The “billionaire tax” is officially dead. Voters rejected Proposition 40 by a wide margin, restoring hope for common-sense governance in the Golden State.
Progressive Twitch streamer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings on Tuesday, accusing him of falsely claiming Piker advocated lynching Black Americans after airing an edited video of his remarks. The 38-page lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., centers on an Aug. 11 episode of “The Scott Jennings...
With one week to go before the midterms, President Trump arrived Tuesday afternoon in Texas, taking the stage to stump in Corpus Christi for GOP candidates before making his way to Lubbock to do the same. He's in the Lone Star State hoping to boost support for GOP Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection bid and state...
Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY The Big Story Kennedy sets out on the final leg of his campaign push A week out from the midterm elections, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is back on the road stumping for vulnerable GOP candidates and promoting his...
A federal magistrate judge criticized the Justice Department (DOJ) during a lengthy hearing on Tuesday for attempting to tack on new charges overnight in a case against two former FBI officials accused of lying to Congress about their knowledge regarding the federal investigation into Hunter Biden's laptop ahead of the 2020 election. "Why today on...
Nonpartisan election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball is shifting more than a dozen House races toward Democrats in the final week of the campaign, another sign of a worsening political environment for Republicans. Crystal Ball, a division of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, has moved dozens of races toward Democrats in recent weeks, including...
In today's issue: ▪ Key House bellwethers ▪ Judge sides with Maurene Comey ▪ FTC demands Anthropic testimony ▪ Israelis vote in referendum on Netanyahu Democrats are overwhelming favorites to win back control of the House next week. Less certain is whether a Republican redraw of congressional districts in some states will curb the Democratic...
With just over a week to go until the midterm elections, former President Obama joined the campaign trail to remind us of just how smug and condescending he can be. It was Obama at his best: He made fun of the tastes of middle-class Americans, getting into hot water over a joke about how tacky...
Heading into a potential new political era, Democratic candidates, policymakers and outside groups all agree on one thing: Something needs to be done on childcare. Should they win a majority in Congress in November, the Democratic affordability agenda includes childcare as one of many everyday costs Democrats want to bring down. Democrats up and...
Farmers are a key voting group for Republicans, but their votes could be on the line, with the Iran war and President Trump’s tariff and trade wars driving up production costs along with diesel and fertilizer prices. The Trump administration has been rolling out financial assistance packages and projects for farmers in hopes of shoring...
Senators are bracing for a potential floor fight over accepting the results of the Alaska Senate race between incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) and former Rep. Mary Peltola (D) — and perhaps other battleground contests — if President Trump urges allies to dispute what he might view as unfair or “rigged” results. Democratic senators generally...
The most likely scenario for next week’s election is ... that no one will learn anything. I can say that with some degree of confidence because in the last five election cycles or so, the learning curve has been so flat that if it was a politician’s posterior, President Trump wouldn’t even notice it. Campaigns,...
Republicans are working to salvage the House and Senate maps one week before Election Day as the chance of a Democratic sweep becomes more likely. Turnout has played a central role in the GOP’s strategy despite midterm election cycles often yielding lower turnout than presidential years. The party has argued that President Trump’s presence on...
