Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Trump administration on Thursday to block new rules that would let farmers take more water from the state's largest river systems, arguing it would push endangered populations of delta smelt, chinook salmon and steelhead trout to extinction. The federal rules govern how much water can...
Front-Runner Sanders Gets It All Wrong: Opinion
It’s hard for me to believe that Donald Trump is president. Really hard. Equally hard for me to believe that Bernie Sanders is the Democratic front-runner, especially after the Las Vegas debate. I can take Sanders’ passion, although it’s so consuming it gets to be frightening. I can take his...
Trump Ally Roger Stone Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison
WASHINGTON — Trump loyalist and ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison, following an extraordinary move by Attorney General William Barr to back off his Justice Department's original sentencing recommendation. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson said Stone's crimes demanded a significant...
Trump Ally Roger Stone to Be Sentenced as Case Roils DOJ
WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump, faces sentencing Thursday on his convictions for witness tampering and lying to Congress. The action in federal court comes amid Trump's unrelenting defense of his longtime confidant that has led to a mini-revolt inside the Justice Department and allegations...
Amid 'Anonymous' Fallout, NSC Adviser Reassigned
WASHINGTON — Victoria Coates, a top official on the National Security Council, is being reassigned amid fallout over the identity of the author of the inside-the-White House tell-all book by “Anonymous.” Coates, who serves as national security adviser for the Middle East and North Africa, is being reassigned to the...
Debate Night Brawl: Bloomberg, Sanders Attacked by Rivals
LAS VEGAS — From the opening bell, Democrats savaged New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg and raised pointed questions about Bernie Sanders' take-no-prisoners politics during a contentious debate Wednesday night that threatened to further muddy the party's urgent quest to defeat President Donald Trump. Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who was once...
Trump's Signature Could Mean More Water for Valley
More water will flow toward San Joaquin Valley farmers, President Donald Trump declared at an event in Bakersfield on Wednesday afternoon. Trump announced the completion of biological opinions that will increase water allocations in Californians. “A major obstacle to providing more water for the region’s farmers has now been totally...
Didn't Make it to Bakersfield? Watch Trump's Speech Here.
President Donald Trump spoke about his reelection campaign and ensuring that California farmers have sufficient water to grow their crops in Bakersfield today. The event began at about 3 p.m. inside the JACO Hangar at Meadows Field Airport. Click on the arrow in the picture above to see the speech....
India Hastily Builds Wall Along Slum Ahead of Trump Visit
AHMEDABAD, India — A 1,640-foot brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum area inhabited by more than 2,000 people. “Since they are spending so much...
Trump Pardons Ex-San Francisco 49ers Owner DeBartolo Jr.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal who built one of the most successful NFL teams in the game's history. DeBartolo, who owned the San Francisco 49ers during their 1980s-1990s dynasty, was involved in...