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Fresno, California, Democrat Representative Jim Costa has decided to vote yes on impeachment of President Donald Trump when the House votes. He explains his decision in this column submitted to The Fresno Bee....

House Natural Resources Chairman Ral M. Grijalva of Arizona wants his committee to give him subpoena authority for multiple possible investigations, but California Democrat Jim Costa may vote against that as the panel considers whether Interior Secretary ...

Jim Costa, one of six Democrats to attend Trump's Christmas party, has a history of support from real estate, oil and gas interests, and Koch Industries. The post Trump-Friendly California Democrat Is Facing His First Serious Primary Challenger appear...

Veteran California Democrat Jim Costa attended the White House Christmas Party while the Judiciary Committee advanced an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump. Harder supports impeachment....

Civil rights leader & union advocate Dolores Huerta is supporting Fresno, California, City Council member Esmeralda Soria, who is running for Congress against incumbent Democrat Jim Costa in 2020 election....

A Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day event was held at Fresno, California, VA hospital to mark 78th anniversary of the attack. Veterans and community members attended the 2019 event, and Rep. Jim Costa was a speaker....

Several Valley congressional representatives helped introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday they say is geared toward providing a path to legal status for more than 250,000 undocumented California farm workers. The ... Click to Continue...

Valley Congresssmen Jim Costa, TJ Cox and Josh Harder joined a delegation introducing a bipartisan bill that would provide a path to legal status for more than 250,000 undocumented California farm workers....

Merced, California, Mayor Mike Murphy may soon enter congressional race against longtime San Joaquin Valley elected official Rep. Jim Costa. Fresno Councilmember Esmeralda Soria already filed to challenge....

As the criminal justice debate shifts among Democratic candidates and within American public opinion, old guard Democrats have become targets in the name of pushing reform. This plays out especially in the primary battle in California's 16th Congressi...

Democrat Representatives Jim Costa and TJ Cox, both of Fresno, California, write in a commentary that Governor Gavin Newsom has a good plan to improve the state's water situation....

U.S. Rep. Jim Costa will give $6,000 to the Gabby Giffords Courage to Fight Gun Violence PAC after March for Our Lives Fresno called the Democratic Congressman out for receiving money from a pro-gun group....

March for Our Lives Fresno is calling on Rep. Jim Costa, (D-Fresno) to return a campaign donation from Safari Club International, whose president ran for the National Rifle Association board....

Whenever there's any kind of legislation put forward to help working families, you can always count on 2 things-- Republicans will vote NO and a certain number of reactionaries from the Republican wing of the Democratic Party will join them. In the fo...

California's 16th Congressional District spanning Fresno, Madera and Merced counties is solid Democratic territory. But how progressive are its voters? Race between Rep. Jim Costa and Esmeralda Soria should tell us....

Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria announced on Thursday she is running to represent California's 16th Congressional District in the House of Representatives, challenging longtime US Rep. Jim Costa....

Rep. Jim Costa, (D-Fresno) on Monday announced he is endorsing California Sen. Kamala Harris in her bid for president, pointing to her plan to protect Dreamers. Harris is fourth among Democrats in the race....

Last cycle, the Koch Industries PAC picked 4 of the most right-wing fringe Blue Dogs to invest in. The PAC helped finance reelection campaigns for Jim Costa (CA), Henry Cuellar (TX), Collin Peterson (MN) and Kurt Schrader (OR), all of whom vote with the R...

Ben Bergquam of KGED 1680 Talk Radio & FrontlineAmerica.com, was kicked out by security while trying to report on a press conference....

Ben Bergquam of KGED 1680 Talk Radio & FrontlineAmerica.com, was kicked out by security while trying to report on a press conference....

Several Valley leaders, including Fresno congressmen Jim Costa and TJ Cox, announced their opposition to letters sent to local employers by the Social Security Administration that the officials say are targeting undocumented workers....

Congressman Jim Costa (D) District 16 is holding a news conference Tuesday afternoon with other local leaders to discuss the Trump administration's decision to reinstate sending "no match" letters to businesses across the country. The Obama ad...

California Republican Congressman Devin Nunes sides with President Donald Trump on global warming and Green New Deal legislation while Democrats TJ Cox & Jim Costa are more progressive on environmental issues....

Congressman Jim Costa, the Fresno Democrat, has backed a House joint resolution that could lead to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Yemen. The move comes after criticism, including a roving billboard attacking him within his district....

The tweet below, (complete with a picture of the truck, THANKS RORY!) was sent by Rory Appleton, a political reporter for the Fresno Bee , the most-read newspaper in both Nunes' and Costa's districts, respectively CA-22 and CA-16. Both members are...

San Joaquin Valley congressmen Devin Nunes, Jim Costa and TJ Cox react to President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily end the government shutdown. Nunes blames media and Democrats for much of country's ills....

Elizabeth Heng, a Republican candidate who last year ran for Congress against Democratic Congressman Jim Costa in the 16th District,, says she was the victim of a break-in at her home near Fashion Fair on Monday night....

About 1,500 people marched Monday in Fresno CA in honor of late civil rights leader The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The annual event featured dignitaries including Rep. Jim Costa who spoke in honor of King....

Rep. Jim Costa and Rep. TJ Cox, both Fresno Democrats, listened to concerns from federal workers and local businesses hurting due to the government shutdown at a forum held in downtown Fresno, CA on Jan. 18, 2019....

Rep. TJ Cox and Rep. Jim Costa, both Fresno Democrats, were named to the House Agriculture Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, respectively....

Rep. Jim Costa, Democrat of Fresno, says border security goes well beyond building the massive wall envisioned by President Trump....

Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, has asked not to be paid during the government shutdown....