June 15, 2026
Trump goes after Newsom’s wife? Unsurprising, but also a new level of authoritarianism
The Department of Justice investigating Jennifer Siebel Newsom has all the appearances of the Trump administration seeking to stop a political rival who has a real shot at knocking MAGA out of the top office.
Extreme weather makes US tomatoes more expensive this summer
A freeze in Florida and weather issues in Mexico drove prices higher earlier this year.
Newsom says DOJ conducting baseless investigation of him and his wife at Trump’s direction
Newsom said that in recent days, “federal agents have knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees,” and have been “demanding records” in a quest to find any kind of wrongdoing by him or his wife.
Slow vote counting creates the window for MAGA conspiracy, which is why California should fix it
Despite all the attention toward California’s slow vote count, the legislature doesn’t seem eager to fund faster counting.
What Colombia’s crackdown on illegal cattle ranching means for deforestation and beef exports
Colombia has enacted a law aimed at preventing cattle linked to deforestation from entering beef supply chains by connecting livestock traceability, land ownership and forest monitoring systems