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Representative Devin Nunes and his hometown newspaper, The Fresno Bee, have been locked in battle for several weeks.

On one side is a media outlet that has published critical reporting about a politician’s businesses. On the other is a Republican congressman who has sought to discredit the news media for being part of a left-wing conspiracy.

The conflict reached something of an apex on Thursday when The Bee, which previously had endorsed Mr. Nunes eight times, recommended voters choose his Democratic opponent, Andrew Janz, a deputy district attorney in Fresno County. The newspaper said it reached its decision, in part, because Mr. Nunes refused to meet with them and discuss issues.

The newspaper’s editorial board said it believes Mr. Janz “offers the best chance to both lead the district by attending to issues and then by striving for bipartisanship in Washington, D.C.”