An hours long filibuster against the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better Act has House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy on a trajectory to break a record for longest House floor speech.
Biden infrastructure package approved, focus turns to $1.75 reconciliation
House Democrats attempt to settle family business with votes on two different, multi-trillion dollar spending bills. All eyes are on moderate Democrats, including Rep. Jim Costa (D–Fresno).
McCarthy attacks Biden’s botched Afghan exit as embrace of “Weak Man Theory”
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield) assailed the President Joe Biden’s handling of the withdrawal out of Afghanistan during a talk at the Nixon Library.
Valley reps on Kabul attack: “Disastrous,” “Not Unexpected.”
The attack that killed 12 U.S. military personnel is drawing condolences for families of fallen soldiers and fury at the Biden administration.
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
Monday’s approval undoubtedly sets up the likelihood for government, educational, and private sector authorities to institute true vaccine mandates with minimal exemptions moving forward.
Valley flyers faced delays, cancellations over jet fuel crunch. Now, the problem is spreading.
A shortage of jet fuel, first striking Fresno-Yosemite International Airport, is spreading across the West as commercial and firefighting flights spike.
What’s driving pricey food and goods? Here’s a look at America’s truck driver shortage
California’s Central Valley is at the center of the issue: Farmers need to find truck drivers to haul their crops, but the time-sensitive nature of perishable goods presents an urgent challenge that has yet to be solved.
McCarthy taps Nunes to investigate NSA over claims of spying on Tucker Carlson
Devin Nunes, the senior member of the House Intelligence committee, is tasked with probing the National Security Agency amid allegations it used foreign intelligence tools to spy on Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
This state banned “nonfunctional” grass. Could it ripple to the drought-stricken Central Valley?
A recently-signed law prohibits the use of water resources to irrigate “nonfunctional turf” by 2027.
Jurors convict Mexican national of murdering Mollie Tibbetts, Iowa college student with Fresno ties
An Iowa jury on Friday convicted farmhand Cristhian Bahena Rivera of first-degree murder in the 2018 killing of college student Mollie Tibbetts.
