How serious is the unfolding international incident over the alleged disappearance and murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi? “It should change everything about the United States’ long-standing relationship with Saudi Arabia. Regrettably, it probably won’t,” writes Aaron David Miller and Richard Sokolsky of The Atlantic. The criticism of the U.S....
Cox Blasts High-Speed Rail as 'Monument to Corruption'
Earlier this month, Gavin Newsom rolled into Fresno on a big blue bus. Thursday (Sept. 27), his gubernatorial opponent John Cox rolled into town in a big green bus. Cox, the Republican candidate, met with Sheriff Margaret Mims, taking a tour of a jail program. Then, his bus rolled to...
Roll Back Mileage Standards? Feds Hear Reasons Not to in Fresno.
In the first of three straight days of hearings around the country, Californians let the federal Dept. of Transportation know how they felt about proposed regulations to change mileage standards. For the most part, those who spoke in Fresno on Monday are against President Donald Trump’s proposal to, as opponents...
Jimmy Carter: To Beat Trump, Dems Cannot Scare off Moderates
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter sees little hope for the U.S. to change its human rights and environmental policies as long as Donald Trump is in the White House, but he has a warning for his fellow Democrats looking to oust the current administration: Don't go too far to...
High Stakes as 2-Month Sprint to Election Begins
WASHINGTON — Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, jump-starting a two-month sprint to Election Day that will test Democrats' ability to harness opposition to Trump and determine whether the Republican president can get his supporters...
Trump Critic Becerra on MS-13 Gang: Not Animals, But Not Human Either
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra didn’t quite share President Donald Trump’s sentiments on the gang MS-13, but he came close. “When you talk about maiming human life, scarring them to the point that you don’t recognize them, I don’t know if you would call them human beings,” Becerra said at...
Trump Era Ignites New Wave of Muslim-American Candidates
President Donald Trump’s ascent appears to be hastening the Muslim population's coming of age politically. American Arabs and Muslims are stepping up to run for public office in record numbers, registering to vote and bundling money for candidates from their community, according to Jetpac, a nonprofit working to increase American...
Cohen's Holocaust-Survivor Father Urged Him To Turn On Trump
The saying "blood is thicker than water" certainly holds true in the modern age as President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and fixer pleaded guilty last week to campaign-finance violations and other charges, according to Haaretz. According to a new report, Michael Cohen was compelled to turn on Trump after a...
Is Kushner Trying to Strip 2 Million Palestinians of Refugee Status?
According to an Aug. 6 article by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Jared Kushner — President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law — has reportedly pressured Jordan to strip the refugee status of more than 2 million registered Palestinians living in the country. A report in Foreign Policy stated that Kushner raised the issue...
De León Is Progressive Alternative to Feinstein in Senate Race
State Sen. Kevin de León visited Fresno on Tuesday (Aug. 1) and talked about his bid to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, a fellow Democrat. In this edition of Take Five, de León answered questions on these topics: — How he would represent the Valley's interests in the Senate. — The Donald Trump...