Politics

California’s 'carpet-bombed' wealth tax measure runs into a wall

SACRAMENTO, California — At a moment when populist candidates and anti-billionaire sentiment are surging nationally, a campaign to tax the assets of California's billionaires is faltering.Opponents...

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Florida’s next tech target in court: Discord

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida filed a civil lawsuit against Discord on Thursday, joining other states in scrutinizing the allegedly “lax” child safety protections afforded by the popular social pl...

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Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution

President Donald Trump on Thursday called off livestreaming the execution of the convicted Fort Hood shooter, following widespread backlash to the plan to broadcast his death.“Streaming the executi...

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How Bernie’s Campaigns Reorganized the Organized Left

Ten years ago, while socialist Bernie Sanders was making his historic run for the Democratic presidential nomination that drew millions of supporters and promised a “political revolution” to live l...

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Bipartisan coalition of states sues OpenAI over user safety

Eight states sued OpenAI on Wednesday, alleging the artificial intelligence company has been misleading users about the safety of ChatGPT.Wednesday’s lawsuits — which were filed by state attorneys ...

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MORNING GLORY: The polls got Michigan badly wrong. Now Democrats may face a bigger reckoning

The nationwide duel for the Senate is going on in the dark because polling this year has produced a series of spectacular busts, especially in Michigan, where polls on the primary battle between De...

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Infantino faces showdown with internal critics as deadline for challengers nears

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will face his strongest internal critics Thursday as he seeks to shore up support ahead of a Nov. 18 deadline for challengers to declare their intention to run again...

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Why Democrats are looking to Katherine Clark to bring ‘order’ to the House

SANDUSKY, Ohio — After four years in a GOP-controlled chamber rocked by a speaker revolt, unchecked factional conflicts and routine floor meltdowns, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur stood before a crow...

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Joe Manchin says he’s ‘tickled to death’ — over a deal on permitting reform

There’s cautious optimism that Congress can pass a bill by year’s end to overhaul the federal permitting process for energy projects — even from the man who failed twice to land a deal."I think it'...

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Nasty email fight between 2 top Trump appointees spills into the open

Two top appointees of President Donald Trump, including the deputy secretary of State, have been embroiled in a monthslong fight that include accusations of leaks to the media and “bizarre” threats...

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Trump’s Russian diesel deal draws GOP, European pushback — and industry shrug

President Donald Trump’s plan to buy Russian diesel is burning through political capital at home and abroad — despite industry skepticism that it will even materialize.Since announcing Friday that ...

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Republicans’ last hope for 2026: Another polling miss

Republicans nervous about the midterms are increasingly turning to the same salve: The polling will be wrong.They aren’t suggesting Republicans will have a good night come Nov. 3 — or that the part...

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‘I think Alaska’s turning blue’: Republicans fret Sullivan’s path to reelection

WASILLA, Alaska — Three weeks out from Election Day, President Donald Trump took a helicopter to a plane to another helicopter to a motorcade to an ice hockey rink in Alaska's Matanuska-Susitna Val...

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Doug Ford warns Trump's tariff war with Canada is here to stay

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says two years of “crisis” and “chaos” have cemented a new reality: Canada’s relationship with the United States has permanently changed — and American tariffs are here to...

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Trump says Taiwan will buy Alaska LNG. The project is still in flux.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the government of Taiwan committed to purchasing billions worth of liquified natural gas from a proposed Alaska energy pipeline, despite the fact that fundi...

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Hoekstra tells Canada ‘keep your nose out of American politics’ ahead of midterms

U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra has warned Canadian politicians to “keep your nose out of American politics” in a podcast appearance ahead of the U.S. midterms. “We are closely watching C...

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America Looks Richer Than Ever. What Happens When The Fed's Asset Bubble Bursts?

America Looks Richer Than Ever. What Happens When The Fed's Asset Bubble Bursts? Authored by David Stockman via InternationalMan.com, It is now abundantly obvious that the FOMC an...

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Cyberattack disrupts Transportation Department safety agency contact center

A Department of Transportation safety agency contact center was temporarily taken offline after a government contractor was targeted by a cyberattack, according to two people with knowledge of the ...

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Mamdani gains key ally in push to raise taxes for universal child care

NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin said Wednesday that she will support a tax hike to fund universal child care during next year’s state budget process, putting her weight behind...

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Going Hungry in Trump’s Economy

Driving through Arizona on a Saturday morning, I saw a line of cars nearly a mile long stopped along a high-desert highway. I slowed, thinking there had been an accident. Then I realized that all o...

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DOJ demands California review voting rolls in two days, threatens legal action

The Department of Justice threatened potential legal action against California over the state’s voting rolls, the latest move by the Trump administration to assert control over states’ election adm...

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