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Democrats are ramping up their campaign to win over rural voters, who overwhelmingly backed President Donald Trump in 2024, with a new focus on affordability.
FRESNO – As more than 100,000 households in Fresno County face the reality of not having enough money to pay for groceries, Central Valley leaders are rallying around food banks and nonprofits to keep supporting their communities.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- With the government shutdown playing out for the third week, Action News pressed Central California's congressional delegation for answers on Tuesday.
"No one wants to shut down (the) government," Democratic Congressman Jim Costa of Fresno said.
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno), alongside Republican Beth Van Duyne of Texas, have joined together on bipartisan legislation to strengthen early detection of pediatric liver disease, aiming to provide families clearer information about living liver donations.
California Democrats are pressuring the Agriculture Department to stop work on relocating thousands of employees until Congress can comprehensively review and hold hearings on the effort.
As more San Joaquin Valley towns face wells going dry and other water crises, a new bipartisan legislative bill would make many more communities eligible for federal funds to build water infrastructure.
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) visited Adventist Health in Reedley on Monday, July 28, to call attention to Medicaid cuts brought on by the 2025-26 budget bill, coined by the Trump Administration as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
The Trump Administration walked back its decision to freeze $6.2 billion in federal K-12 funding and will restore a portion of the money ahead of the new school year.
A senior official confirmed to POLITICO that about $1.3 billion in funds would be restored on Monday. It’s unclear when, and if, the remaining grant funding will be restored.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Valley Democrat Jim Costa has signed a forceful letter, deciding to face off with the Trump administration as the IRS begins cooperating with the Department of Homeland Security.
REEDLEY – A federal budget allocation has put Reedley College $2 million closer to being able to build a center where business, technology and agriculture can intersect through innovation.
Tariffs are a dirty word for many people in agriculture. As the American Farm Bureau Federation has pointed out, trade disruptions have created additional hardships for farmers who entered 2025 already dealing with crippling inflation and declining farm prices.
CENTRAL VALLEY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The first State of the Union address of President Trump's second term promised affordability going forward.
The president hopes to change Americans' minds about his economic agenda.
WASHINGTON, DC. (KSEE/KGPE) – In what was the longest State of the Union address in modern history, President Donald Trump began by focusing on immigration.
“When I last spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border,” Trump said.
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs are illegal in a 6-3 vote.
“Today’s a good day for the rule of law. Today is a good day for affordability, something that Americans and Californians have been screaming for,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said.