WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is deploying 5,200 troops to the Southwest border in an extraordinary military operation a week before nationwide elections in which President Donald Trump wants voters to focus on what he calls an "invasion" — a slow-moving caravan of Central American migrants. The number of troops being...
Trump Says Media Is ‘Enemy’ After Shooting, Bomb Plot
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on the news media Monday following a week of election-season violence, arguing that "fraudulent" reporting was contributing to anger in the country and declaring that the press was the "true Enemy of the People." Trump tweeted: "There is great anger in our...
Bomb Suspect Was Cash-Strapped Ex-Stripper Devoted to Trump
WASHINGTON — Cesar Sayoc is an amateur body builder and former stripper, a loner with a long arrest record who showed little interest in politics until Donald Trump came along. On Friday, he was identified by authorities as the Florida man who put pipe bombs in small manila envelopes, affixed...
Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes
GV Wire interviewed Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Turlock) for a recent installment of our recurring Take 5 video feature. The full version of that interview is available above. Use the following time notations to hear Denham's responses to questions on individual topics: 00:00 — President Trump's actions on water policy and water...
What Is Known About Mail-Bomb Suspect and Case
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday in Florida in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages, the Justice Department said. Law enforcement officers were seen on television examining a white van, its windows covered with an assortment of stickers, in the...
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...
Trump: Khashoggi Killing 'Had Worst Cover-Up Ever'
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says the killing of a Saudi journalist was a botched operation and a "bad original concept" as his administration has taken its first steps in punishing the Saudis by deciding to revoke the visas of the suspects. Trump awaited a briefing Thursday from CIA Director...
Trump Signs Water Infrastructure Bill That Will Help the Valley
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a wide-ranging bill Tuesday to improve the nation's water infrastructure, including adding water storage in the San Joaquin Valley. America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 authorizes more than $6 billion in spending over 10 years for projects nationwide. The law also boosts projects to...
Bolton Is in Moscow After Trump Aims to Exit Nuclear Treaty
MOSCOW — U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks with top Russian officials Monday after President Donald Trump had declared an intention to pull out of a landmark nuclear weapons treaty. The Kremlin expressed disappointment with Trump's announcement on Saturday that the United States would walk away from the...