Virginia’s Legislative Races Could Change Abortion Policy and Offer 2024 Clues: What to Know
Tuesday is Election Day in Virginia and both parties see it as critical — not just for gaining legislative power but as indicators of where the...
California Voices Launches With Focus on Homelessness
A key part of CalMatters’ mission of explaining California policy and politics is to be a forum for reasoned and diverse voices on the biggest issues...
Bernie Sanders Shows Support for NDP With Video Message at Policy Convention in Hamilton
United States Sen. Bernie Sanders is throwing his support behind Canada’s New Democrats in a pre-recorded video the party aims to play at its...
DeSantis Plays at Being President With His Own Israel-Hamas Foreign Policy
Florida Republican governor raises hackles by using state resources for series of actions since the Israel-Hamas war began. His pathway to the presidency looks...
What Elections in 4 States Mean for Clean Energy
State-level elections Tuesday could determine how much — and how quickly — some of the largest energy-producing states pivot from fossil fuels. Among the...
Nikki Haley-Curious Voters Key in on Her Foreign Policy Experience
The 2024 presidential campaign has been all about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war for the last week, putting foreign policy at the center of every...
Jim Jordan Inches Closer to House Speaker Job as Vote Looms
Jim Jordan’s bid to become Speaker of the US House of Representatives is building momentum, just moments away from a vote in the lower...
Tim Scott Praises ‘Restraint’ of Israel’s Netanyahu, Says US Should Move More Firepower to Region
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Monday praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for showing what he called “restraint” after Hamas attacked Israel over a...
Column: U.S. Policy Basically Discourages Having Kids. Now Our Economy is Paying the Price
The largest healthcare strike in U.S. history was called off Thursday as Kaiser Permanente and unions representing 75,000 workers finally reached a tentative agreement. This...
US Energy Policy Faces Political Risk
This has been a turbulent week in US politics. On Tuesday Kevin McCarthy, the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives, was ousted from...