"It's just gotten to a level that is out of control and something needs to be done." ~ District 2 Councilmember Lorie Zapf

San Diego, CA.- In an exclusive interview on IVN Beyond The Headlines, District 2 Councilmember Lorie Zapf called the current process of gathering signatures for referendums and ballot initiatives, "a process of deception, fraud and lies."

There were delays in day two of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Protesters caused them in the audience and an hour was taken up by Democrats once again demanding the hearing be halted until they receive a trove of documents from Judge Kavanaugh's tenure as staff secretary for President George W. Bush.

San Diego, CA.- The online shopping giant Amazon announced Wednesday it is in plans to create 300 technology jobs in San Diego.

The company expects to hire workers in software development, machine learning, cloud computing, fraud prevention and digital entertainment.

Ranked choice voting, in the eyes of many reform advocates in Maine, was an important step to create an electoral system that better represents the people of Maine and hold lawmakers more accountable.

Over the last 15 to 20 years, health care has gone through quite a few changes. Drastic government initiatives for health insurance mainly started with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Social Security Act of 1965, which brought about what we now know as Medicare and Medicaid.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - As soon as the room was gaveled to order on day one of the Senate’s confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, a circus ensued.

Democrats interrupted the proceedings, protestors erupted and were escorted from the audience, and it went on for more than an hour.

Judge Kavanaugh, if confirmed, would replace what was a powerful swing vote and push the Court into conservative control -- so both parties have plenty at stake.

San Diego, CA.- The Speedy Trial Act was established in 1974 to give defendants the right to go to trial within 70 days of an indictment.

In Duncan Hunter Jr. and his wife's case, that would make November 1 the target trial date, that date appears to be in jeopardy.

NORTH CAROLINA - Plaintiffs in the North Carolina gerrymandering case -- including Common Cause and the state's League of Women Voters --  are asking federal judges to hold off on forcing the state to redraw its congressional districts ahead of the 2018 elections.

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has announced he is appointing Jon Kyl to succeed John McCain.

Kyl, once one of the most powerful Republicans in the U.S. Senate, returns to Congress after retiring in 2013 to become the second-highest-ranking Republican senator.

He is considered a pro-growth conservative.

Kyl has agreed to serve at least through the end of the year, if he should step down after the end of the session, the Republican governor would be required to appoint another replacement. The successor announcement was praised by McCain's widow Cindy: