Trump and Harris head to Texas seeking to sway voters on abortion, border security
Deadlocked in the polls less than two weeks before election day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump head to staunchly Republican Texas on…
California can’t be smug: A Trump victory could ruin the lives of millions of our neighbors
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 12 days until the election, and today I want to tell you about America. Not the country, but the…
Hiltzik: Are women and babies the property of the state? Red states say ‘yes!’
The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the acrid odor of cynicism and hypocrisy. You know what…
Georgia Supreme Court rejects Republican-led effort to restore new election rules
Georgia's Supreme Court rejected a Republican-led effort Tuesday to reinstate seven new election rules, approved by the State Election Board, while also declining a motion…
From penis size to French fries, Trump gives MAGA base what it wants
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 14 days until the election and today we are talking French fries and penis size. Yes, we have passed…
Supreme Court ends Michael Cohen’s retaliation suit against Trump, other federal officials
1 of 2 | Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling keeps in place a lower court decision that says Cohen is not able to pursue his…
Calmes: Top 10 reasons not to vote for Donald Trump
The only challenge here was limiting myself to 10 arguments against Donald Trump (and one good reason to vote for Kamala Harris). So, drum roll,…
What you need to understand about 2024 election polls in the next few weeks
WASHINGTON — I watch polls for a living. I have one piece of advice for the next few weeks: Stop.It’s not that polls are broken. Contrary…
Judge releases new redacted evidence in Trump Jan. 6 case
1 of 4 | A federal judge has agreed to release hundreds of documents related to the investigation into former president Donald Trump’s attempts to…
Some women are torn between immigration and abortion when it comes to Trump
Hello and happy Thursday. There are 18 days until the election and we are in the stretch that is both stressful and boring (hopefully, anyway).…
Supreme Court could be asked to decide these disputes in a close election
WASHINGTON — In a nail-biter election Nov. 5, expect the losing side to challenge the results in court.After former President Trump’s 2020 defeat, his supporters filed…
EPA can force coal plants to slash emissions, Supreme Court says
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for a climate-change rule adopted by the Biden administration that would force coal-fired power plants…
High court appears to support EPA despite concerns over undermining Clean Water Act
The San Francisco case started about a decade ago when the Environmental Protection Agency included generic prohibitions against violating water quality standards in discharge permits.…
Trump is escalating his anti-democratic rhetoric. It’s time to listen
Hello and happy Tuesday. There are 20 days until the election, and today we’re talking F-words: fear, fascism and what has become the dirtiest word…
All politics are local? Not in this election
WASHINGTON — Asked at a candidate debate this week about President Biden’s border policies, Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez didn’t hesitate.“My seriousness in taking on the…
Cornel West campaign to appeal judge’s decision barring him from Pennsylvania ballot
Cornel West (pictured, 2015) campaign attorney Matthew Haverstick said Friday the campaign will appeal a federal court decision barring West from Pennsylvania's ballot. U.S. District…
Can Jack Smith still use Mike Pence’s Jan. 6 testimony against Trump?
Even before special counsel Jack Smith submitted his extensive and revealing recent brief in the Jan. 6 case, it was evident that Donald Trump’s statements…
Prop. 36 risks creating felons instead of curing addictions
Hello, and happy Thursday. There are 25 days until the election and today we interrupt our coverage of the national chaos for a bit of…
Brazil’s Supreme Court lifts ban on X
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday authorized for X to resume operations after being suspended late August. File Photo by Ismael Mohamad/UPI | License Photo Oct.…
Supreme Court leans in favor of federal ban on gun kits
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices gave a friendly hearing Tuesday to the Biden administration’s regulation that prohibits the sale of easy-to-assemble firearms that can be…