Moments before her husband took his seat as Fresno's newest city councilmember, May Lee admitted she had nerves. After all, she endured just as much on the campaign trail as her husband, Brandon Vang. Vang took his place on the dais representing southeast Fresno, bringing the city council to full...
He Spent Decades Researching Dementia. Trump’s DEI Purge Killed His Grant, and Dozens More
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A California neurologist who’s among the nation’s top researchers on dementia has been swept up in President Donald Trump’s purging of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, adding to the growing cadre of research science terminated because of the...
Other States Do Housing Better Than California; a New Study Shows How They Do It
This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters.Overwhelmingly Californians rate the intertwined issues of housing supply, living costs and homelessness as the state’s most pressing issues, as a recent poll by the Public Policy Institute of California confirms. The terrible trio, as one might term it,...
Trump Administration Task Force to Consider Declassifying COVID-19 Origins Materials
WASHINGTON — A new government task force will consider big changes to America's intelligence community and examine whether material about the origins of COVID-19 and other topics of public interest should be declassified, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said. Known as the Director's Initiatives Group, the panel will study...
At the Supreme Court, the Trump Agenda Is Always an ‘Emergency’
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has in recent weeks asked the Supreme Court to allow it to end birthright citizenship, to freeze more than $1 billion in foreign aid and to permit the deportation of Venezuelans to a prison in El Salvador without due process. In each case, the administration...
Wing of Plane Carrying 6 Members of Congress Is Clipped at Reagan Airport
Two American Airlines jets, including one carrying at least six members of Congress from New York and New Jersey, clipped wings on a taxiway at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington on Thursday, officials said. There were no injuries, according to American Airlines, which said that the damage was limited...
Trump Repeals Biden-Era Limit on Water Flow in Shower Heads
How long does it take you to wet your hair in the shower? A few seconds? A minute? The president of the United States, who has long complained about being unable to coax more than a dribble or trickle of water from his showers, says it takes him much longer....
Helicopter Has Crashed in the Hudson River off Manhattan, Authorities Say
A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, authorities said. The fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3:17 p.m. Videos posted on social media showed the aircraft mostly submerged, upside down in the water. The fire department said it...
Social Security Rolls Back Restrictions on Filing for Benefits by Phone
The Social Security Administration said Tuesday that people seeking retirement or survivor benefits could continue to file applications over the phone, reversing a much criticized change that was expected to force tens of thousands of Americans to visit offices in person each week. The agency has been in a state...
Trump and Netanyahu Steer Toward an Ugly World, Together
There was a time when a meeting between the president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel brought only pride to both Israeli and American Jews, who saw two democratic leaders working together. Well, I know that I am not alone when I say that pride is...