Defiant volunteer army mobilizes as election 'sabotage' fears surgeGrassroots organizations across the country are reporting record levels of interest from thousands of volunteers who want to help their neighbors vote and prevent interference with this year’s midterms, organizers said. But, beyond the helpers dressed in bright yellow shirts to answer questions at polls, as is the case for Common Cause volunteers in…Raw Story3d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
How Communist Propaganda Networks Hide The Truth About The Islamist Riots In France'The same accounts that have been pushing these Red-Green narratives are also very involved in elections.'The Federalist3d agoWhole story →Government
Border Patrol At Early Voting Site in Florida Prompts FBI CompalintTwo U.S. Border Patrol vehicles were at the location for about 10 minutes, an election official said.Newsweek3d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
Has Partisan Gerrymandering Backfired in Florida?With just 20 days to go before the midterm elections, Kelly Kirschner faced a crowd of his supporters last week at Café Havana, a Cuban restaurant in Bradenton, Florida, located in Congressional District 16—which he is hoping to win come November. Kirschner, a third-generation Floridian, is a former Sarasota mayor and a founder of UnidosNow, […]Mother Jones3d agoWhole story →Government
U.S., Israel may attack Iran post-elections. And, SpaceX and Tesla consider mergingThe U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-elections attack on Iran, an anonymous source tells NPR. And, Elon Musk considers merging his companies SpaceX and Tesla.NPR3d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurity
FDR made it a blue bastion – now it’s Trump’s stronghold in California. Is it forever lost?Shasta has embraced the Maga movement with gusto – can Democrats ever win back the rural, working-class voters they once relied upon? A crucial election was approaching and the country was desperate. Despite promises that economic conditions were improving, nearly a quarter of the US was out of work as voters headed to the polls in 1932. It was the…The Guardian2h agoWhole story →GovernmentFood
Kornacki: Where Democrats see openings for Senate gains in deep-red statesNBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki joins Meet the Press to walk through the latest polling in key Senate battleground races and the counties to watch on election night.NBC News2h agoWhole story →Government
Trump's DOJ barrels into midterms with lawsuits, raids and arrestsWith just nine days until the midterms, the Trump administration is escalating its assault on two of the Department of Justice's most sacred guardrails: Independence from the White House. Restraint before elections. Why it matters: President Trump's DOJ has shattered the traditional calm of a pre-election period with a barrage of politically sensitive…Axios2h agoWhole story →Government
Live updates: Trump heads to Michigan; Blanche hits Sunday shows amid DOJ lawsuitsWith less than two weeks to go before the midterms, the Trump administration is ramping up its warnings about voter fraud and is not ruling out the prospect of weighing in on states’ election certification efforts. The Justice Department (DOJ) reportedly sent letters Friday to California election officials, directing them to identify potential…The Hill2h agoWhole story →JusticeGovernment
Musk’s Money Reshapes the Midterm Spending RaceOn Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg Corporate Lobbying and Influence Reporter Emily Birnbaum explains how Elon Musk’s record political giving is boosting Republican groups in the final days before the US midterms. Bloomberg News reports Musk has now contributed more than $445 million to political groups this election cycle, putting him among the biggest…Bloomberg2h agoWhole story →Government
California's Proposition 40: What voters need to know about billionaire wealth tax battleCalifornia's billionaire wealth tax, Proposition 40, looks like a close call based on recent polls. Here is what to know before Election Day on Nov. 3.CNBC3d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia proposition 40 vote
A last-minute voter guide to all 14 propositions on the California ballotCalifornians are voting on 14 ballot measures, including propositions on taxes, voting, healthcare, housing and the environment. It's a lot to take in, but we're here to help.CalMatters2h agoWhole story →HealthBuild
California’s ballot propositions fuel its longstanding tax-and-spending warUntil Proposition 13, California voters let elected officials decide taxes and spending options. Now, 48 years later, money matters dominate the ballot box.CalMatters10d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia ballot propositions
Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxesThe governor announced his positions on most of the 14 propositions on the November ballot.CalMatters16d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomycalifornia ballot propositions
California voters’ major shift on billionaire tax revealed in new pollProposition 40 is a proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires.New York Post2d agoWhole story →Economy
The millions spent by California billionaires against Prop. 40 is about 0.07% of their wealthThe $293 million spent by California billionaires to oppose Proposition 40 is about 0.07% of their estimated wealth.Los Angeles Times2d agoWhole story →
A Wealth Tax on Billionaires? California Voters to Decide Prop 40As voters across the United States cast ballots on November 3, Californians are weighing whether to approve a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of billionaires in the state. The tax would apply to roughly 250 Californians who now hold an estimated $2.3 trillion in wealth. Supporters say the wealth tax could raise up to $100 billion, with about 90% going…Democracy Now!5d agoWhole story →HealthEconomycalifornia prop 40 vote
Odessa voters face 44 ballot propositions this November: What you need to knowThe propositions will appear on the November 3 general election ballot, with voters asked to vote either for or against each measure.NewsNation5d agoWhole story →Governmentnovember election ballot
