Top Democrats are fighting a billionaire tax in California. Their voters are on the other side |
The unprecedented measure has enormous potential nationwide. The clash exposes the party’s corporate-progressive divideMidway through this summer, a high-quality poll found that Democrats in California were overwhelmingly in favor of the upcoming ballot…
Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption
Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm votersGovernment corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll findsVoters under 50 probably won’t remember the…
The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US historyElon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen…
Inside India’s Cockroach Protests
The youth movement that has roiled the country prepares its next move.
He was one of the NFL’s most feared runners. Now Larry Johnson fears what football did to his brain
Once among the NFL’s most punishing running backs, Larry Johnson opens up about memory loss, intrusive thoughts and his fears over football’s lasting tollIn his heyday, Larry Johnson was the NFL tailback you’d least want to line up against, the…
As Trump fans the flames of a world on fire, can diplomacy take back control?
Amid the chaos, havoc and war caused by a capricious and amoral US president, countries are waking up to the dangers of being excluded and abused by AmericaNever has there been a time when the world has been more interconnected than now. What happens in…
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers file to dismiss state charges, citing double jeopardy law
Mangione pleaded guilty in August in federal case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian ThompsonLuigi Mangione’s lawyers filed paperwork on Friday once again pushing for dismissal of his state-level case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare…
Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots
Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputedA federal judge has barred the justice department from threatening or coercing election workers to stop processing ballots.The order…
US cancels G20 ‘family photo’ after Australia, UK and others refuse to appear with Russia
Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycottThe traditional “family photo” to open the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting has been abruptly cancelled in the US after a host…
Think you can save the Hubble Space Telescope? NASA wants to know.
The space agency solicited ideas for reboosting Hubble four years ago, but they didn't go anywhere.