Every two years, Washington’s pundit class rushes to declare what an election “really meant” before the ink on the ballots is even dry. This time, the partisan spin is already in overdrive. Democrats are claiming a sweeping ideological mandate, while Republicans are hunting for scapegoats. Both sides are missing the bigger picture. If you actually […]
Juan Vargas, a congressman, says he’s working to reunite the third-grader with loved ones Relatives of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities in California are unable to locate the child, according to a Democratic lawmaker who described the case as “despicable”. Video obtained by NBC News shows the boy being led away by three armed officials after he was summoned to what his family said was a routine immigration appointment in San Diego on 4 November. Continue reading...
The Justice Department has filed lawsuits against 30 states and the District of Columbia in an effort to force them to hand over their unredacted voter rolls containing voters' sensitive information.
A wealth tax on billionaires seemed like a political layup. The outcome of a California ballot initiative shows otherwise.
Some short excerpts from the long decision Thursday in Social Media Cases (San Diego Unified School Dist. v. Meta Platforms,… The post School Districts' Negligence and Nuisance Claims Against Social Media Companies Rejected by California Court of Appeal appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Finals have hit California desert after stormy few years and pre-tournament kerfuffle has added to the fun Towards the end of a positive day for Mirra Andreeva, one of the brightest young stars of women’s tennis, the 19-year-old approached the broadcast cameras to dissect her excellent 6-4, 6-0 win over Elina Svitolina in her first match at this year’s WTA Finals. Andreeva took her place alongside Madison Keys, the 2025 Australian Open champion and a guest reporter for Sky Sports at Indian Wells, who greeted her with a mischievous smile: “Hey, diva!” Keys said. This was an obvious reference to the kerfuffle on the eve of the tournament , when Jessica Pegula, usually known as one of the most congenial players on the tour, had been caught on a hot mic delivering a series of stinging criticisms about Andreeva in a private conversation with her coach. Pegula, who had just finished a practice set with an angsty Andreeva, described her rival as a “diva” who “needs to be humbled”. Her comments instantly spread to all corners of the internet. Continue reading...
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Friday’s jobs report was a rout. Employers added 165,000 jobs in October, 100,000 more than economists expected, and the unemployment rate fell to 4.1%. Third-quarter GDP grew at a 3.4% annual rate in the first estimate. By any scoreboard, the economy is producing. Yet here in California, gas topped $6 a gallon in late September, […]
Governor Gavin Newsom urged voters to reject Proposition 40, citing its narrow spending focus, as California's billionaire wealth tax fell 52.8% to 47.2%.
Republican Rep. Ken Calvert defeated Rep. Young Kim in a rare GOP vs. GOP battle forced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom's redistricting in the midterms.
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California saw the most expensive opposition campaign in its history as funding of political campaigns broke records in the US midterms In the hours after polls closed on election day, tech industry players began praising Sergey Brin, the co-founder of Google, on social media. “Huge thanks to Sergey Brin here,” wrote Garry Tan, the CEO of Y Combinator. Venture capitalist Ilya Sukhar posted : “God bless Sergey Brin.” And David Marcus, a crypto entrepreneur, simply wrote : “Hero.” Continue reading...
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A Northern California judge on Monday permanently barred Shasta County from implementing a voter-approved initiative that sought to dramatically reshape voting in the conservative stronghold.
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America’s oligarchs fared badly overall on Election Day, but they dodged a bullet in California, and perhaps then some. California’s Prop. 40, the Billionaire Tax initiative, would have been the nation’s first-ever tax on excessive wealth, a concept Americans have supported in poll after poll. Despite its flaws, the measure would have broken the glass. […]
Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement.
California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight that generated huge spending by some prominent tech leaders eager to stop their taxes from going up. The measure would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Los Angeles Loic Pialat has more.
Plus, California voters reject an unprecedented tax on billionaires, and parents are suing schools because their kids got bad grades.
Julie Elie , an ethologist at the University of California, Berkeley, tells Live Science about using AI to decode the vocalizations of zebra finches.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's decision to commute every California death sentence involved a mafia murder, warm socks and an unexpected meeting in a San Quentin prison cell.
Lame-duck House Speaker Mike Johnson blasted voters for making the “wrong choice” in this month’s midterms -- while also predicting a circus will run wild on Capitol Hill during President Trump's final two years in office.
A punitive one-time tax on California billionaires via Proposition 40 is heading for defeat, multiple news organizations forecast Monday. The post California Voters Reject Punitive One-Time Tax on Billionaire Wealth appeared first on Breitbart .
