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‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid

WASHINGTON — Landry Bell, a 1-year-old boy who was born with Down syndrome, wriggled and smiled in his big sister’s lap on the floor o...

‘Little Lobbyists’ Urge Senators to Oppose Trump’s Bill Cutting Medicaid

WASHINGTON — Landry Bell, a 1-year-old boy who was born with Down syndrome, wriggled and smiled in his big sister’s lap on the floor o...

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Police, DA Refuse to Release Records on Latina Senator’s DUI Arrest Near Capitol

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A Democratic California senator is now considering suing S...

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US Supreme Court Upholds Law on Suing Palestinian Authorities Over Attacks

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court upheld on Friday a statute passed by Congress to facilitate lawsuits against Palestinian authoriti...

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Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani talks to people after the New York City Democratic Mayoral Primary Debate at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in the Gerald W. Lynch Theater in New York City., U.S., June 12, 2025. (Reuters File)

Muslim NY Mayoral Candidate Reports Threats, Jewish Ohio Lawmaker Threatened Separately

WASHINGTON – The New York City Police Department said on Thursday its hate crime unit was probing anti-Muslim threats against mayoral ...

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Fresno Council Scraps Cannabis Advisory Group, Extends Advance Peace Funding

While the rest of the government took the day off for Juneteenth, the Fresno City Council gathered for its regular meeting. Although there w...

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Sen. Alex Padilla: This Is How an Administration Acts When It’s Afraid

Growing up in the northeast San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles in the 1980s and 90s, you know what can happen if you don’t completely ...

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Justice Dept. to Cut Two-Thirds of Inspectors Monitoring Gun Sales

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department plans to slash the number of inspectors who monitor federally licensed gun dealers by two-thirds, sharpl...

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CA Prison Union Strikes $600 Million Contract With Newsom That Includes Furloughs

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The union representing 25,000 California prison guards str...

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President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during the installation of a new flagpole on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Trump to Decide on US Action in Israel-Iran Conflict Within 2 Weeks, White House Says

WASHINGTON – The White House said on Thursday that President Donald Trump will make a decision on whether the U.S. will get involved i...

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Whatever Happened to the New Northwest Fresno Costco?

A grassroots group says the city botched an environmental report when it approved a proposed Costco in northwest Fresno. The group had its d...

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after justices heard arguments in an appeal by President Joe Biden's administration of restrictions imposed by lower courts on its ability to encourage social media companies to remove content deemed misinformation, in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2024. (Reuters File)
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Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Struck Down by US Appeals Court

A view of the Voice of America (VOA) building, a day after more than 1,300 of the employees of the media broadcaster, which operates in almost 50 languages, were placed on leave in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 16, 2025. (Reuters File)
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Voice of America Parent Terminates Over 600 More Staff in Likely Death Knell

A farmworker repairs irrigation lines at a tomato farm in Woodland, California, U.S. May 30, 2025. (Reuters File)
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Trump Administration Says It Is Suspending Enforcement of Biden-Era Farmworker Rule

The Ruth Fire in Yokuts Valley has burned 14 acres, destroyed one structure on Friday, June 20, 2025,, and is 20% contained as firefighters continue battling the blaze in steep terrain. (CalFire)
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Fresno County’s Ruth Fire Destroys Structure in Yokuts Valley

A federal appeals court struck down California’s “one-gun-per-month” law Friday, June 20, 2025, in a 3-0 decision, ruling it unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. (Shutterstock)
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Ninth Circuit Strikes Down CA’s ‘One-Gun-Per-Month’ Law

Cage-Free chickens are shown inside a facility in Lakeside, California, U.S., April 19, 2022. Picture taken April 19, 2022. (Reuters File)
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USDA Develops Potential Plan to Vaccinate Poultry for Bird Flu

President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon his arrival at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., June 20, 2025. (Reuters/Ken Cedeno)
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Trump Says He May Support Israel-Iran Ceasefire ‘Depending on Circumstances’

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Fresno Now Has a Professional Shakespeare Co. Thanks to Measure P Sales Tax

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