The plan to allow sales of federal land - sales that could affect millions of California acres - had drawn opposition from members of both parties.

People who are willing to make that sacrifice, they deserve to be recognized and honored,” said Merced Mayor Matthew Serratto.

The decision to “self-deport” was not an easy one for DACA recipient Patricia Vázquez Topete. After all, California has been her home for the last two decades.

On a Sunday evening, leaders were in Raleigh hosting a drag brunch — scheduled for the same hour most of their rural voters ...