Billionaire Tom Steyer drops $12 million to support Proposition 50

Billionaire Tom Steyer drops  million to support Proposition 50

As California voters receive mail ballots for the November special election, which could upend the state’s congressional boundaries and determine control of the House, billionaire hedge-fund founder Tom Steyer said Thursday he will spend $12 million to back Democrats’ efforts to redraw districts to boost their party’s ranks in the legislative body. The ballot measure … Read more

Trump made inroads with Latino voters. The GOP is losing them ahead of the midterms

Trump made inroads with Latino voters. The GOP is losing them ahead of the midterms

WASHINGTON — President Trump made historic gains with Latinos when he won reelection last year, boosting Republicans’ confidence that their economic message was helping them make inroads with a group of voters who had long leaned toward Democrats. But in this week’s election, Democrats in key states were able to disrupt that rightward shift by gaining back … Read more