Professor Bellantoni

What is going to happen to the largest delegation in Congress? How fiery will Newsom be in his final state of the state address today? Those and more predictions about California politics in my latest for Roll Call:

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In California, Prop 50 campaign has something for everyone - Roll Call OPINION: Will the debate leading up to California’s redistricting election be one of substance or brute politics?

Will the debate leading up to our redistricting election be one of substance or brute politics? Well, I have good news for partisan hacks and congressional nerds alike: On Nov. 4, there’s a little something for everyone.

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Ten years ago, when I was editor-in-chief, I shared some of the less flattering parts of Roll Call’s history.

Congress might be dysfunctional, but it remains a community - Roll Call Christina Bellantoni reflects on perception versus reality as Roll Call reaches its 70th year as the community newspaper of Capitol Hill.

On this, @rollcall.com’s 70th anniversary, I’m wondering how we can all be stewards of that community. It starts with attempting to reclaim the idea of a shared reality in politics.

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Hello, DC! Let’s show these 20-somethings our best this week - Roll Call Hello, DC! Let’s show these 20-somethings our best this week - Washington D.C.

[E]ven with all of that, I believe in D.C. And I think it’s best experienced in your 20s and 30s. If you can stick it out through your 30s, the possibilities in your 40s are broader and brighter.

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Paging all historians! I need to know if this is first time urinals have been mentioned in an executive order.

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Video confirmation that the pope was at game one of the 2005 world series meaning I have officially watched a baseball game with THE POPE

In an alternate universe, Georgia Gov. @staceyabrams.com is reading to children at the LA Times Festival of Books today.

The Bernie Sanders tour puts California GOP on notice - Roll Call Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez want to keep Democrats activated long enough to oust House Republicans from power.

The real test of the Fighting Oligarchy show is what happens next in congressional districts across California this week, I write in my latest column for Roll Call.

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Experts say this new rule will raise health care costs for transgender people and possibly encourage health insurance companies to deny claims involving gender-affirming care, since the Trump admin is taking so many actions to oppose it.

Health care could get more expensive for transgender people under a new Trump rule The proposed rule affects access to “essential health benefits” like hospitalization, mental health services and prescription drugs.

Up to 2 million people could lose their health care coverage in 2026, if a recently proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is finalized.

I break down one part of this proposal here: how trans people, many of whom already live in poverty, could see higher health care costs

Sanders comes to stage and announces there are 36,000 here - the “largest rally that we have ever had.”

People roasting in the LA sun during free concert and “Fighting Oligarchy” rally downtown with @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social

Spotted tonight on Highway 5.

Didn’t have the “Obama-Biden war on showers” on my bingo card today.

I also talked to Xavier Becerra, who led the way on those 123 lawsuits the first time around. (And he’s now running for governor.)

California rising up against Trump again, with different approach - Roll Call California leaders might be on pace to match the number of times the state sued the first Trump administration. But it sure doesn’t feel like it out here. Instead, the state that once was a clear foil...

The state that once was a clear foil to President Donald Trump has mounted a muted defense and cautious offense, I write in my latest Roll Call column.

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“Standing up to the abuse of power is inherently difficult. It can also be inspiring. People who do so often look back proudly on their actions and are justly celebrated for it after a crisis has passed. But crises usually do not end on their own. Resolving them requires courage and action.”

Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump Law firms and universities do not need to capitulate. Here’s how they can fight back.

And @nytimes.com echoes that call in “A playbook for standing up to President Trump”

“Any institution that stands up to Mr. Trump should be prepared to make sacrifices. Universities may have to spend more of their endowments, as they do during economic downturns.”

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“in the face of emergencies”

Opinion | If Powerful Places Like Harvard Don’t Stand Up to Trump, Who Can? As with most confrontations, the merits in this clash are not one-sided. But the Trump administration is acting in bad faith.

Harvard’s @larrysummers.bsky.social writes in his column that there are reasons to dip into endowments.

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For Democrats, it’s time to get rude - Roll Call Opinion: Many Kamala Harris voters don’t want Democrats and the GOP to be pals. They want Democrats to shout, shut things down and get rude.

My latest Roll Call column suggested there is an appetite for Democrats using procedure to fight back.

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Glad @booker.senate.gov is getting people of all ages to tune in - this is how it’s done.

Covering disaster from the inside: Pali High journalists face their own story For these young Palisades Charter High School journalists, it's the story of their lives, covering the aftermath of the wildfire that damaged their campus.

For these young Palisades Charter High School journalists, it's the story of their lives, covering the aftermath of the wildfire that damaged their campus.

This just in from the White House:

I have determined that the following additional rescissions are necessary to advance the policy of the United States to restore common sense to the Federal Government and unleash the potential of American citizens.

And of course I mean they voted against limiting debate.

#samesamebutdifferent

This just in from my CSpan feed: both of California’s senators vote No on government funding bill.

@usc-585.bsky.social 👋

For Democrats, it’s time to get rude — my latest column for Roll Call.

There’s a disconnect between how people are feeling and what they are hearing from the opposition party.

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