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June 17: Can California Democrats Unite Their Party In The Face Of Trump 2.0?

By Elizabeth Arakelian,

Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado, Jonathan Linden

Published June 17, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT

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National Democrats have failed to find a united front since President Donald Trump’s re-election in 2024. So, what is the plan moving forward for California Democrats? We speak with Calmatters reporter Yue Stella Yu about the state party’s own dilemmas.

Plus, the latest news headlines: A Valley mayor says Trump’s recent orders on immigration are contradictory, and a bus tour will call attention to the GOP’s cuts to social programs.

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Elizabeth Arakelian

A Valley native, Elizabeth earned her bachelor's degree in English Language Literatures from the University of California, Santa Cruz and her master's degree in journalism from New York University. She has covered a range of beats. Her agriculture reporting for the Turlock Journal earned her a first place award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.

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Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado is KVPR's News Director. Prior to joining the station's news department in 2022, he was a reporter for PBS NewsHour and The Fresno Bee.

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Jonathan Linden

Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.

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