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Trump Commutes Longtime Friend Roger Stone's Prison Sentence

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime political confidant Roger Stone on Friday, just days before he was set to report to prison. Democrats denounced the move as just another in a series of unprecedented interventions by the president in the nation’s justice system. Stone...

How Valley Congressmen Voted on Impeachment

The House delegation representing the San Joaquin Valley voted along party lines on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Democrats Jim Costa (Fresno), TJ Cox (Fresno), and Josh Harder (Turlock) voted in favor. Listen to this article:   House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Bakersfield) and fellow Republicans...

Trump Impeached by House on Two Charges

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors. The historic vote split along party lines, much the way it has divided the...

Russia Made Trump an 'Illegitimate' President, Jimmy Carter Says

ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter said Friday he believes President Donald Trump actually lost the 2016 election and is president only because of Russian interference. Carter made the comments during a discussion on human rights at a resort in Leesburg, Virginia, without offering any evidence for his statements. "There...

Tick Tock Goes Political Clock as Democrats Weigh Impeachment

WASHINGTON — The political clock is a significant factor in whether majority House Democrats launch any impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. There's increasing pressure on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to at least start an impeachment inquiry into whether Trump obstructed special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Pelosi is resisting for a number of...

Barr To Be a No-Show for House Hearing, Stepping Up Tensions

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr has informed lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee that he will skip a hearing on special counsel Robert Mueller's report, escalating an already acrimonious battle between Democrats and the Justice Department. Barr's decision — he cites a disagreement over the questioning — came the...

Barr's Full Statement on Mueller Report

Despite President Donald Trump's efforts to derail Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election, Muller could not conclusively determine that Trump had committed criminal obstruction of justice. The Justice Department posted a redacted version of the report online Thursday morning, 90 minutes after Attorney General...

Nunes Calls Mueller Report Needless, Terrible 2-Year Crisis

Following the conclusion of the Mueller Report, here is reaction from four Valley congressmen: Rep. TJ Cox (D-Fresno) “Our country is stronger when we are united behind common values — fighting for middle-class families, higher wages, and affordable healthcare for all. That’s where my focus has been ever since I...

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