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On Tuesday, South Dakotans will decide whether to approve a Republican state legislature–led ballot measure that would automatically repeal Medicaid expansion in the event that Congress lowers federal matching payments, which currently sit at 90 percent. The Republican push comes four years after South Dakotans approved another citizen-led ballot measure to pass Medicaid expansion. The […]
Across the country, volunteers are wrapping up trainings to serve as poll monitors on Election Day. It’s a longstanding tradition that puts observers on the ground so they can report whether anyone tries to intimidate voters or interfere with their legal rights, or otherwise break the law. But this year, the training has looked a […]
The “Squad” won’t just be a fringe faction in the new House – it's set to be a substantial block that could leverage newfound power to try to turn its socialist agenda into action.
Canadian singer Bryan Adams has released a song complaining about President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Lake Ontario -- claiming it is somehow related to the late Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking. The post Canadian Singer Bryan Adams Releases Song Claiming Trump Renamed Lake Ontario Because of the Epstein Files appeared first on Breitbart .
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is betting a wave of anti-Trump backlash will carry him through the early voting states of 2028, framing his time as governor as a model for Democrats looking to counter the president. Newsom dropped near-constant reminders recently of how often he’s clashed with President Donald Trump as […]
What value do you think the country needs most today? It is admittedly somewhat of an odd question, but the results from a recently published Gallup poll asking it are striking. “Honesty” was the top vote-getter at 34%, followed by “responsibility” at 32%, and “integrity” at 31%. These are all fine choices, and the country […]
The Trump administration warned Iran of consequences as Marco Rubio raised energy security and Strait of Hormuz concerns at the G20 meeting.
Days away from a national verdict on Trump 2.0, we check in with nine midterm voters across the US and the political spectrum US voters will soon deliver a national verdict on the second presidency of Donald Trump . On 3 November, millions of Americans will vote in midterm elections to decide control of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the governorships in 36 states and state legislatures across the country. The results could have a huge impact on Trump’s final two years in office. Our reporters have interviewed nine voters across the country and the political spectrum about extremism in US politics, their confidence in the US voting system, what they hope Congress will tackle first and their views of the president’s secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth. Continue reading...
The unprecedented measure has enormous potential nationwide. The clash exposes the party’s corporate-progressive divide Midway through this summer, a high-quality poll found that Democrats in California were overwhelmingly in favor of the upcoming ballot measure for a one-time 5% tax on billionaire wealth. The ratio was more than 4 to 1. But the state’s most powerful Democrats – including the governor Gavin Newsom, his near-certain successor Xavier Becerra and the Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass – have lined up with Silicon Valley billionaires who’ve raised upward of $340m to defeat the initiative. Continue reading...
10/31/1963: Cleveland Police Detective patted down, and arrested John W. Terry. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 31, 1963 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
There is rarely anyone worth voting for who might actually win in most races. That's got to change.
SAVANNAH, Georgia — Although Democrats expect Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) to cruise to reelection next week, they are less convinced that Keisha Lance Bottoms, the party’s nominee for governor, can replicate his success statewide. A RealClearPolitics average of polls conducted in September and October revealed Ossoff had an 8.2% advantage over Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), […]
On Sunday, 60 Minutes profiled Moussa Diawara, a deported Texas father of two. The segment sympathetically claimed he feared returning to Mali partly because he had converted to Christianity. It told viewers the Department of Homeland Security questioned his credibility, yet it never mentioned that his 2012 immigration application claimed he was gay and feared […]
Republicans may see a slight 2026 turnout boost not from candidates or President Donald Trump’s breakneck campaign schedule, but from specific statewide measures that will appear on ballots come Election Day. Ballot measures themselves represent one of the most direct ways for voters to influence state policies: a simple yes or no vote on issues […]
No matter what happens on Election Day, the midterms will have sweeping implications for American health care. More than two dozen experts on what could come next.
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