President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to "under no circumstances" get involved with protests in Democratic-led cities unless they ask for federal help or federal property is threatened. Cities must protect their own state and local properties, Trump wrote in a...
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old, Father Detained in Minnesota ICE Raid
A federal judge has ordered the release of Adrian Conejo Arias and his five-year-old son, Liam Conejo Ramos, whom immigration officers detained during a Minnesota raid. The boy — seen in a now viral photo that showed him wearing a blue bunny hat outside his house as federal agents stood...
Matt Mahan’s Campaign for California Governor Will Be a Voter Litmus Test
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With the not-unexpected entry of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, the large field of candidates to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom is probably complete — and could very well shrink again. The run-up to this moment has been the...
Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame Teams Up With Youth for Black History Month
In a long-established partnership with Thomas Elementary School, the Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame opened its doors Thursday morning so that 53 students could meet local sports heroes and hear the importance of overcoming challenges to succeed in life. The students toured the Hall's interactive displays at Fresno State's Save...
US Approves Potential $9 Billion Sale of Patriot Missiles to Saudi Arabia
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot advanced capability-3 missile segment enhancement missiles and related equipment to Saudi Arabia for an estimated cost of $9 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday. The principal contractor for the sale is Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon said in a...
US Stocks Fall, as Investors Fret Over Trump’s Fed Nominee, Earnings, Inflation
Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday as investors viewed President Donald Trump's nomination of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as a hawkish choice to succeed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, while also digesting earnings reports and a high inflation reading. On top of assessing the risks from...
US Senate Approves Spending Deal, but Short Government Shutdown Likely
The U.S. government was headed toward a partial shutdown on Friday, as Congress appeared unlikely to approve a deal that would keep a wide swath of operations funded past a midnight deadline. After hours of delay, the U.S. Senate passed the spending package by a bipartisan vote of 71 to...
US Approves More Than $6.5 Billion in Potential Military Sales to Israel, Pentagon Says
The U.S. State Department has approved more than $6.5 billion in potential military sales to Israel in three separate contracts, the Pentagon said on Friday. The U.S. State Department approved a potential sale of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.98 billion, and another...
Commerce Secretary Lutnick Planned Lunch on Epstein’s Island, New Release Shows
The U.S. Justice Department on Friday published millions of new files related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including emails that show Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump's commerce secretary, apparently visited Epstein's private island for lunch years after he claimed to have cut off ties. Todd Blanche, the U.S. deputy attorney...
Bredefeld vs. Beltran? Arguments at COG Turn to Bulls—!
A discussion on legal representation during Thursday’s Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board meeting at times turned nasty. Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld and Parlier Mayor Alma Beltran traded harsh words during a debate about possible conflicts of interest involving the Fresno County Counsel’s Office, which also represents Fresno COG....