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Former Trump HUD official fined and barred from federal work over Hatch Act violation

April 6, 2021 11:42 AM CNN Newsource

A former Housing and Urban Development official and Trump family associate has been fined and barred from federal work for violating the Hatch…

McConnell warns businesses of ‘serious consequences’ after many condemn Georgia’s restrictive voting law

April 6, 2021 11:19 AM CNN Newsource

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell warned big businesses they would face “serious consequences” after accusing them of employing…

Parliamentarian gives Democrats potential new tool for reconciliation in early ruling

April 5, 2021 3:54 PM CNN Newsource

The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Democrats may amend the budget resolution they used for their Covid-19 relief bill and attach another set…

Gov. Newsom visits vaccination site in Bakersfield

April 2, 2021 5:59 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited Kern County Friday to stop by a vaccination site at 4:30 p.m. This visit follows prior visitation to sites in San Diego and…

Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility with first-ever presidential proclamation of its kind

March 31, 2021 3:29 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden marked International Transgender Day of Visibility on Wednesday by issuing the first-ever presidential proclamation of its kind…

Biden promises ‘once-in-a-generation’ investment during pitch for $2 trillion infrastructure and climate plan

March 31, 2021 2:00 PM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden unveiled a roughly $2 trillion jobs proposal focused on infrastructure and the climate crisis in a speech in Pittsburgh on…

Biden administration asks for more time to decide whether to turn Trump’s taxes over to the House

March 31, 2021 1:52 PM CNN Newsource

Lawyers for the Department of Justice have asked a judge for additional time to decide whether to turn former President Donald Trump’s taxes over to…

Justice Department investigating Matt Gaetz as part of broader trafficking probe into another Florida politician

March 31, 2021 12:18 PM CNN

The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz over allegations involving sex trafficking and prostitution, including involving a minor,…

TOPIC: Do you think Harris is qualified to handle the border issues?

March 29, 2021 12:59 PM Christian Galeno

(KYMA/KECY) – As the droves of asylum-seeking migrants continue to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border, Biden Administration has tapped VP Kamala Harris…

Brawley Chamber of Commerce Interim CEO addresses community

March 27, 2021 5:24 PM Caleb J. Fernández

Ramiro Urias, Interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Brawley, addressed the town on a number of matters…

Neighborhood Leadership Academy offers behind-the-scenes look into city

March 26, 2021 7:37 PM Caleb J. Fernández

The City of Yuma is now accepting applications to the Neighborhood Leadership Academy (NLA) for locals genuinely interested in civic operations.…

GOP-controlled Georgia legislature speeds sweeping elections bill to governor’s desk

March 25, 2021 3:38 PM CNN Newsource

In the span of a few hours Thursday, the GOP-controlled Georgia legislature sped a sweeping elections bill through both chambers, putting the…

Biden says he agrees with Obama that filibuster is ‘a relic of the Jim Crow era’

March 25, 2021 1:54 PM CNN

President Joe Biden said Thursday during the first formal news conference of his presidency that he agreed with former President Barack Obama that…

Biden announces new vaccination goal in his first White House news conference: 200 million shots in first 100 days

March 25, 2021 10:37 AM CNN Newsource

President Joe Biden participated in his first presidential news conference on Thursday, where he’s expected face a wide-ranging set of…

Banker who loaned $16 million to Paul Manafort pleads not guilty to new conspiracy charge

March 25, 2021 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

Former banker Stephen Calk, who loaned Paul Manafort $16 million in an alleged bid to win a position in the Trump administration, pleaded not guilty…

Fact check: Madison Cawthorn falsely claimed there are ‘zero dollars’ spent on homeless veterans. It’s actually more than $2 billion this year

March 23, 2021 4:15 PM CNN Newsource

Rep. Madison Cawthorn, a North Carolina Republican who has a history of egregious false claims, posted another one Sunday on…

A ‘serious conversation’: Lawmakers take another try at policing legislation

March 23, 2021 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

Bipartisan discussions are underway as lawmakers try once again to find consensus for a bill to overhaul policing that can pass the United States…

White House aides prep $3 trillion jobs package for Biden

March 22, 2021 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

White House advisers are expected to present a two-part, $3 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal to President Joe Biden as soon as this week,…

Two more Proud Boys indicted for Capitol riot as prosecutors detail evidence of planning

March 20, 2021 11:54 AM CNN Newsource

Four leaders among the Proud Boys have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Washington, DC, for conspiracy and other charges related to the siege…

Immigration bills offer new pathways to citizenship

March 19, 2021 12:01 PM Crystal Jimenez

Two measures that promise to provide a clear pathway to citizenship are on their way to the U.S. Senate. …