WASHINGTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown. Gaetz, a longtime McCarthy nemesis, said McCarthy was in...
McCarthy’s Speakership in Jeopardy as Last-Ditch Plan to Keep the Government Open Collapses
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed on Friday as hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain. McCarthy’s right-flank Republicans refused to support the bill despite its steep spending cuts of nearly 30% to many agencies and severe border security provisions, calling it...
Man Tied to Suspected Shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Killing Arrested in Las Vegas, AP Sources Say
LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip 27 years ago. Duane...
Trump Looks to Set up California Primary Win With a Speech to Activists in L.A.
LOS ANGELES — Donald Trump will make a personal pitch Friday to California Republicans in a bid to solidify his support in a GOP presidential contest he has dominated for months, while Ron DeSantis and other rivals get another chance to break the front-runner’s momentum with time fast vanishing to reorder...
The Far Right Has Been Feuding With McCarthy for Weeks. Here’s How It’s Spiraling Into a Shutdown
WASHINGTON — With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over matters large and small. McCarthy has pushed the Republican conference to embrace a short-term funding plan that would include a sweeping Republican proposal for the southern border....
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California Dies at Age 90
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career in local and national politics, has died. She was 90. Three people familiar with the situation confirmed...
Preview: Fresno State Seeks 14th Straight Win in MW Opener vs. Nevada
The matchup: Nevada (0-4) at No. 25 Fresno State (4-0), Saturday, 7:40 p.m., PT Television: Fox Sports 1. Radio: Fox Sports AM 1340 Line: Fresno State by 24 ½, according to FanDuel Sportsbook Series record: Fresno State leads 31-22-1. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The game is the Mountain West opener for...
House Republicans Make Their Case for President Biden Impeachment Inquiry at First Hearing
WASHINGTON — House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, saying they intend to “provide accountability” as they make their case to the public, their colleagues and skeptics in the Senate. The Opening Hearing The chairmen of the Oversight, Judiciary, and Ways and Means committees used the opening hearing of...
Newsom Signs Law Raising Fast Food Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
SACRAMENTO — California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the country, according...
AP Top 25 Football Picks: Fresno State 42, Nevada 14
It feels a little like March Madness in September as basketball blue-bloods command the spotlight in Week 5 of the college football season. No. 17 Duke (five), No. 24 Kansas (four), and Kentucky (eight) have won 17 total NCAA championships in men's basketball. They have had sporadic — at best...