Proposals to give the EU crisis decision-making powers and hold emergency talks threaten to overlap with NATO’s mission. …
Category: Politics
California voters deeply frustrated by length of November ballot, state and nation’s direction
Californians are deeply frustrated with the length of the November ballot, which includes 14 propositions, and gloomy about the direction of…
Bass skips hearing on L.A. homelessness spending, calling probe politically motivated
Burchett’s effort to force Bass to testify is the latest example of congressional Republican leaders trying to examine California’s handling of…
Mideast escalation risks an oil shock ahead of the midterms
The strikes put the Trump administration in a newly precarious position less than two months before the November midterms. …
Ratings for the Sunday premiere of ’60 Minutes’ see steep drop from last year’s opener
Despite a major promotional push, the program drew 7.9 million viewers, well below last season’s average. …
Fewer than half of Americans expect midterm elections to be ‘free and fair,’ poll finds
Fewer than half of Americans believe the upcoming midterm elections will be “free and fair,” according to a new poll —…
ABC’s ‘American Idol’ is leaving Los Angeles, in another blow to the industry
The show’s planned 25th season will be produced in Georgia. …
Germany’s embattled leader Merz cancels New York trip amid mounting domestic pressure
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will instead stay in Germany to deal with fallout of elections in which his party is expected to…
Newsom signs first-in-nation standards for homes damaged by wildfire smoke
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed legislation to create new standards to test and remediate homes damaged by wildfire smoke, and…
EU demands answers as France pushes for billionaire’s Russia sanctions release
Paris has joined Slovakia in calling for Alisher Usmanov to be removed from the bloc’s blacklist. …