Newsom Stands By ‘Equitable’ Electricity Bills as Opposition Builds

Dem lawmakers, citing public outcry, want to reverse policy to charge electricity by income rather than usage (Mario Tama/Getty Images) California governor Gavin Newsom is standing by the state’s soon-to-be-implemented “equitable” policy to base electricity bills on income, rather than usage, even as public and political opposition to the idea builds in the Democratic coalition.

Where Are Biden’s Pen and Phone?

Column: President Biden flexes executive power for liberal priorities—not border control (Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images) President Biden wants additional authority to tackle the border crisis. He says that he’s ready to shut down the border once Congress acts. That he’s otherwise out of options. The New York Times reports that the president is frustrated. He feels

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Cartoon Carousel Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all political stripes. Here’s an offering of