California's proposed billionaire tax appeared headed for defeat on Wednesday in one of the final verdicts from voters in an election week that saw a wave of anti-billionaire sentiment elsewhere. read more
Outside Southwark Crown Court, dozens of photographers and journalists are waiting by a gate to the side of the building for the prison van to leave. Inside it will be Russell Brand. Each morning and afternoon during his trial, Brand walked into and out of Southwark Crown Court with his entourage, including his wife Laura. But this afternoon they left without him. Soon, the man who was one of most in-demand entertainers, will be heading to prison to spend his first night there, ahead of his sentencing on Monday.
With just 11 days until the midterm election, Texas Democrats have a chance to win two key congressional seats in districts that President Donald Trump won by 10 points in 2024, a Washington Post-Schar School poll finds. read more
Elon Musk has said he is actively considering merging Tesla and SpaceX, his two biggest companies. read more
Texas voter registrations hit a record high of more than 19 million ahead of the pivotal midterm election on Nov. 3. read more
For Dems to get anything done nationally in the next 2 years, not just performative investigations, they have to compromise with the current president.
Kind of skeptical that will lead to anything.