Politics

Trump’s claim that politics inflated Puerto Rican death toll rebutted

September 19, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

“By doubling down on egregious falsehoods, it’s easy to see why the president is hemorrhaging respect and approval in the polls."

Unionists elected to political office busy getting more unionists to run

September 19, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

As the 2018 midterms approach the labor movement aims to put more workers than ever into elected office.

California ballot measures hold opportunities for advance as well as reversal

September 18, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon And Jo Allen-Eure

Here’s a rundown, by the numbers, of what Californians will see on their ballot when they enter the booth on November 6.

Accuser coming forward could doom Kavanaugh confirmation

September 17, 2018 By Darlene Superville

The difficulties in confirming Kavanaugh to the SCOTUS have added to the possibiity that Trump and the GOP could lose control of both houses of Congress in the midterms.

California’s midterm elections promise progressive gains

September 17, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon And Jo Allen-Eure

California Republican incumbents’ dogged fealty to the Trump agenda seems overall to be working against them.