The meeting is April 5 at Mill Creek Cattle Company in Mentone

Steven Bailey, a Republican candidate for California attorney general, will address the Redlands Tea Party Patriots when they meet 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at Mill Creek Cattle Company, 1874 Mentone Blvd., Mentone. Bailey, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, was an El Dorado County Superior Court judge until he retired in 2017.

Utah Hispanic lawmakers blast Trump administration over census citizenship question

Utah Hispanic lawmakers condemned the decision by President Donald Trump's administration to include a question about U.S. citizenship status on the 2020 census. House Minority Assistant Whip Angela Romero, D-Salt Lake City; Reps.

Stephanie Grace: Retiring Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran was there was Louisiana needed him

In this Jan. 21, 2018, photo, lights shine inside the U.S. Capitol Building as night falls in Washington. President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night but, as always, lawmakers are angling to steal part of the spotlight.

Mayor, administrator visit federal reps in Washington, D.C.

Mayor Doug Nicholls and City Administrator Greg Wilkinson recently visited Washington, D.C., to promote issues that are important to Yuma. Accompanied by Ron Hamm, the city's legislative consultant, Nicholls and Wilkinson met with the Congressional delegation representing Yuma and various federal agencies to discuss the city's priorities for fiscal year 2018-19.

Internal FBI Report Shows Discrepancy Between McCabe and Comey Statements Over Improper Media Leaks

An internal FBI report about former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe's firing includes a testimony from his former boss James Comey that shows a "discrepancy" with McCabe's public statements over his contact with the Wall Street Journal , according to a new report by CNN . Former FBI Director James Comey told internal investigators at the Justice Department that he could not recall McCabe telling him about having authorized FBI officials to talk to a reporter about an ongoing investigation, the sources said.

Proposal would support clean-coal research in Wyoming

The Sheridan Press reports the measure was introduced by Wyoming Republican U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and lawmakers from North Dakota and West Virginia. It would support carbon capture research that is taking place in Wyoming and elsewhere and streamline federal processes to allow for faster development of carbon capture-research-related infrastructure.

GOPa s omnibus bill should have gone off a cliff

On Dec. 22, President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the most significant levy reduction since 1986. Even Trump's critics conceded that Republicans ended 2017 on an unexpectedly high note, with their free-market banners flapping smartly in the tail winds.

EPA chief stayed in condo tied to lobbyist

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency paid just $50 a night to stay in a Capitol Hill condominium linked to a prominent Washington lobbyist whose firm represents fossil fuel companies, officials acknowledged Friday. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt paid for a single bedroom in the building about a block from the U.S. Capitol, staying for about six months in 2017.

A different look

Assuming he's re-elected to a sixth term - and he hasn't ever really been challenged - Glenn Thompson will continue to represent Warren County in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently ran a public notice in the Times Observer detailing the specifics of what - effective next year - will be the 15th Congressional District.

Latinos, Spanish remain hot issues

An attack on 18-year-old Cuban-American and Parkland activist Emma Gonzlez for not speaking Spanish by an Iowa Republican congressman's campaign staff highlights the pressures U.S.-born Latinos face on language. "This is how you look when you claim Cuban heritage yet don't speak Spanish and ignore the fact that your ancestors fled the island when the dictatorship turned Cuba into a prison camp, after removing all weapons from its citizens; hence their right to self defense," read a meme with Gonzalez's photo that was posted on Rep. Steve King's campaign Facebook page.

Much work remains during OK legislative session

AFTER failing for a year to approve a plan to fund teacher pay raises, Oklahoma lawmakers finally got the legislation to Gov. Mary Fallin's desk last week. So, what happens next? Teachers, who will receive raises averaging about $6,000, plan to follow through Monday with a walkout and rally at the Capitol that has been planned for weeks, to make their case that more funding for common education is needed.

Teachers hold a rally outside the Senate Chambers in

After successful strikes in West Virginia, teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arizona threaten walk-outs, demanding pay raises and better benefits Teachers are striking all over. What is going on? After successful strikes in West Virginia, teachers in Kentucky, Oklahoma and Arizona threaten walk-outs, demanding pay raises and better benefits Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: https://usat.ly/2Giy1JQ Rebecca Garelli, a seventh grade science teacher at Sevilla West School in Phoenix, speaks during a #RedForEd rally at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix on March 28, 2018.