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Tech billionaires have raised more than $300m to oppose the billionaire tax proposal.
News United States » California » Politics: California in the voting crosshairs
The Justice Department is pressing a federal judge to rule today on its bid to block California from counting ballots cast by people it says may be noncitizens.
News United States » California » Politics: Should California taxpayers chip in to fund political campaigns? Prop. 4 lets you decide
Prop. 4 would lift a ban that prohibits state and most local candidates from using public funding for their political campaigns. Proponents argue the mechanism helps more candidates run for office, ...
News United States » California » Politics: The crack in Big Oil’s united front
Big Oil wields immense power in California politics and has been a thorn in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s side for years. Now, there’s a crack in the coalition’s unified front. That could have major ...
News United States » California » Politics: A voter’s guide to California’s 2026 governor race
Californians will elect their new governor on Nov. 3, with the choice between the democratic candidate Xavier Becerra and republican candidate Steve Hilton. As the state’s chief executive officer, ...
News United States » California » Politics: AOC Can Draw a Crowd. the Midterms Will Test Whether Her Politics Can Win Before 2028
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is drawing big crowds as she campaigns for progressive Democrats before the Nov. 3 election ...
News United States » California » Politics: U.S. sues California in fight over checking citizenship of mail voters
The lawsuit by the Trump administration comes less than a month before the midterm election that will determine which party controls both chambers of Congress.
News United States » California » Politics: California’s ‘cult-like’ AI movement infiltrates British politics
Donald Trump’s administration has railed against many enemies during its two years in power: the Democrats, Federal Reserve governors, Iran’s ayatollahs.
News United States » California » Politics: California must respond to DOJ's emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules
The DOJ says roughly 20,000 noncitizens received mail-in ballots in California and is demanding the state sequester those votes before they are processed.
News United States » California » Politics: Some on DOJ's 20,000 'likely' noncitizen list in California appear to be U.S.-born
Election officials in Los Angeles County say their preliminary analysis of the federal government's list of 20,000 "likely" noncitizens registered to vote in California shows the list is "unreliable." ...
News United States » California » Politics: C.D.C. Ignored Request From States to Validate a New Measles Test
The agency replied two months later, saying it had “competing priorities,” officials from a coalition of Western states said.
News United States » California » Politics: Justin Trudeau quit politics, but not fame: from his life with Katy Perry to his new projects
Nineteen months after leaving office, the former Canadian prime minister—famous from birth because of his surname—remains in the spotlight. He is notable for his romance with the singer of ‘I Kissed a ...