They’re looking to Tuesday’s elections for clues about their future in Trump’s second term. When voters head to the polls Tuesday, they will not just be picking a big-city mayor and two blue-state governors — they will be charting a course for the depleted Democratic Party. And the margin of the expected victory will narrate … Read more
There’s disagreement in the Democratic ranks about whether the time has come to talk to Republicans to end the shutdown, or if it’s too soon to wave the white flag. The shutdown is barreling into a record-breaking sixth week and Senate Democrats are divided on their strategy for getting out of the morass. On one … Read more
The president’s social media blast came on Election Day morning and as the government shutdown is nearing a sixth week. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Republicans to do away with the filibuster in the Senate, warning that failing to do so would cost his party control of Congress and the White House in the … Read more
“We will explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” Moore said. Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore is pushing to redraw the state’s congressional maps, announcing on Tuesday the creation of a commission that will propose new lines ahead of the 2026 midterms. Moore’s announcement that he’s creating the Governor’s … Read more
The Proposition 50 campaign tested 13 ads to rate their effectiveness — and Steyer’s two ads ranked at the very bottom. Tom Steyer isn’t waiting for the polls to close to take some credit for Proposition 50’s likely passage. A spokesperson for the billionaire investor — and possible contender for governor — sent out a … Read more
Democrats have floated whether the Senate could hold a simple-majority vote instead. Any possible extension of soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act insurance subsidies will need to get 60 votes, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday as rank-and-file lawmakers close in on a deal that could reopen the government and pave the way for additional heath … Read more
But Republicans and Democrats are talking about a possible off-ramp to end the government shutdown. The Senate rejected the House-passed funding patch Tuesday afternoon for the 14th time, as Congress is poised to beat the record later in the day for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. There is some newfound hope on Capitol … Read more
Major parties rule out coalition with rightwinger, giving his party little chance of being part of government Voting is under way in a knife-edge parliamentary election in the Netherlands that polls suggest could again be won by the far-right Freedom party (PVV) of Geert Wilders, although there is little chance of it being part of … Read more
Tiphaine Auzière spoke at trial of 10 people accused of harassment by posting claims that French first lady was born a man Brigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day … Read more
An African staging of Brian Friel’s Translations resonates deeply as the country distances itself from France On a humid evening in Dakar, an Irish jig echoes through the country’s air-conditioned national theatre. The breathy, woody sound of the west African Fula flute brings a different cadence to the traditional tune. Actors dance across the stage, … Read more