Millions took to US streets to oppose authoritarianism as Democrats acknowledge ‘People want to see us fighting’ They marched in their millions. Some waved the Stars and Stripes. Some clutched signs with slogans such as: “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting.” And some donned inflatable costumes that included aliens, chickens, clowns, frogs, lobsters, mushrooms, penguins, … Read more
A tour of the mayoral hopeful’s Jewish outreach reveals an electorate fractured over Israel and grappling with his historic candidacy in radically different ways Securing Jewish votes was never going to be a straightforward ride for Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral hopeful who is on track to become the most prominent Palestine supporter … Read more
Nearly 42 million people in danger as federal government shutdown continues and Snap funding to end 1 November Two decades ago, Sara Carlson, then a mother of three, was newly single because of a traumatic event, and the US’s food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), helped her feed her children … Read more
Sean Duffy says state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s licenses, but DMV spokesperson says California is complying with law Sean Duffy, the US transportation secretary, warned on Sunday that he was about make good on a threat to revoke millions in federal funds for California because he says the state is illegally issuing commercial driver’s … Read more
GOP-led state is latest that Trump administration has put pressure on to undertake redistricting to favor Republicans The Indiana governor, Mike Braun, announced on Monday that he is calling a special session to consider redrawing congressional districts in the state, the latest state to work on its maps ahead of 2026. Indiana is one of … Read more
The head of America’s largest federal workers union says it is time to end the government shutdown, now the second-longest in US history, as hundreds of thousands of employees miss another round of paychecks. Everett Kelley, who leads the American Federation of Government Employees representing more than 800,000 workers, avoided assigning blame to either party … Read more
Result falls short of giving Milei a congressional majority but surprises many analysts after series of scandals The party of Argentina’s far-right president, Javier Milei, has won Sunday’s midterm elections after a campaign in which Donald Trump announced a $40bn bailout for the country and made continued aid conditional on the victory of his Argentinian … Read more
The fundraising haul marks strong enthusiasm for experiments aimed at lowering temperatures, said the company. But it also raises questions about commercializing technologies with potentially damaging consequences. A once-outlandish idea for reversing global warming took a major step toward reality Friday when Israeli-U.S. startup Stardust Solutions announced the largest-ever fundraising round for any company that … Read more
Programs ranging from Head Start to SNAP face new strain Nov. 1. The government shutdown gets uglier at the end of this week. With President Donald Trump traveling abroad and Congress still deeply divided over a path to fund federal agencies, a pileup of deadlines on and around Nov. 1 is set to put many … Read more
Trump thinks he has the upper hand on Newsom on other issues, allies told POLITICO. The Trump administration’s announcement that it was sending election monitors to California marked the White House’s first salvo in months in the state’s high-profile redistricting campaign. The monitoring — like in New Jersey, another heavily Democratic state — came amid … Read more