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Democrats are united in bashing GOP on Obamacare. Medicare for All could reopen a rift.
Progressives are pushing Medicare for All in some of the Democratic Party’s most competitive Senate primaries next year, threatening the unity the party has found on attacking Republicans over expiring Obamacare subsidies. In Maine, Graham Platner said he’s making Medicare for All a “core part” of his platform in his race against Gov. Janet Mills,…
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Vance tries to weather the MAGA storm at Turning Point
PHOENIX — After three straight days of MAGA infighting here at Turning Point’s AmericaFest, top Republicans — including Vice President JD Vance — tried to find agreement on Sunday afternoon, shifting their focus to countering the opposition. “President Trump did not build the greatest coalition in politics by running his supporters through endless, self-defeating purity…
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Trump endorses in New York governor race the day after Stefanik drops out
President Donald Trump endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the New York gubernatorial race, a day after Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) ended her bid. “Bruce is MAGA all the way, and has been with me from the very beginning,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Saturday. “Bruce Blakeman is a FANTASTIC guy,…
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New study recommends loosening California oil regulations to avoid skyrocketing fuel prices
Increasing Kern County oil drilling as planned under a new state law won’t be enough by itself to avert California gasoline price spikes, according to a new report out of UC Berkeley and USC that recommends revisiting onerous regulations and…
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PHOTO GALLERY: Gift giveaway at Armstrong Youth Center inspires holiday cheer
Christmas came early Friday at Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County Armstrong Youth Center as more than 200 local children came to pick out a gift, enjoy a snack and meet with Santa Claus. Volunteers from a variety organizations…
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Four arrested after drugs, weapons seized at Union Avenue motel
Four men were arrested Thursday at a Union Avenue motel on suspicion of drug and narcotics and firearm charges, the Bakersfield Police Department reported.
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Trump world takes shots at favorite boogeyman Bill Clinton in Epstein file dump
The Trump administration, initially wary over the Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein documents, pounced on go-to villain Bill Clinton’s appearance in Friday’s trove of pictures, emails and interviews. “I wonder why the Biden DOJ refused to release the files…,” DOJ spokesperson Chad Gilmartin posted from his personal X account, alongside one partially-redacted photo of…
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Man found dead in October at Wasco business died from accidental electrocution, coroner rules
A Wasco resident whose body was found Oct. 27 at a business in the city died from accidental electrocution, the Kern County coroner’s office reported Friday.
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Coroner IDs Bell Gardens man who died in ATV rollover
The Kern County coroner’s office on Friday identified the 32-year-old Bell Gardens resident who died Aug. 10 after an all-terrain vehicle accident in a field near Edison Road.
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It’s looking like a wet Christmas
The tule fog is breaking up but only because an atmospheric river from the waters off Hawaii known as the Pineapple Express is set to bring substantial rain to the Central Valley.