8+ hour, 25+ min ago  (230+ words) Andrew Sharp: "Pratt's political talent is a big and still-underappreciated story here, but the story of his rise is obviously indivisible from that of the Democratic establishment's decline. Watching this election unfold over the past several weeks, for all Pratt's…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago  (333+ words) A new Los Angeles Times/UC Berkeley Poll in California finds Xavier Becerra (D) leading the gubernatorial race with 25%, followed by Steve Hilton (R) at 21% and Tom Steyer (D) at 19%. The survey provided the clearest indication yet that the three have separated themselves…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago  (123+ words) Wall Street Journal: "The slowest housing market in decades is stretching into its fourth year, and even real-estate agents who made it this far are reaching a breaking point. Most of them are independent contractors and get paid when a…...

5+ hour, 55+ min ago  (120+ words) Rep. Frederica Wilson has announced she would not run for reelection in November, officially ending weeks of speculation about her future in Washington," NOTUS reports. Said the 83-year old Democrat to the Miami Herald: I decided to not seek reelection…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (134+ words) Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith (R) doubled down that he "hates Islam" and wants all Muslims in Indiana to convert from the "demonic death cult" to Christianity, News Nation reports. Said Beckwith: "I am going to call on others to hate…...

9+ hour, 58+ min ago  (188+ words) G. Elliot Morris: "Donald Trump won the "tipping-point" state (the one whose electoral votes push the winner past 270, if you order the states by Democratic/Republican vote margin) by just 1. 7 percentage points in 2024. Trump defeated Kamala Harris by just 120, 000 votes in…...

10+ hour, 58+ min ago  (169+ words) Jonathan Lemire and Michael Scherer: "Even though Trump's power over his party appears at its pinnacle, many Republicans believe that the president has actually accelerated his own political decline." "Many of those primary winners may struggle in November, darkening the…...

11+ hour, 46+ min ago  (153+ words) America's billionaires are developing their own prescriptions for AI-fueled inequality, anxious to defuse a populist revolt aimed at their ballooning fortunes," Axios reports. The AI boom has dramatically raised the stakes of the wealth-tax debate, unleashing a technology that could…...

19+ hour, 44+ min ago  (169+ words) New York Times: "The Justice Department's examination of E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits against President Trump could prove to be a significant shift in the administration's campaign of retribution, moving from targeting of public officials to scrutinizing a case brought by an…...

23+ hour, 51+ min ago  (331+ words) Axios: "Kalshi is launching the American Power Index, aiming to offer a holistic view of which party currently holds more power and where the tide may be turning." "The index blends current control of the House, Senate and White House…...