Vice President Kamala Harris refused to say how she voted on California’s Proposition 36, a ballot measure that would impose harsher sentences for retail thefts and drug crimes in her home state, CNN reported. “I am not going to talk about the vote on that because, honestly, it’s the Sunday before the election, and I
The supply of existing homes increased over the past year, contributing to a smaller share of new properties. The share of newly constructed homes among total homes sold in the third quarter declined in the United States, affected by factors such as a slowdown in construction and an increased supply of existing houses, according to
The Purcell principle, established by the Supreme Court, generally cautions against changes to election procedures close to voting day. In the run-up to Election Day, court battles have emerged over various policies related to ballots, election integrity, and vote-processing procedures. Each case raises a typical judicial question: whether the policies align with state or federal
Pittsburgh Jews noted a disparity when it comes to support for the Jewish community in the aftermath of the synagogue shooting and the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. PITTSBURGH—On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman killed 11 people and injured six others at the Tree of Life–Or L’Simcha Congregation—the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history. Less than
The justices ruled in May that the state should move forward with this year’s elections but put off a decision on whether to hear the case until now. The Supreme Court decided on Nov. 4 to hear a racial gerrymandering case from Louisiana. Gerrymandering is the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to favor a particular
‘They have left us no choice but to demonstrate the power of our labor on the picket line,’ the union’s spokeswoman said. A union of New York Times tech workers on Monday morning went on strike, just one day before the Tuesday General Election. In a social media statement, the New York Times Tech Guild
On paper, voters will be casting their ballots on Nov. 5 for just one presidential candidate and a handful of other candidates for federal office. Their choices, however, will ultimately bear on dozens of other powerful officials who aren’t on the ballot but can nonetheless determine the future course of the country. Upon assuming the