It’s not about inflation or the economy — the election instead delivered a ‘wake-up call’ on affordability politics, top pollster says
But voters who showed up to the polls on Tuesday had a different point of view and delivered stinging defeats to Republicans.In particular, he pointed to housing and healthcare prices…
Consumer sentiment is sinking across the board — except for Americans with the most stocks
The ongoing government shutdown has helped push confidence to near-record lows, but one segment of the population is actually feeling more optimistic. The initial reading for the University of Michigan’s…
As Obama warns Democrats against ‘litmus tests,’ some progressives vent fury at Schumer after Mamdani’s big win
As Democrats savor their Election Day victories, some are capitalizing on the victory of New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani and calling out party leaders for snubbing progressives, warning that…
Voter fury emerges over skyrocketing electricity bills as AI stokes demand — and fears of a stock market bubble
Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills…
Elon Musk’s Boring Company fined nearly $500K after it dumped drilling fluids into Las Vegas manholes—then ‘feigned compliance’ and was caught doing it again
A county environmental regulator has fined Boring Company, Elon Musk’s tunneling venture, nearly $500,000 after the company dumped “drilling fluids” into manholes around Las Vegas, which led to “substantial damage”…
Trump’s vindictive, politically motivated case against me should be thrown out, New York AG says
The motion, which had been expected, lays out a litany of comments from President Donald Trump designed to show the case was driven by personal animus that arose out of…
1,000 canceled Friday flights just a fraction of travel total as America keeps moving—for now
Plenty of nervousness remained, though, as more canceled flights are coming over the next week to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce service at the nation’s busiest…
‘People are exceptionally panicking’: SNAP disaster leaves many Americans unable to feed their pets, let alone pay their bills
“I don’t even make enough money for all my bills let alone groceries,” said Lungwitz, a 46-year-old auto parts store worker who has worried she might have to surrender her…
Data-center operator CoreWeave is a stock-market darling. Bears see its finances as emblematic of an AI infrastructure bubble
The company is built, by its own admission, on a mountain of debt—obligations it has piled up as it races to build out a network of server farms for its…
Trump failed to establish ‘rebellion’ in Portland or even the danger of it, judge rules, slapping down order to send troops to the city
The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, followed a three-day trial last week in which both sides argued over whether protests at the city’s U.S.…
