3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (382+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun GOP pushes back on two bills on Newsom’s desk Republican lawmakers in California are pushing back on two bills that passed the Legislature this year and are sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for his…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (296+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun DOJ claims UC Berkeley Law discriminated against White, Asian applicants UC Berkeley allegedly discriminated against White and Asian students in its admissions process by deliberately favoring Black applicants. The U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (177+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s GOP-drawn Congressional map The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order preventing Missouri from using its newly drawn Republican-favored congressional map in the upcoming midterm elections. The blocked map would have dismantled…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (149+ words) Steve Hilton plans to abolish the DMV if elected as California’s next governor in November. The Republican, who is running against former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, has made the elimination of the DMV one of his…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (127+ words) Missouri’s redistricting battle has returned to the Supreme Court after an appeals panel refused to halt an order for state Republicans to proceed with their preferred congressional map. A Democratic-aligned organizer is trying to defeat the GOP map by placing…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (195+ words) sjvsun.com States sue Trump admin. over rollback of endangered species protections Twenty US states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration for enacting rules they argue illegally weaken the Endangered Species Act. The big picture: One lawsuit…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (211+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Trump admin. makes final push at Supreme Court to approve mail voting restrictions The Trump administration has again petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail-in voting before the 2026 midterm elections. The administration’s…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (108+ words) Hiring in the US was unexpectedly strong in August 2026, with employers adding 162,000 jobs, as reported by the Labor Department. The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1%. By the numbers: Job growth estimates for June and July were revised upwards by 55,000 jobs,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (183+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun U.S. Mint launches Trump $1 coins to mark nation’s 250th anniversary The U.S. Mint began selling gold-colored $1 coins featuring President Donald Trump’s image on Wednesday.. Prices for the coins range from $1.55 to $2.44 each, depending on the quantity purchased;…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) The San Joaquin Valley Sun Whistleblower warns USPS mail ballot system order is flawed, untested An anonymous federal whistleblower filed a complaint warning that the U.S. Postal Service’s newly developed system for handling mail ballots, ordered by President Trump, is flawed,…...