A “Tax the Ultra-Rich Now” bus parked outside the Curran Theater before the start of a "Ballots Over Billionaires" rally in San Francisco on Oct. 3, 2026. (Manuel Orbegozo / CalMatters) Proposition 40, a high-profile proposal to tax billionaires based on their wealth, fell behind Tuesday night s...
Could California become the first state in the country to enact a billionaire tax? Voters will decide on Proposition 40, which is an effort to fund the state's healthcare system....
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed addressed supporters and claimed victory over Republican Mike Rogers, in his bid to become the first-ever Muslim senator....
Democrats made major gains Tuesday night, reshaping the political landscape for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Republicans lost control of both the U.S. House and Senate, as voters also decided gubernatorial contests in more than two-thirds of the states....
