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  Watch now   I Spoke with Xavier Becerra About Why Trump's California Attacks Matter to Every American Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network Aug 1   I was excited to interview California Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra this week. As you know by now, Donald Trump has made California one of his favorite political targets, but as Becerra tells me, those attacks are about far more than rhetoric. Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication. If you value our updates, interviews, and everything we do, consider joining now as a paid subscriber. In my interview with Becerra, we discussed why he believes Trump’s escalating focus on California is part of a broader effort to undermine voting rights, weaken public services, and turn the nation’s largest state into a political battleground with national implications. Becerra, who previously served as California’s attorney general, said Trump thrives on creating “noise,” but argued that behind the spectacle are real pol...

  LET'S WORK TO KEEP ANTI-DEMOCRACY AIPAC CANDIDATES OUT OF  GOVERNMENT!  ANGELA GONZALES-TORRES IS PROMOTING ISSUES PEOPLE ARE  DEMANDING - CEASEFIRE, FOOD & AID FOR STARVING GAZANS,  AND STOP THE WARS THAT AIPAC IS PROMOTING! WE'VE HAD ENOUGH KILLING!  The majority of Angelenos — including our CA-34 congressional candidate Angela Gonzales-Torres — have been calling for a ceasefire, humanitarian aid into Gaza, and an end to endless wars that AIPAC promotes. But that hasn’t stopped their Congressman, corporate-backed incumbent Jimmy Gomez, from taking almost $47,000 from AIPAC this election cycle: Source: LA Taco That’s  on top of the $2.3 million  the far-right funded, pro-Israel lobby group gave him from 2022-2024, making him a   Top 5 AIPAC Recipient last cycle. It’s no mystery why he’s refused to sign onto the Block the Bombs Act or push for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, while repeatedly voting to arm the Israeli military with...

OPEN SECRETS is a NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION that FOLLOWS THE MONEY... if they can!  SUBCRIBE and receive their reports!  WE SUPPORT THEM and encourage others to do so!  APRIL 23, 2026 This week, the  Webby Awards  announced the "best of the internet" and we are proud to share that we won both the Webby Award and the People's Voice Award for websites that provide information about government and civic action. Thank you for being part of our community and recognizing our work. If you think we can be even better,  let us know how . In this newsletter:  A dark money network linked to conservative activist Leonard Leo is funding committees trying to overturn Maine's voter-approved limit on contributions to super PACs. The latest entry in The State of Disclosure, our video series exploring campaign finance at the state level, features Amanda Haines, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The Chart of the Week digs into the ...