WASHINGTON — Adding a high-stakes immigration case to its election-year agenda, the Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether President Donald Trump can terminate an Obama-era program shielding young migrants, known as dreamers, from deportation. The justices' order sets up legal arguments for late fall or early winter, with...
Julián Castro Visits Fresno Looking to Raise Presidential Profile
Fresno is not a completely unfamiliar place to Democratic presidential contender Julián Castro. He has been here before. In 2014, Castro — then the mayor of San Antonio — stopped by the offices of SEIU Local 1000. The union represents state employees and is one of the largest in the...
Judge’s Ruling on ‘Obamacare’ Poses New Problems for GOP
WASHINGTON — A federal judge's ruling that the Obama health law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans, who've seen the politics of health care flip as Americans increasingly value the overhaul's core parts, including protections for pre-existing medical conditions and Medicaid for more low-income people. While the decision...
Know Who Loves Sessions' Crazy Pot Stance? Drug Cartels
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that he supported medicinal marijuana. He also said that the legalization of cannabis for adults should be left to the states to decide. So, what did Attorney General Jeff Sessions do Thursday — three days after recreational pot became legal in California? The...
Know Who Loves Sessions' Crazy Pot Stance? Drug Cartels
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that he supported medicinal marijuana. He also said that the legalization of cannabis for adults should be left to the states to decide. So, what did Attorney General Jeff Sessions do Thursday — three days after recreational pot became legal in California? The...