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The Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions

Americans tend to have a soft spot for our former presidents. Even the bad ones. By the time Richard Nixon died in 1994, his presidency was ...

The Biden Presidency: Four Illusions, Four Deceptions

Americans tend to have a soft spot for our former presidents. Even the bad ones. By the time Richard Nixon died in 1994, his presidency was ...

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Biden Administration Extends Temporary Status for More Than 200,000 From El Salvador for 18 Months

MIAMI — More than 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived more than two decades in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the De...

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Biden Will Honor Tribal Requests by Designating 2 New National Monuments in California

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is signing a proclamation to establish two new national monuments in California, in part to honor two tribe...

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Higher Social Security Payments Coming for Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday plans to sign into law a measure that boosts Social Security payments for current and former...

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Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington Will Receive the Highest US Civilian Honor

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros and actor-director Denzel Washington will be ...

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China Sanctions 7 Companies Over US Military Assistance to Taiwan

BEIJING — The Chinese government placed sanctions on seven companies on Friday in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales an...

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Biden Signs Bill That Averts Government Shutdown, and Brings a Close to Days of Washington Upheaval

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheav...

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Closures, Social Security Checks, Furloughs: What a Government Shutdown Might Mean

WASHINGTON – Congress has until midnight Friday to come up with a way to fund the government or federal agencies will shut down, meaning hun...

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Pentagon Warns That a Government Shutdown Will Cost Troops Their Pay Over the Holidays

WASHINGTON — Republicans’ decision to abandon a congressional spending plan will cost troops their paychecks over the holidays unless ...

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Biden Pledges to Cut US Greenhouse Gases by More Than 60% as He Exits the World Stage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy...

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A driver with a prior felony conviction was arrested near Olive and Blackstone avenues for DUI and firearm possession after allegedly brandishing a gun and driving recklessly. (Fresno PD)
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Fresno Suspect Arrested for DUI, Firearm Possession at Olive and Blackstone

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Smoke Shop Ordinance Eludes Divided Fresno City Council

Demonstrators rally with the flag of Palestine outside the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan to protest the detention and potential deportation of Mahmoud Khalil in New York, Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Mahmoud, 30, a pro-Palestinian student activist at Columbia University, was detained by immigration agents at Columbia student housing, despite his status as a legal resident of the United States. (Juan Arredondo/The New York Times)
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Khalil Sues Columbia and Lawmakers to Keep Activists’ Names Secret

President Donald Trump walks with Elon Musk and his son X AE A-Xii, after looking at Tesla vehicles on the South Grounds of the White House in Washington, March 11, 2025. A federal judge in Washington ordered Musk and operatives involved with his Department of Government Efficiency to hand over an assortment of documents and written answers addressing its role in the government, a perch from which the unit has effected mass firings of federal workers and a dramatic dismantling of federal programs. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)
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Judge Orders Musk and His Team to Turn Over Records and Answer Questions

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Peach Pits? No Name for SE Fresno Sports Complex for Now

The campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Nov. 1, 2017. Johns Hopkins University, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s spending cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget. (Andrew Mangum/The New York Times)
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Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers Funded by Federal Aid

Food is passed out to residents in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip on March 10, 2025. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)
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Starvation Is Not a Negotiating Tactic

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Atmospheric River Soaks Fresno With 1.5 Inches of Rain and More Ahead

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