Massive outside spending is flooding Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District as Democrat Sean McCann challenges Republican Bill Huizenga, with affordability concerns, the Iran war, and weakened Republican enthusiasm transforming a supposedly safe seat into a genuine battleground.
Inflation is accelerating as borrowing costs climb, real wages fall behind prices, and the AI dependent technology sector faces a slowdown, leaving the Federal Reserve trapped between fighting rising prices and protecting already fragile growth.
Gov. Gavin Newsom must decide whether $1.42 billion for broadband expansion is worth suspending California’s affordability, public safety, and net neutrality protections for 14 years, potentially costing consumers far more than the federal grant provides.
At a smaller Tennessee rally, Trump insisted he remains popular, hurled racist insults at Abdul El-Sayed, floated more self glorifying geographic renamings, and returned to familiar culture war grievances as his approval ratings continue to plummet.
Trump’s preferred technology terminology spread quickly among billionaires whose companies depend on federal contracts, approvals and regulatory decisions, revealing how government leverage can turn even the world’s richest executives into eager presidential flatterers.
Thom Tillis says he regrets supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but his response to questions about an infant too young for the measles vaccine revealed how little he understands the public health consequences of that vote.
A Dominican man survived after an ICE officer shot him during a New York City arrest, prompting protests and demands from Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul for answers and an end to federal immigration raids.
Dr. Annie Andrews is putting corporate health care power at the center of a surprisingly competitive South Carolina Senate campaign, pairing familiar Democratic priorities with tougher proposals targeting insurers, private equity firms, pharmaceutical companies, and hospital consolidation.