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Fresno Health Care Advocate Among State’s Women of the Year

Fresno non-profit leader Davena Witcher, who is working to build a health center for underserved residents of Mendota, was recognized Monday as a California Woman of the Year honoree in ceremonies at the state Capitol. Each year, the state Legislature recognizes one woman in each district from across the state for...

Lock Her Up? Now It's Dianne Feinstein Instead of Clinton

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Chants of "Lock her up!" rang once again throughout an Iowa arena as President Donald Trump rallied supporters Tuesday night. But this time, the staple of Trump's 2016 campaign against Democrat Hillary Clinton had a new target: California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Trump, who was in the...

Pivotal GOP Senators Hit Trump for Mocking Kavanaugh Accuser

WASHINGTON — Two wavering Republican senators lambasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday for mocking a woman who has claimed Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in the 1980s, underscoring the risks of assailing Kavanaugh's three accusers as Senate support teeters for the Supreme Court nominee. The blowback to Trump's scoffing at...

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Top 10 Photos of the Week

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GOP Agrees to FBI Probe of Kavanaugh, Delaying Senate Vote

WASHINGTON — After a dramatic flurry of last-minute negotiations, Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh cleared a key procedural hurdle Friday, but his confirmation prospects were still deeply uncertain as Republicans agreed to ask for a new FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations. Under pressure from moderate members, Republican leaders said...

Senate Panel Advances Kavanaugh to Full Senate

WASHINGTON — After a flurry of last-minute negotiations, the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Brett Kavanaugh's nomination for the Supreme Court after agreeing to a late call from Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona for a one-week investigation into sexual assault allegations against the high court nominee. However, it's unclear if...

Kavanaugh-Ford Hearing: A Dramatic Lesson on Gender Roles

NEW YORK — He let his anger flare repeatedly, interrupted his questioners and cried several times during his opening statement. She strived to remain calm and polite, despite her nervousness, and mostly held back her tears. Throughout their riveting, nationally televised testimony on Thursday, Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh...

Angry Kavanaugh Denies Ford Accusation, Sees 'Disgrace'

WASHINGTON — Emotionally battling to rescue his Supreme Court nomination, Brett Kavanaugh fought back Thursday against allegations that he'd sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford when both were high school students, telling Congress that allegations by her and others have "totally and permanently destroyed" his family and his reputation. In a...

Ford Recounts 'Laughter' in Alleged Kavanaugh Sexual Attack

WASHINGTON — Christine Blasey Ford declared Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her as he and a friend shared "uproarious laughter" in a locked room at a 1980s high school gathering, recounting her allegations to the Senate Judiciary Committee and a riveted nation in a drama that threatens to derail...

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