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Surrounded by cabinet members, Trump stridently spoke out about serious problems in the criminal justice system. But instead of just spewing law-and- order bromides about getting tough on crime, this Republican president talked about the "tremendous struggle" faced by former inmates freed from prison after serving their sentences, about their problems finding "a steady job where they can pay taxes, contribute to their country, gain dignity and pride that comes with a career."
Doug Applegate talks with teenagers outside a Carlsbad polling place on Election Day 2016. The Democrat nearly defeated Rep. Darrell Issa but this year must get past a handful of Democrats to advance to the November election.
Voters who pass up the June 5 election will find in November that others have made many of their decisions for them. For example, the state's top-two primary system dictates that in five months, there will be two finalists to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown, and polling suggests that one of them will be Lt.
And since 1954, when the Johnson Act was passed, nonprofits, many of which are churches, have been prohibited from engaging in political activity. has created a vibrant charitable marketplace, with people finding creative ways to provide social services independent of government.
Every year millions of taxpayer dollars are lost on wasted natural gas in North Dakota and other western states. With the country facing increasing debt and growing deficits this is no time to give away billions of dollars to profitable businesses.
Climate change not only affects Americans but is a threat to the entire human race. Being an important global leader, the United States has an obligation to respond to climate change and make efforts to mitigate greenhouse gases for the future of all humans.
Even Barack Obama, the most optimistic of politicians, fears his presidency may have come a decade too early for the US, writes Susan Dalgety. The three women in front of me had had enough.
Democratic Congressional candidate Andrew Janz tells why he has decided to pursue the low-probability of unseating incumbent Devin Nunes in California's 22nd District during a Fresno Bee editorial board meeting. Democratic Congressional candidate Andrew Janz tells why he has decided to pursue the low-probability of unseating incumbent Devin Nunes in California's 22nd District during a Fresno Bee editorial board meeting.
As we stumble into trade actions and retaliations that neither the U.S. nor anyone else needs, it's hard not blame President Donald Trump's peculiar and one-sided economic views. The European Union tried a wake-up call to Republicans, targeting retaliatory tariffs against products from Republican states: Harley-Davidson motorcycles and bourbon felt the bite of new tariffs.
President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. The midterm elections are voters first chance to block Trump by ensuring Democrats capture at least one house of Congress.
Imagine the horror of learning you have a terminal illness for which science has not yet come up with a treatment. Now imagine receiving the same diagnosis, and then learning a promising new treatment exists that could save your life - but you can't get access to it thanks to governmental obstacles.
The federal government should simply charge the NFL a hefty royalty for every use of the anthem. At that point the league will stop playing the "Star Spangled Banner."
My bet is that it's just one of many bumps, blips and stumbles that will happen before the Trump administration and that evil dictatorship agree to a historic deal. Last week he signed a bipartisan fix for the badly flawed Dodd-Frank financial reform act that helps small and regional banks deal with rules designed for big banks.
IT is proving to be a mismatch. For the second straight time in less than a month, Mayor Tomas Osmena outwitted the political opposition in a political battle.
FOR COURAGE AND CONVICTION: U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, receives the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal from former Vice President Joe Biden last year. This is not a TV review column, thankfully, because "bleak" would not begin to capture the assessment here of what passes for entertainment these days.
Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., the incoming University of Massachusetts at Lowell chancellor, addresses an open meeting of students, faculty and staff on the school's campus in Lowell, Mass., Thursday, April 12, 2007. Meehan says he can't endorse any candidate in the race to succeed him because of his pending move to academia.
In this Oct. 10, 2017 file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington is seen at sunset. The Supreme Court is putting limits on the ability of police to search vehicles when they do not have a search warrant.