##  In the News

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### [Reminder to the Red States, Turnabout is Fair Play](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33212:reminder-to-the-red-states-turnabout-is-fair-play&catid=395)

August 17 2026

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### [Democrats Finally Tell Iowa and New Hampshire: You Don’t Go First Anymore](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=33229:democrats-finally-tell-iowa-and-new-hampshire-you-dont-go-first-anymore&catid=395)

August 20 2026

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August 17 2026

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#  IMPORTANT READS

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### Assault vs. Battery: What's the Difference?

Written by CityWatch on March 12 2025.

 ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30520:assault-vs-battery-whats-the-difference&catid=9)

  [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/4a/020b-4a447211.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30514:call-whats-coming-the-donald-j-trump-recession-says-economist&catid=9)Written by Jake Johnson on March 10 2025. Posted in [IMPORTANT READS](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=9).

## [Call What's Coming the 'Donald J. Trump Recession,' Says Economist](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30514:call-whats-coming-the-donald-j-trump-recession-says-economist&catid=9)

RECESSION - As U.S. financial markets continued their downward spiral on Monday amid rapidly mounting concerns about the impacts of President Donald…

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Written by Mark Dow on March 06 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/fc/018l-fcb24f6a.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30470:this-guy-is-a-leech-on-the-public-aoc-rips-musk-over-attack-on-social-security&catid=9)### ['This Guy Is a Leech on the Public': AOC Rips Musk Over Attack on Social Security](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30470:this-guy-is-a-leech-on-the-public-aoc-rips-musk-over-attack-on-social-security&catid=9)

Written by Jake Johnson on March 03 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/36/017a3-36f5dbf4.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30451:why-businesses-invest-in-digital-marketing-consulting-services-for-growth&catid=9)### [Why Businesses Invest in Digital Marketing Consulting Services for Growth](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30451:why-businesses-invest-in-digital-marketing-consulting-services-for-growth&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch on February 27 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 26 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/b3/016n-b316f4db.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30436:knowledge-is-power-why-would-the-government-want-to-dismantle-education&catid=9)### [Knowledge is Power—Why Would the Government Want to Dismantle Education?](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30436:knowledge-is-power-why-would-the-government-want-to-dismantle-education&catid=9)

Written by Rachel Ghosh on February 24 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/77/015r-77aeab14.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30414:protecting-your-wealth-from-online-scammers-and-fraudsters&catid=9)### [Protecting Your Wealth from Online Scammers and Fraudsters](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30414:protecting-your-wealth-from-online-scammers-and-fraudsters&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch on February 21 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e5/015k-e54e7f14.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30409:trump-opens-door-to-medicare-cuts-after-backing-gop-plan-to-gut-medicaid&catid=9)### [Trump Opens Door to Medicare Cuts After Backing GOP Plan to Gut Medicaid](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30409:trump-opens-door-to-medicare-cuts-after-backing-gop-plan-to-gut-medicaid&catid=9)

Written by Julia Conley on February 20 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e7/014s-e713f4bb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30395:senator-addabbos-fresh-igaming-bill-seeks-to-legalize-online-casinos-in-new-york&catid=9)### [Senator Addabbo’s Fresh iGaming Bill Seeks to Legalize Online Casinos in New York](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30395:senator-addabbos-fresh-igaming-bill-seeks-to-legalize-online-casinos-in-new-york&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch on February 18 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/56/014k-569076e2.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30381:protecting-yourself-from-toxic-contamination-after-las-fires&catid=9)### [Protecting Yourself From Toxic Contamination After LA’s Fires](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30381:protecting-yourself-from-toxic-contamination-after-las-fires&catid=9)

Written by Casey Maddren on February 17 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/44/013g-44963617.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30371:the-dark-path-ahead-guantanamo-bay-as-a-migrant-detention-facility&catid=9)### [The Dark Path Ahead: Guantanamo Bay as a Migrant Detention Facility](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30371:the-dark-path-ahead-guantanamo-bay-as-a-migrant-detention-facility&catid=9)

Written by George Payne on February 13 2025.

 [ ![](https://www.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/e4/013h-e4feefbb.jpg) ](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30360:the-role-of-a-digital-marketing-company-in-business-growth&catid=9)### [The Role of a Digital Marketing Company in Business Growth](https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30360:the-role-of-a-digital-marketing-company-in-business-growth&catid=9)

Written by CityWatch on February 13 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 12 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 10 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 06 2025.

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Written by CityWatch on February 03 2025.

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