A columnist argues that, after Proposition 50’s passage dims Gavin Newsom’s spotlight, he should seize the moment by channeling Franklin D. Roosevelt’s big‑tent New Deal ethos. Citing historians and economists, the piece urges conspicuous, values‑driven policies that deliver tangible benefits—jobs, healthcare, housing, and automatic stabilizers—while using California initiatives like universal...
BBC director general Tim Davie is stepping down after 20 years, citing intense demands and the damaging row over a Panorama film, while insisting the Board backed him. His exit, alongside the resignation of BBC News chief Deborah Turness, who said 'the buck stops with me' and rejected claims of...
Defying a climate of fear from Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, Zohran Mamdani, described as New York’s first Muslim mayor and a Ugandan-born immigrant, celebrated victory in Brooklyn by embracing his identity: "I am Muslim... and I refuse to apologize." His campaign weathered a surge of Islamophobic smears, including a Super...
In a late-night memo, the USDA told states to immediately undo any steps taken to provide full SNAP benefits, warning of financial penalties for noncompliance. The directive followed a federal judge’s order that prompted some states to issue full benefits, which Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson then temporarily paused...
An Arizona high school was engulfed in threats after a Halloween photo of Cienega High math teachers in blood-blotched Problem Solved T-shirts spread online and was falsely tied to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Despite the district’s explanation that it was a math joke, right-wing influencers and...
Three days after his win, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrived at New York’s post-election retreat in Puerto Rico to a sudden embrace from rivals who once vilified him. In packed ballrooms and poolside receptions, union leaders, lobbyists and lawmakers sought meetings as he preached a “united front,” even as chants of...
Proposition 50, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to counter Republican gerrymandering, passed, redrawing California’s congressional map to favor Democrats and rattling Republicans in the Coachella Valley. Joy Miedecke, who led a “No on 50” push, called the party “at the bottom” as Indian Wells prepares to lose Rep. Ken Calvert and...
Saturday Night Live’s Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, ignored a man fainting in the Oval Office during a press conference, using the pause to gripe about New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Democratic election wins. Stepping over the man—who was later fine—he called it a “great” week, joked...
President Donald Trump said Sunday that most Americans will receive a dividend of at least $2,000 funded by US tariff revenues, excluding high-income earners, in a Truth Social post that also cited plans to pay down $37 trillion in debt. The Supreme Court is reviewing the legality of his sweeping...
Back-to-back wins by a democratic socialist in New York and moderates in Virginia and New Jersey ignited a fight over the Democrats’ future. Centrists like Abigail Spanberger tout pragmatism; progressives like Zohran Mamdani urge boldness. The clash moves to 2026, with competitive Senate primaries in Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota....
