied Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the committee chair.

„We have to subpoena Secretary Noem,“ Frost said.

„That‘s not a point of order,“ Comer responded.

The hearing quickly devolved into lawmakers shouting over one another, with Comer at one point telling Frost to „shut up.“

12.06.2025 - 23:12 [ Politico.com ]

Alex Padilla confrontation in LA shocks senators

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said it “sickened my stomach — the manhandling of a United States Senator.” Padilla’s California colleague Adam Schiff called for an immediate investigation.

Several other Democrats were dropping the word “fascism” in conversations as they made their way out of the Capitol.

12.06.2025 - 23:07 [ Guardian News / Youtube ]

California senator Alex Padilla forcibly removed from Kristi Noem LA press conference

Security guards wrestled Padilla out of the conference room as he explained he was a senator and wanted to ask the homeland security secretary a question.

Speaking to reporters after the incident, Padilla said: ‚If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they’re doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day labourers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California and throughout the country‘

12.06.2025 - 23:04 [ Los Angeles Times ]

Sen. Alex Padilla handcuffed by federal agents at immigration press conference

About five minutes into a press conference at the Westwood federal building, Noem told the media that the Trump administration planned to “liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that the governor and the mayor have placed on this country.”

Padilla, who was standing near a wall on one side of the room, then tried to interrupt Noem to ask a question, video footage shows. Cameras turned toward him as two Secret Service agents tried to push him backward. “Sir, sir, hands up,” one said.