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Yahoo
23 minutes ago
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Barabak: In America's hardest-fought congressional district, voters agree: Release the Epstein files
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'Oh, it's a 'hoax' ... 'Oh, you guys are still talking about that creep?' And yet there's pictures throughout the years of him with that creep." Medeiros, 56, echoed the sentiment. Read more: Barabak: Here's why Jeffrey Epstein's tangled web is conspiratorial catnip Trump and his fellow Republicans "put themselves into this predicament because they kept talking constantly" about the urgency of unsealing records in Epstein's sex-trafficking case — until they took control of the Justice Department and the rest of Washington. "Now," she said, "they're backpedaling." Medeiros paused outside the engineering firm where she works in the Central Valley, in Newman, on a tree-lined street adorned with star-spangled banners honoring local servicemen and women. "Obviously there were minors involved" in Epstein's crimes, she said, and if Trump is somehow implicated "then he needs to go down as well." Years after being found dead in a Manhattan prison cell — killed by his own hand, according to authorities — Epstein appears to have done the near-impossible in this deeply riven nation. He's united Democrats, Republicans and independents around a call to reveal, once and for all, everything that's known about his case. "He's dead now, but if people were involved they should be prosecuted," said Joe Toscano, a 69-year-old Los Banos retiree and unaffiliated voter who last year supported Trump's return to the White House. "Bring it all out there. Make it public." California's 13th Congressional District, where Zamora, Medeiros and Toscano all live, is arguably the most closely fought political terrain in America. Sprawling through California's midriff, from the far reaches of the San Francisco Bay Area to the southern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, it's farm country: flat, fertile and crossed-hatched with canals, rail lines and thruways with utilitarian names such as Road No. 32 and Avenue 18½. The myriad small towns are brief interludes amid the dairy and poultry farms and lush carpeting of vegetables, fruit and nut trees that stretch to the hazy-brown horizon. The most populous city, Merced, has fewer than 100,000 residents. (Modesto, with a population of around 220,000, is split between the 5th and 13th districts.) Democratic Rep. Adam Gray was elected in November in the closest House race in the country, beating the Republican incumbent, John Duarte, by 187 votes out of nearly 211,000 cast. The squeaker was a rematch and nearly a rerun. Two years prior, Duarte defeated Gray by fewer than 600 votes out of nearly 134,000 cast. Not surprisingly, both parties have made the 13th District a top target in 2026; handicappers rate the contest a toss-up, even as the field sorts itself out. (Duarte has said he would not run again.) The midterm election is a long way off, so it's impossible to say how the Epstein controversy will play out politically. But there is, at the least, a baseline expectation of transparency, a view that was repeatedly expressed in conversations with three dozen voters across the district. Zachery Ramos, a 25-year-old independent, is the founder of the Gustine Traveling Library, which promotes learning and literacy throughout the Central Valley. Its storefront, painted with polka dots and decorated with giant butterflies, sits like a cheery oasis in Gustine's four-block downtown, a riot of green spilling from the planter boxes out front. Inside, the walls were filled with commendations and newspaper clippings celebrating Ramos' good works. 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(Like several of those interviewed, he declined to give his last name, to avoid being hassled by readers who don't like what he had to say.) Why, Ed wondered, shouldn't the Epstein files come to light? "It wasn't just Trump," he said. "It was a lot of Republicans in Congress that said, 'Hey, we want to get these files out there.' And I believe if Kamala [Harris] had won, they would be beating her down, demanding she do so." He smacked a fist in his palm, to emphasize the point. Sue, a Madera Republican and no fan of Trump, expressed her feelings in staccato bursts of fury. "Apparently the women years ago said who was doing what, but nobody listens to the women," said the 75-year-old retiree. "Release it all! Absolutely! You play, you pay, buddy." Even those who dismissed the importance of Epstein and his crimes said the government should hold nothing back — if only to erase doubts and lay the issue to rest. Epstein "is gone and I don't really care if they release the files or not," said Diane Nunes, a 74-year-old Republican who keeps the books for her family farm, which lies halfway between Los Banos and Gustine. "But they probably should, because a lot of people are waiting for that." Patrick, a construction contractor, was more worked up about "pretty boy" Gavin Newsom and "Nazi Pelosi" — "yes, that's what I call her" — than anything that might be lurking in the Epstein files. "When the cat is dead, you don't pick it up and pet it. Right?" He motioned to the pavement, baking as the temperature in Patterson climbed into the low 90s. "It's over with," the 61-year-old Republican said of Epstein and his villainy. "Move on." At least, that would be his preference. But to "shut everybody up, absolutely, yeah, they should release them," Patrick said. "Otherwise, we're all going to be speculating forever." Or at least until the polls close in November 2026. Get the latest from Mark Z. 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US Rep. Nancy Mace is aiming high, officially throwing her hat in the ring for the South Carolina 2026 gubernatorial race to succeed term-limited incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster (R). Mace (R-SC) announced her campaign Monday after weeks of sending strong signals that she intended to vie for her state's governor's mansion, vowing to usher in the state's 'Golden Age.' Her formal campaign launch is set to take place at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where she graduated in 1999 as the first female graduate from its Corps of Cadets. Following her formal campaign debut, Mace is set to embark on what she has billed the 'Mother of ALL Town Halls Tour,' starting in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday, kicking off her barnstorming of the state. Advertisement The three-term congresswoman has served in the House since 2021, where she quickly rose to national prominence and made a name for herself as one of the more outspoken members of the Republican Party. 3 Rep. Nancy Mace has been teasing a gubernatorial run for weeks. AP 3 Nancy Mace is set to formally debut her gubernatorial campaign at The Citadel. Citadel Military College of South Carolina Advertisement The South Carolina rep previously served in the state house from 2018–2020, after unsuccessfully challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) during his 2014 reelection bid. She now faces a growing field of candidates on the Republican side, including fellow Rep. Ralph Norman, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, state Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette. Mace has already traded barbs with some of her competitors, namely Wilson, whom she publicly accused of ignoring evidence she presented alleging she suffered sexual abuse from her ex-fiance and others. Wilson has called those claims 'categorically false,' and Mace is facing a defamation suit over the accusations. Advertisement Some polling has pegged Mace as the frontrunner, but indicates that many South Carolinians do not have their minds made up yet. A Targoz Market Research poll, for example, found Mace with a slight lead, but also found over half of GOP primary voters were undecided. 3 Rep. Nancy Mace has worked to bury the hatchet with President Trump. AP Looming over the race will likely be whether President Trump makes a formal endorsement. At the start of her tenure in Congress, Mace criticized Trump for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, though she later voted against impeaching him. This prompted Trump to endorse former South Carolina Rep. Katie Arrington (R) during the 2022 midterm elections. Advertisement Last year, Mace endorsed Trump over her former home state Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 presidential primary. Notably, her fellow congressional foe, Norman, backed Haley and was the only sitting House Republican besides Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) to do so. Over recent years, Mace has drawn national attention for wading into the culture wars. Last year, for example, she crusaded to ensure that women's facilities would be restricted to biological women after the election of Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first openly transgender member of the House. Back in 2023, she shocked observers by joining with a band of seven other hardcore conservatives led by former firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz to oust then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) South Carolina is largely a Republican stronghold state, meaning the winner of the GOP primary is heavily favored to win the general election.