Democrats swept into power last week as voters also embraced tougher criminal penalties and restrictions on bail. Why it matters: Six years after the George Floyd protests, Democrats won big without promising a return to sweeping 2020-era reforms. Some even adopted border-security rhetoric associated with Republicans. Democrats gained at least 12 state legislative chambers and won governorships in Georgia, Iowa, Nevada, Ohio and Texas. By the numbers: Voters approved all six statewide ballot measures Ballotpedia tracked that proposed tougher sentences, criminal penalties or bail restrictions in 2026. Five passed Nov. 3 in Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee and Colorado. Alabama approved the sixth in May. Four expanded when courts could deny or restrict bail. Two increased penalties, including for fentanyl offenses and child sex trafficking. The shift: Some Democratic winners embraced tougher border-security language while opposing Trump's immigration crackdown. Texas Sen.-elect James Talarico called himself a "border security Democrat ," criticized former President Biden for failing to secure the border and said there needs to be comprehensive immigration reform. Michigan Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed , a progressive, said days before the election : "We needed tougher border security." He also criticized Trump's use of ICE. Zoom in: Colorado voters backed Democrats, tougher penalties and limits on federal immigration enforcement. That included electing Phil Weiser (D) as governor and approving tougher fentanyl penalties and life without parole for child sex trafficking. They rejected a measure requiring police to notify federal immigration authorities in certain cases involving violent crime suspects or people with prior felony convictions whose immigration status was unlawful or uncertain. Weiser and state Democrats are now weighing changes to the fentanyl measure, arguing it falls short on promised addiction treatment. Yes, but: Virginia voters approved automatically resto
California voters rejected a proposal backed by socialist Senator Bernie Sanders that would have imposed a wealth tax on billionaires’ net worth, dealing a rare blow to the Left in the Golden State. The Associated Press called the race Monday night. The results showed 53% voting against the wealth tax (known as Proposition 40) while ...
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A nursing professor in California is among thousands of immigrants excluded from a public detainee database under a new policy to expedite their deportation by keeping their location hidden.
Rising sea levels and violent weather are testing residents in some of the most picturesque cities along the Pacific Coast.
Voters handed Democrats the keys to power across the country and expect them to drive in a different direction. Party leaders are now trying to figure out which way to go.
Democrats ran on a promise to make life more affordable for voters, but one of their top priorities after the election would drive energy prices higher. Moreover, their first opportunity to act on this priority will come well before the new Congress is sworn in. “The war must end,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) […]
Over the years, there have been a lot of complaints about the rising cost of attending an NBA game, but fans in Texas were offered incredible get-in prices for Monday’s slate of games. With three NBA teams, Texas is the state that boasts the second-most franchises, only behind California with four.
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We hear from voters NPR has been following since before last week's midterm elections about what they want to see happen now.
Canada will seek to ease trade frictions with the US after tariff-weary voters rebuked Donald Trump in midterm elections, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.
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One week after Election Day, Mississippi is still counting votes as Democrat challenger Scott Colom clings to a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith. Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson said Monday evening that there were still thousands of outstanding absentee mail ballots that could still be accepted by election officials by the ...
The proposed measure would have imposed a one-time 5 percent tax on Californian billionaires to fund healthcare.
Republican Ken Calvert wins reelection to U.S. House in California's 40th Congressional District
Republican Ken Calvert won election Monday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing California's 40th Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Young Kim
Humans First's Amy Kremer warns data centers are driving voters away from Republicans as local control and property rights fuel community backlash.
California voters have rejected a tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious and expensive ballot fight
California voters rejected Proposition 40, the one-time 5% tax on billionaires, the AP reported Monday. Tech leaders outspent backers roughly 10 to 1 to defeat it, and the founders and economists TechCrunch interviewed before the vote were split on whether it would have driven out wealthy residents or just trimmed their fortunes.
The Alabama Crimson Tide improved to 3-0 on the young season Monday night by destroying Oakland 109-68 in Coleman Coliseum. Bama shot 63% from the field, and 52% from three. The Tide made 14 out of 15 two point attempts. The Golden Grizzlies fell to 0-4. The Grizzles reside in Michigan, not in California. Aden […]
California voters have passed Proposition 38, authorizing the state to issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research aimed at curing and preventing certain chronic diseases.
California will bar retailers from selling weight-loss and muscle-building supplements to anyone under 18 beginning Jan. 1, 2027, and will require them to card any shopper they cannot plainly tell is an adult. The post California Law Requires ID to Buy Muscle-Building Supplements in January appeared first on Breitbart .
Despite promises of billions in healthcare funding, voters rejected a tax that critics warned would drive wealthy residents and investment out of California.
California voters have rejected a proposed 5% tax on the net worth of billionaires, handing a victory to tech leaders who poured hundreds of millions of dollars into defeating the measure. The defeat of Proposition 40 also marks a setback for progressives seeking to tax the wealth of the ultra-rich.
