After Texas Republicans followed Trump’s orders to eliminate five Democratic-held seats in the state, California will now be able to do the same after Proposition 50 passed. Gavin Newsom, who has presidential aspirations, led the charge to put Proposition 50 in front of voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The campaign offered a channel for the rage felt by California Democrats and independents at the apparent lawlessness of the Trump administration. Democrats in the state legislature already voted to put an initiative before voters next year to set aside the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission. Then voters would need to approve an initiative next spring, and the legislature will need to quickly draw a new map.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe new mayor-elect of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, did not waste any time. AdvertisementInstead, he issued a challenge to President Donald Trump and to the broader political status quo. This is not only how we stop Trump, it is how we stop the next one.”“So Donald Trump, since I know you’re watching. AdvertisementTrump has repeatedly attacked Mamdani, characterizing him as an extremist, a communist and an antisemite — and threatening to cut funding to New York City if Mamdani were elected. “So hear me, President Trump, when I say this: To get to any of us, you will have to get through all of us.

When two federal judges ordered Trump to continue food assistance programs last Friday, I breathed a sigh of relief for our neighborhood. I was determined to find the family that needed this formula for their baby. I Googled “free infant formula” and found a website that paired families who had extra formula with families who needed it. Embarrassingly, the only people who responded to my Facebook posts were other neighbors who didn’t need formula, saying, “God bless you! Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementWhen I returned the formula, the person at customer service asked, “Was there anything wrong with it?”No, I’m just bad at helping.

John Lewis John Lewis Christmas ad, 2025I’ll admit it: John Lewis’ 2025 Christmas ad melted my cold, cynical heart (and even summoned a tear or two). But men’s health charity Movemeber says the advert could help to highlight a more specific issue, too. “The new John Lewis Christmas advert has reignited important conversations about the emotional bonds between fathers and sons,” the charity said. AdvertisementAnd men, especially older men, may be less likely to name their loneliness directly ― even when they are isolated. Sarah Sternberg, Director of Global Reimagining Masculinities Initiative at Movember, said: “The new John Lewis ad captures something real ― that many fathers and sons often feel so much love, but too often say very little.

Interestingly, and I want to get your take on this, polling-wise, he’s doing very poorly on the economy,” Kudlow said. “Even though, you know, as I said, the economy is starting to boom and the inflation rate is not that bad. So what do you make of that?”Conway, who helped elect Trump in 2016 as his campaign manager, defended the president. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

LOADING ERROR LOADING“I don’t think it was good for Republicans,” Trump said of the election results. “I’m not sure it was good for anybody.”AdvertisementIndeed, Republicans had a bad night, losing the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, while a ballot initiative promoted by California Gov. President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Senate and House Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. Advertisement“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do, and that’s terminate the filibuster,” he said. Meanwhile, Trump made no reference to the victory of democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who is projected to win the New York City mayoral race.

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Still, it’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that Trump is one of the major losers of Tuesday night’s contests. “Trump cannot turn out the vote unless he is on the ballot, and that is never happening again.”The night’s big winners were direct about how they differ from the unpopular president. A full 37% of the electorate said they cast a ballot to oppose Trump, with 99% of them voting for Spanberger. Trump made major gains last year in places like Manassas Park, a Northern Virginia city that is 46% Latino. Exit polls show the pattern repeating with young voters.

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Then, yesterday, the administration said that it had the funds to provide people on food stamps with only half of their monthly allotment of benefits. If the administration makes good on its promise, Americans still might not get their benefits for quite some time. The average SNAP household with children receives $574 a month, meaning that those households will now receive less than $300 in food stamps for the entire month. Ultra-processed foods cost just 55 cents per 100 calories, compared with $1.45 for unprocessed foods, according to a recent study. Several states will be testing a ban on the purchase of soft drinks and other sugary foods with food stamps starting next year.

AdvertisementIn a statement, the FBI Agents Association urged FBI Director Kash Patel to end the retaliation against agents simply doing their jobs. “An Agent simply being assigned to an investigation and conducting it appropriately within the law should never be grounds for termination. AdvertisementCNN reported that Washington, D.C.’s top prosecutor, Trump ally Jeanine Pirro, attempted to intervene on behalf of the fired FBI agents, but was ultimately unsuccessful. The agents’ names were released publicly as the Senate Judiciary Committee looked into how Smith’s investigations were conducted. “FBI Agents deal in facts, and we urge Director Patel to do the same,” the FBIAA said.

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