California Democrat linked to Newsom and Becerra pleads guilty to fraud | California

Dana Williamson, a top California political strategist with ties to the state’s governor, Gavin Newsom, and gubernatorial hopeful Xavier Becerra, pleaded guilty on Thursday to fraud charges, an admission that is poised to fuel other candidates’ attacks in the race. Federal authorities say Williamson conspired to steal $225,000 from a dormant campaign account belonging to…

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Supreme court allows abortion pill mifepristone to continue to be available by mail | US supreme court

The US supreme court upheld nationwide access to mail-order mifepristone, an abortion medication, in a shadow-docket decision on Thursday. Louisiana sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October in a bid to curtail the regulatory agency’s rules on prescribing mifepristone remotely, arguing that it interfered with the state’s ban on abortion. The fifth…

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