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Articles by Joel B. Pollak

Donald Trump Wins a Round at the Supreme Court

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump won a long legal battle Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal brought by former casino workers against Trump Entertainment Resorts.

Trump Taj Mahal casino (Jewel Samad / AFP / Getty)

Jerry Brown Joins #NeverTrump, Backs Hillary Clinton

California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Tuesday morning that he will be voting for Hillary Clinton in the California primary on June 7 because, in his view, she is the only candidate capable of defeating Donald Trump.

Jerry Brown fracking (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Panic: Hillary Clinton to Rush Back to California This Week

Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has a canceled campaign event in New Jersey and will be rushing back to California this week to hold off a late surge by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in San Francisco, Cali

First Obama, Now Trump: Can an Independent Judiciary Survive?

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump reassured many doubting conservatives when he released his list of possible Supreme Court nominations earlier this month. But his latest attack on Judge Gonzalo P. Curiel — the federal judge presiding in the Trump University case — raise doubts about his commitment to judicial independence.

Scales of justice (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / Getty)

Bernie Sanders: ‘We’re Gonna Win This State, and Win it Big’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) addressed thousands of ecstatic supporters at the Fresno Fairgrounds on Sunday evening, with an overflow crowd spilling outside the 5,000-seat Paul Paul Theater. His message: he expects to win the California primary.

Bernie Sanders in Pomona (Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart)

Volunteers Flock to Clean Up Defaced Vietnam Memorial

LOS ANGELES — Volunteers rushed Sunday to clean, repaint and restore a Vietnam memorial in Venice that had been tagged with graffiti late last week, after a veteran’s appeal that was reported by Breitbart News and other outlets on Sunday morning.

Cleaning up Vietnam memorial (LAcycleHelper / Twitter)

Veteran Pleads for Help in Restoring L.A. Vietnam Memorial

Charlie Saulenas was here in 1992 when the community dedicated the Vietnam memorial that runs along Pacific Avenue. Now, he is pleading for help to restore it after it was vandalized with graffiti ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

Charlie Saulenas (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Congress Must Censure President Obama over Hiroshima Speech

President Barack Obama told the world on Friday in Hiroshima that the American decision to drop nuclear bombs on Japan arose from humanity’s worst instincts, including “nationalist fervor or religious zeal.”

Obama in Hiroshima (Kimimasa Mayama / AFP / Getty)

Bernie Sanders Catches Hillary Clinton in New California Poll

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has reached a statistical dead heat with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the latest poll — a stunning surge that threatens to snatch the California primary away from her even if she clinches the nomination June 7.

The Associated Press

How Bernie Sanders Could Win California Primary — and Still Lose

A new Breitbart News analysis of polls and political developments suggests that Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) could win the June 7 California primary, even if he loses the statewide vote, and even though Hillary Clinton will win most of the “superdelegates.”

A supporter holds a sign as US Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks at an

Drunk Driver Blocks L.A.’s New ‘Expo Line’ Train on Day One

The new Expo Line train connecting Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles had a rough start on its first regular weekday run, as a drunk driver crashed through a fence and left his car across both the eastbound and the westbound tracks Monday.

Expo Line (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty)

Elizabeth Warren Takes on Uber, Airbnb, ‘Gig Economy’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is taking on the companies that make up the “gig economy” — though they provide the jobs, and services, that are increasingly popular among the young, “progressive” Americans who are the core of Warren’s support.

Elizabeth Warren (Alex Wong / Getty)

Honolulu Pays Lesbian Couple $80k After Kissing Arrest

A lesbian couple from Los Angeles has been awarded $80,000 by the City of Honolulu to settle a dispute after the two were arrested in a local grocery store following public displays of affection.

Lesbian couple (Jennifer Sinco Kelleher / Associated Press)

Young Democrats Rush to Register Ahead of California Primary

1.5 million new voters have registered ahead of the June 7 California primary — and the rivalry between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) appears to be a reason, as Sanders makes a last-ditch effort to keep Clinton from the nomination.

The Associated Press

Netanyahu Forces out Defense Minister Ya’alon, Risks Own Future

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu has forced out his trusted defense minister, Moshe “Bogey” Ya’alon, who will be replaced by controversial right-wing politician Avigdor Lieberman, who has no experience in national security.

Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks during a press conference with Prime Mi

Black Lives Matter Wins Again: S.F. Police Chief Suhr Resigns

San Francisco Police Department Police Chief Greg Suhr resigned suddenly on Thursday, at the request of Mayor Ed Lee, after protests by the Black Lives Matter movement. The Black Lives Matter movement had targeted Suhr for months, following a scandal over racist and homophobic texts sent by police officers, and several recent officer-involved shootings.

The Associated Press

Blue State Blues: The Crybullies Who Claim Donald Trump Is Bad for the Jews

Jonathan Weisman, deputy Washington editor of the New York Times, made international news Thursday when he received one, then many, antisemitic tweets from nameless trolls, who clearly enjoyed his shock and horror. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA), a news organization, began its report by

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

Exclusive: James O’Keefe Outs Himself in George Soros Investigation

Project Veritas founder and pioneering investigative reporter James O’Keefe has revealed exclusively to Breitbart News that he has been forced to abandon an ambitious undercover investigation into billionaire left-wing financier George Soros and his Open Society Foundations.

James O'Keefe (Chip Somodevilla / Getty)

L.A. Times Columnist: Jerry Brown for Vice President

Los Angeles Times columnist Mariel Garza suggested Tuesday that the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee — likely Hillary Clinton — choose California Gov. Jerry Brown as her running mate.

Jerry Brown (Ken James / UPI)

Politico Claims Donald Trump Is Not Attracting New GOP Voters

Politico claimed Tuesday that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not expanding the Republican party, despite record turnout in party primaries in 2016. Politico’s Shane Goldmacher argues that despite Trump’s claim to have brought “millions and millions” of new

Trump supporter hoists hat (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Yes, Republican Jews Support Donald Trump

The headline in Politico asks: “Trump: Bad for Jewish Republicans?” The article suggests many conservative (small “c”) Jews are having trouble coming around to the GOP’s presumptive nominee. It does not cite polling data; instead, it relies on opinions, such as those of Anti-Defamational League CEO (and former Obama administration official) Jonathan Greenblatt, which is a bit like asking the head of PETA what she thinks of the steaks at Applebee’s now that they’ve changed their menu.

Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Jerry Brown Warns California: Budget for Falling Revenues

California Gov. Jerry Brown warned state legislators on Friday that they should be prepared for falling revenues, presenting a revised $122.2 budget that he cast as a conservative plan for tighter fiscal times.

Jerry Brown (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)