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The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday morning, asking the justices to temporarily pause a ruling by a federal judge in Massachusetts that would require the State Department to provide transgender and nonbinary people with passports reflecting the sex designation of their choosing. The order by U.S. District Judge Julia Kobick, U.S.…

One of Republicans’ most respected pollsters has identified an emerging group of swing voters who could help decide the 2026 midterms: Call them the weighted vest women. They’re already flooding your social media feeds and neighborhoods — all while donning weighted vests, the latest fitness influencer fad of 2025. You don’t have to look far…

America’s late-night talk show hosts rallied Thursday to support Jimmy Kimmel after his suspension — and accused President Donald Trump of sliding into authoritarianism. TV network ABC yanked Kimmel off air after comments about the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk that appeared to associate his alleged assassin with the MAGA movement triggered a backlash…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s federally-focused campaign against vaccines is entering a new phase with allies intent on rolling back school and health care facility mandates. Anti-vaccines advocates are now targeting Louisiana, Texas and Idaho, where they are pushing red state governors to follow Florida’s lead in removing requirements in schools for students to…

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of the best…

Democrats opened investigations, filed motions to subpoena and demanded the resignation of the Federal Communications Commission chair Thursday — a response to the suspension of late-night host Jimmy Kimmel that represented unusually swift pushback from a party struggling to find its footing. But it’s not clear how Democrats will translate this relatively united front into…

The Kern County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help finding a missing man last seen July 22, 2009, in the 400 block of Hayslett Avenue in Bakersfield.

The Bakersfield Police Department asked for the public’s help Thursday in identifying three people accused of involvement in a robbery July 25.

The Bakersfield Police Department announced Thursday it has arrested several people as part of a crackdown on illegal dispensaries around town.

Bakersfield real estate professionals welcomed news of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve as a “shot in the arm” that should improve housing affordability and widen refinancing options at a time of abundant supply.