LOS BANOS — Rep. Jim Costa doesn’t like being called a racist, especially by a staffer of the House's most controversial freshman. In a tweet posted Thursday, Saikat Chakrabarti, chief of staff for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), compared moderate Democrats to those in the party with racist pasts. Whoa....
Kelly Expected to Depart White House Amid Trump Shake-up
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump inched closer to his long-teased major White House shake-up Friday, gearing up for the twin challenges of battling for re-election and dealing with the Democrats' investigations once they take control of the House. The biggest piece of the shifting picture: Chief of Staff John Kelly's...
Jewish, Muslim Groups Protest Bolton's Pick for Chief of Staff
It's not often that a political appointment inspires complaints from Jewish and Muslim groups alike. But that's what happened after National Security Adviser John Bolton decided to move former Central Intelligence Agency analyst Fred Fleitz into the White House. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Anti-Defamation League, Council on...
Valley Native Is Gov. Brown's New Chief of Staff
Gov. Jerry Brown has picked a longtime loyalist as his chief of staff for the final months of his fourth term. Diana Dooley, a Hanford native and Fresno State graduate, was named to the position Thursday by Brown. She replaces Nancy McFadden, who died of cancer in March after serving...