A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.… Read more
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California Senate Rejects Involuntary Servitude Amendment
A proposal aimed at removing the last remnant of slavery from California law failed to pass the state Senate on Thursday after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration warned it could cost taxpayers billions of dollars by forcing the state to pay prisoners a $15-per-hour minimum wage.… Read more
Summer Swelter: Persistent Heat Wave Breaks Records, Spirits
From the normally chilly Russian Arctic to the traditionally sweltering American South, big swaths of the Northern Hemisphere continued to sizzle with extreme heat as the start of summer more resembled the dog days of August.… Read more
Settlement Would Forgive $6B for Defrauded College Students
The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who say they were defrauded by their colleges, according to a proposed settlement in a Trump-era lawsuit.… Read more
In Colorado, a GOP Rarity: An Abortion Rights Candidate
Joe O’Dea stood before hundreds of social conservatives and uttered words they were unaccustomed to hearing from a Republican U.S. Senate candidate: “I know my position on abortion isn’t the same as all of yours.”… Read more
Andrew Gillum, Once a Florida Governor Candidate, Indicted
Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, has been indicted on 21 federal charges including conspiracy and wire fraud for funneling donations through third parties back to himself for personal use, prosecutors said Wednesday.… Read more
Georgia House GOP Member Targeted by Ralston Loses in Runoff
One Republican incumbent Georgia state House member was pushed out of office in a Tuesday runoff after being targeted by Republican House Speaker David Ralston, while a longtime Democrat survived a challenge.… Read more
Supreme Court Limits Reach of Federal Gun Crime Law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the reach of a federal statute that requires stiff penalties for crimes involving a gun.… Read more
Britt Wins Tumultuous Alabama Senate Race Scrambled by Trump
Katie Britt won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama Tuesday, defeating six-term Rep. Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump took the unusual step of rescinding his initial Brooks endorsement.… Read more
Biden to Call for 3-Month Suspension of Gas and Diesel Taxes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — a move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year.… Read more
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More Than 1 Million Voters Switch to GOP in Warning for Dems
A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party’s gains in recent years are becoming Republicans.… Continue Reading
California Senate Rejects Involuntary Servitude Amendment
A proposal aimed at removing the last remnant of slavery from California law failed to pass the state Senate on Thursday after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration warned it could cost taxpayers billions of dollars by forcing the state to pay prisoners a $15-per-hour minimum wage.… Continue Reading
Summer Swelter: Persistent Heat Wave Breaks Records, Spirits
From the normally chilly Russian Arctic to the traditionally sweltering American South, big swaths of the Northern Hemisphere continued to sizzle with extreme heat as the start of summer more resembled the dog days of August.… Continue Reading
Settlement Would Forgive $6B for Defrauded College Students
The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who say they were defrauded by their colleges, according to a proposed settlement in a Trump-era lawsuit.… Continue Reading
In Colorado, a GOP Rarity: An Abortion Rights Candidate
Joe O’Dea stood before hundreds of social conservatives and uttered words they were unaccustomed to hearing from a Republican U.S. Senate candidate: “I know my position on abortion isn’t the same as all of yours.”… Continue Reading
Andrew Gillum, Once a Florida Governor Candidate, Indicted
Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, has been indicted on 21 federal charges including conspiracy and wire fraud for funneling donations through third parties back to himself for personal use, prosecutors said Wednesday.… Continue Reading
Georgia House GOP Member Targeted by Ralston Loses in Runoff
One Republican incumbent Georgia state House member was pushed out of office in a Tuesday runoff after being targeted by Republican House Speaker David Ralston, while a longtime Democrat survived a challenge.… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Limits Reach of Federal Gun Crime Law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the reach of a federal statute that requires stiff penalties for crimes involving a gun.… Continue Reading
Britt Wins Tumultuous Alabama Senate Race Scrambled by Trump
Katie Britt won the Republican nomination for Senate in Alabama Tuesday, defeating six-term Rep. Mo Brooks in a primary runoff after former President Donald Trump took the unusual step of rescinding his initial Brooks endorsement.… Continue Reading
Biden to Call for 3-Month Suspension of Gas and Diesel Taxes
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — a move meant to ease financial pressures at the pump that also reveals the political toxicity of high gas prices in an election year.… Continue Reading