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Speaker Mike Johnson Says House Republicans Release Legislation to Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans

On Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson released the following: House Republicans today released the Lower Health Care Premiums ...
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Nevada U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Public Safety in Indian Country Unanimously Passes Senate

Senator Cortez Masto’s Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act also passed in the ...
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Bipartisan Group of U.S. Senators Urge USDA to Prioritize Avian Flu Vaccine (HPAI) Strategy

The National Turkey Federation, the United Egg Producers and the National Milk Producers Federation. endorsed the senators’ ...
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Republican U.S. Senator Rick Scott Introduces No Bounties on Badges Act to Combat Threats Against Law Enforcement

Senator Rick Scott said, “Our men and women in law enforcement already face enormous risks, and anyone who puts a price on ...
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Suspect Arrested for Manslaughter in Clovis Homicide Near Fresno County Child Protective Services

Suspect Booked for Manslaughter in Clovis Homicide . 14, 2025 – Clovis Police Department officials report that the suspect in ...
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U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Urges President Trump To Follow Through On Easing Federal Marijuana Restrictions

Image by 7raysmarketing from Pixabay December 14, 2025 - On Friday, amid reports that President Trump will direct federal agencies to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, U.S. Senator Kirsten ...
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Traver Market Store Clerk Shot During Late-Night Armed Robbery in Tulare County, Two Suspects Sought

December 14, 2025 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report at around 9:00 p.m. on December 12, 2026, TCSO Deputies were called to the Traver Market at 3892 Merritt Drive in Traver for an ...
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California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Nevada U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen, Democrat Colleagues Push to Overturn President Trump’s Rule Ending Automatic Work Permit Renewal for ...

On Friday, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and nine Senate colleagues in introducing a ...
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Montebello Suspects Arrested for Using Mail and Identity Theft to Purchase High-End Luxury Vehicles in Ventura County

Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that during the past several months, the city of Ojai has been experiencing an increase of mail theft from United States Postal Service collection ...
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National Parks Conservation Association: Trump Administration Claims to Lift Hiring Freeze, But Continues to Hamstring Park Staffing

Polling conducted by YouGov and the National Parks Conservation Association in fall 2025 found that a strong majority of Americans (62%) oppose the Trump administration’s plan to cut more National ...
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West Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy for Selling Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine, and Heroin from a Motel

December 14, 2025 – James L. Kenney, 45, of West Sacramento, pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
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East Bay Woman Sentenced to Over Two Years in Prison for Embezzling Over $1.6 Million from Charity Serving Young People

Carrie Lynn Grant was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for embezzling over $1.6 million dollars from a Northern California charity organization that provides educational materials and programs ...