Washington, D.C., is set to ban foie gras after a ballot initiative passed, though some hurdles remain. Opposition to foie gras, the cooked, fatty liver of ducks obtained by force-feeding them large amounts of unhealthy food, has long been a cause célèbre for animal rights activists. Pro-Animal DC got the proposed ban on the ballot […]
Democrats won at least 54 Senate races during Tuesday’s midterm elections, with two more races still waiting to be called in Alaska and Mississippi. The dominant romp has some Republicans worried that Democrats could remain in control of the upper chamber beyond the 2028 presidential election and potentially as long as 2032. Democrats unseated Republican […]
Democrats swept both chambers of Congress during the midterm elections by much larger margins than most polls showed, effectively making President Donald Trump a lame duck in the last two years of his second term. Much of the Democratic victory is largely due to voter backlash against Trump’s handling of the Iran war, tariffs, and […]
The December 2026 Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $994, will be sent to recipients in 27 days. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of each month. The program supports people with limited income who are blind, age 65 or older, or have another qualifying disability. The amount beneficiaries receive varies […]
NBC exit polls showed 2026 voters preferred Democrats on every issue aside from immigration, with affordability and economics playing a pivotal role. As Republicans scramble to comprehend the reasons for, and scale of, their loss on Tuesday, exit polls provide the first hints of what went wrong. A sizable majority had negative views of President […]
Nevada voters on Tuesday passed an amendment to enshrine abortion rights in their state constitution, permanently protecting abortion through the second trimester, through a second referendum on the measure. Question 6, which will establish a “fundamental right to abortion,” was ahead by a vote of 62.3% to 37.7% with 86% of the vote counted. The […]
Idaho voters rejected a citizen-led ballot initiative to roll back the state’s near-total prohibition on abortion, keeping in place one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Proposition 1, the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act, failed by a vote of 56% to 44% with 95% of the vote counted. The Associated Press called […]
The midterm elections turned out to be a brutal loss for Republicans as they lost control of both chambers of Congress on Tuesday. The results can be viewed as a rejection of President Donald Trump’s agenda, which was undermined by the Iran war and rising costs this year. The result was a massive blue wave […]
Democrat Richard Pan, known nationally for spearheading the state’s push to eliminate religious exemptions for school vaccine requirements, defeated Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) in California’s 6th Congressional District. The Associated Press called the race for Pan at 2 a.m. With roughly 50% of the vote counted, Pan had secured 57.5% of the vote to Kiley’s […]
Republican South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson won the state’s gubernatorial race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Rep. Jermaine Johnson. Wilson, who has served as the state’s top law enforcement official since 2011, will succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster. The Associated Press called the race for Wilson at 12:35 a.m. The attorney general garnered […]
