California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a press conference, accompanied by Texas Democratic legislators, at the governor’s mansion in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 8, 2025. Reuters/Carlos Barria Democrats and allied advocacy groups are set to launch a series of protests on Saturday, Aug. 16, targeting Republican-led redistricting plans they say are designed to secure long-term
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is working to make inroads with Latino voters ahead of the 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election, releasing her first Spanish-language radio ad on Thursday. The former congresswoman addresses rising costs, telling voters in Spanish, “I know what it’s like for families today. I got things done to lower costs. That’s what I’ll do
A hiring ad displayed at a coffee shop in Kerrville, Texas, on July 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The number of individuals filing new applications for unemployment benefits ticked lower last week as businesses remain reluctant to lay off their workers. For the week ending Aug. 9, initial jobless claims fell by 3,000 to
(Left) U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, on June 15, 2025. (Right) Russian President Vladimir Putin gives an interview at the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 12, 2024. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images; Gavriil Grigorov/AFP via Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin on
Workers assemble watches at a factory in Detroit, Mich., on Jan. 4, 2017. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images A key pipeline inflation indicator unexpectedly increased in July, driven mainly by an increase in wholesale services. According to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Aug. 14, the producer price index (PPI) increased
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Aug. 13 revoked or restricted visas for some Brazilian, Caribbean, and African officials over their alleged involvement with a Cuban program that sends doctors abroad. Rubio said in
California Democrats are preparing to counter Republicans’ attempt to reshape a series of Texas congressional districts for political advantage in a back and forth that could define next year’s midterm elections and with it, the final two years of President Trump’s second term. California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has announced plans for a major state