Author: Barnini Chakraborty

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is pushing to oust a progressive holdover from the previous administration after allegations arose that she secretly worked a side job for a political group and steered city money towards friends.  Kimberly Ellis, the director of the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, was put on leave in March…

Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger outraised her Republican opponent, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, by more than $3 million, according to the new campaign finance reports.  Spanberger reported raising $6.7 million during the first three months of 2025, more than double the $3.1 million raised by Earle-Sears, according to an analysis by the Virginia Public…

The top two candidates in Oakland‘s special election for mayor spent the weekend canvassing neighborhoods and making their closing arguments to voters in a city riddled with problems.   Oakland has yet to bounce back from the pandemic, has a serious public safety problem, and has seen city services slashed due to a budget deficit and years of…

MADISON, Wisconsin — Judge Susan Crawford, the liberal candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, beat conservative challenger Judge Brad Schimel in a contest that shattered spending records and turned a state race into a referendum on President Donald Trump. The Associated Press called the race for Crawford after 10 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday. With more than…

MADISON, Wisconsin — The two candidates in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race made their closing arguments to supporters in an election that has shattered spending records and turned a state court contest into a battle over national politics.  Both camps seemed outwardly confident heading into Tuesday’s toss-up election. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk put their…

MADISON, Wisconsin — Judge Brad Schimel may be on the ballot, but President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s outsize presence in the race has made Tuesday’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election a nail-biter. Schimel, the state’s former attorney general, is a conservative. He’s running against Dane County Judge Susan Crawford, a liberal, for a seat on the high court. A…

President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have gone all-in on Wisconsin’s high-stakes Supreme Court election, backing conservative candidate Judge Brad Schimel, a man they barely know, to flip the court’s majority. The April 1 election is Trump’s first test with swing state voters following a busy couple of months in office. His administration has slashed…

Judge Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, is coming under fire from Democrats after rallying supporters to vote early in the high-stakes contest in an effort to prevent voting fraud.  Schimel urged voters to “get our votes banked, make this too big to rig so we don’t have to worry that…

At least one person was killed and several others injured after the driver of a black SUV rammed into a crowd of people in the western German city of Mannheim, police said Monday. The driver has been detained, but it is unclear whether there are other suspects, police spokesman Stefan Wilhelm said. “We can confirm that…

An unlikely pair of Californians are teaming up to take the first step in passing a reparations-related bill after similar efforts were killed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) during the last legislative session.  Republican Assemblyman Bill Essayli, a hard-line conservative known for his clashes with Democrats, is authoring a bill that would create the California…