David Lightman is McClatchy’s chief congressional correspondent. He’s been writing, editing and teaching for nearly 50 years, ...

“David Valadao is so out of touch with the Central Valley that he has chosen fealty to Donald Trump and his D.C. Party Bosses over hardworking California families. Valadao will come to regret ...

While Nancy Pelosi described President Donald Trump's remarks as a "manifesto of mistruths," Rep. Darrell Issa said Trump ...

The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern ...

The House earlier this month approved a Republican budget plan that could shrink Medicaid spending by $880 billion over 10 ...

There's a mid-March deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, and hesitation is surfacing among congressional ...

California’s Central Valley will once again be at the center of the House battleground map in 2026. Democratic Rep. Adam Gray ...

The Medicaid insurance program, called Medi-Cal in California, is jointly funded by states and the federal government.

to target Republican House members whose California districts are considered politically competitive. The other two were in ...

President Donald Trump delivered his joint congressional address Tuesday to a divided audience. Democrats stayed seated and, at times, waved signs protesting the president’s statements, while ...