Another prominent Democrat has thrown his name into the 2026 race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California’s governor. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced his candidacy on Wednesday. “California is at a crossroads. From housing to healthcare, childcare to college, working families are facing an affordability crisis. The California Dream is slipping
Washington — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in a yearslong court fight over South Carolina’s attempt to boot Planned Parenthood from its Medicaid program. The case arrives at the high court as the landscape for abortion care has shifted drastically following the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022. A dozen states have
President Trump is scheduled to announce the details and implementation of his tariffs on Wednesday, a day he has named “Liberation Day,” despite warnings from economists over increased prices. What new tariffs will Trump announce today? The president hasn’t yet said what the tariff rates on foreign goods will be and whether they will be
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone, whose 1991 film “JFK” portrayed President John F. Kennedy’s assassination as the work of a shadowy government conspiracy, called Tuesday for a new congressional investigation of the killing during a hearing that aired conspiracy theories about it. The freewheeling hearing of the House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets,
Washington — Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew a little larger Tuesday after GOP candidates in two Florida congressional districts won in special elections. Republican state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil for the 6th District seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, who left to become President Trump’s national security adviser. Waltz had
Susan Crawford, who was endorsed by the Democratic Party, won the closely-watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday night in what was the most expensive judicial election in American history. What would have normally been a sleepy nonpartisan judicial race turned into an expensive battle between Crawford, a Dane County judge, and Waukesha County Judge Brad
Washington — Republicans’ slim majority in the House grew a little larger Tuesday after GOP candidates in two Florida congressional districts won in special elections. Republican state Sen. Randy Fine defeated Democrat Josh Weil for the 6th District seat formerly held by Mike Waltz, who left to become President Trump’s national security adviser. Waltz had