POLITICS

California Teachers’ Unions Bled Dem Support After Judge Said They Failed Minority Students. Kamala Harris Rallied to Their Defense.

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California’s teachers’ unions were reeling after losing a landmark court case. A judge had issued a blistering ruling essentially accusing them of forcing schools to retain incompetent teachers at the expense of low-income and minority students, saying the evidence “shocks the conscience.” High-profile Democrats, including then-President Barack Obama’s education secretary, celebrated the decision, and the

Worries about medical bills weigh on voters’ minds as election nears

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Tom Zawierucha, 58, a building services worker in New Jersey, wishes candidates would talk more about protecting older Americans from big medical bills. Teresa Morton, 43, a freight dispatcher in Memphis, Tennessee, with two teenagers, wants to hear more about how elected officials would help working Americans saddled with unaffordable deductibles. Yessica Gray, 28, a

Sparks Fly Over Trump, Health Care in Heated Vermont Senate Debate

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Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is facing a challenge from Trump-backed Republican Gerald Malloy. Vermont’s candidates for U.S. Senate sparred over former President Donald Trump and the rising costs of health care during a heated Oct. 23 debate. Incumbent Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent, is defending his seat against Republican challenger Gerald Malloy, a Trump-endorsed U.S.