Reporter for the San Jose Mercury News
Reporter in the Washington Bureau of the San Jose Mercury News
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Frank Davies
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FROM Frank Davies
Which Way, L.A.?
GOP Brings Political First Aid to Two Congressmen The state legislature drew iron-clad congressional district boundaries to protect the current breakdown of 33 Democrats and 20 Republicans. In the last election, not one seat changed hands. But Republicans Richard Pombo and John Doolittle are in enough trouble this year that the White House has Laura Bush on the way.
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How was the trip? President Trump's travels got less fun as he went from the Middle East to Europe.
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.
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Is the threat from Russia missing from the Russia meddling probe? There's much being made about the Trump administration's possible ties with Russia. But the bottom line is Russia's effort to influence American democracy. Do the President and his aides care enough to take action before voters go back to the polls?