Fresno Boys and Men of Color will join hundreds of organizations nationwide in Oakland next week for Barack Obama's My Brother's Keeper Rising! This is the first time Obama is holding the national convening, which is expected to draw in 700 people throughout the U.S. The event will be held...
Michelle Obama Memoir Is Next Pick for Winfrey Book Club
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama's "Becoming," already expected to sell millions of copies, now has the official backing of Oprah Winfrey. "This book is everything you wanted to know and so much you didn't even know you wanted to know. I believe it's going to spark within you the desire...
Man in His 50s Detained in Florida in Mail-Bomb Case
WASHINGTON — A person was taken into custody in Florida in connection with the series of mail bombs addressed to prominent critics of President Donald Trump, the Justice Department said Friday. A law enforcement official says the person in custody is a man in his 50s.Authorities have located 12 devices...
Trump Condemns Series of Attempted Attacks on Democrats, CNN
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump condemned the series of attempted attacks on high-profile Democrats and others, declaring Wednesday that "acts or threats of political violence have no place in the United States." Attempting a bipartisan pause during a divisive campaign season, Trump called for unity after crude pipe bombs targeting...
Explosive Devices Sent to Obama, Clintons; CNN Evacuated
WASHINGTON — Bombs and other suspicious packages targeting Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama and CNN were intercepted Wednesday in a rash of attacks aimed at prominent Democrats and a cable news network often criticized by political conservatives. And, in Florida, the Broward Sheriff's Office is using a bomb squad...
Who Makes a Better Case for Voting: Obama or Shapiro?
As of Tuesday morning, President Barack Obama was slightly ahead of "The Daily Wire" editor-in-chief Ben Shapiro in the battle of most watched "Why You Should Vote this November" videos. Each was nearing 300,000 views as of 10:30 a.m. At GV Wire, we believe in the power of the ballot...
Barack Obama's Return: Good or Bad for Democrats?
WASHINGTON — Nearly two years out of the White House, former President Barack Obama is facing another political test. To the delight of many Democrats, he's stepped back into the fray that former presidents often try to avoid, campaigning for Democratic candidates ahead of the midterms and blasting the political...
California 'Obamacare' Premiums To Rise 8.7 Percent in 2019
SACRAMENTO — Monthly health insurance premiums sold under former President Barack Obama's health care law will rise by an average of 8.7 percent in 2019, less than the double-digit increases seen in each of the past two years and in other states. The boost would be closer to 5 percent...
Say It Ain't So, Devin. Congress Turned You Into a Fat Cat?
Rep. Devin Nunes portrays himself as a humble, hard-working servant of the people. Just a dairyman's son sticking up for farmers and (nonunion) blue-collar workers who are always getting the shaft from city slickers, radical environmentalists, mainstream media, the Deep State, and Democrats. Turns out, he's just another congressman living...
Don't Kid Yourselves, Dems. Obama Struggled With Family Immigration.
SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Trump administration isn't the first to grapple with the question of how to handle tens of thousands of immigrant families stopped along the U.S.-Mexico border. Four years ago, Barack Obama faced a similar crisis when record numbers of Central American immigrants fleeing violence began showing...