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From Google co-founder Brin spending $66m to fight a billionaire tax to Google and Meta funding a joint Super Pac, Silicon Valley is engaged in an existential fight for its political power at home Tech billionaires have shelled out hundreds of millions of dollars ahead of the 2 June primary election in California, in an … Read more

Former first lady Jill Biden joins TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about her new memoir “View from the East Wing,” reflecting on her time in the White House, her husband’s decision not to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, and her experiences as a mother, grandmother, and educator. She opens … Read more

Most families have little saved for retirement – and face unfair shame for it. It’s time to cut the bootstrap rhetoric What does it cost to age with dignity? It’s an urgent question as the youngest baby boomers approach 65 and their adult children prepare to take on their care. Day programs. Day programs for … Read more

The federal prosecutor handling the Justice Department’s criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey over his “86 47” seashell Instagram post has stepped down, according to a new court filing. A notice of substitution filed Friday in the Eastern District of North Carolina says Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy Severo will replace Matthew Petracca “as … Read more

Fresh controversy is swirling around Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner after his sexually explicit texts to multiple women were revealed. On Saturday, his wife posted a video defending her husband. Graham is trying to unseat long-time Republican incumbent senator Susan Collins in what’s expected to be a critical battle for control of the United … Read more

A new report argues that speeding up Food and Drug Administration reviews could unlock trillions of dollars in economic value and get lifesaving treatments to patients faster. “It takes about a decade from start to finish to come through FDA,” economist and former acting chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers Tomas Philipson … Read more

Physical and mental health aren’t easily separated, especially at our age. And the president is showing many concerning signs I do not wish Trump ill. While he hasn’t shown a shred of compassion for anyone other than himself, this doesn’t justify any of us lacking compassion for him. It’s also in the interest of the … Read more

EXCLUSIVE: NEW YORK CITY — A Brooklyn landlord says he has been trapped in a nearly decade-long legal nightmare that has cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent and legal fees, while New York courts repeatedly delay resolution as his tenant continues living in the apartment without making direct rent payments to … Read more

More than 120 groups issued warning to 10 million visitors about ‘serious rights violations’ under Trump With the Fifa World Cup just two weeks away, immigrant rights advocates in the 11 US host cities are mobilizing to protect fans and residents from immigration enforcement activities this summer. In Los Angeles, a labor union representing more … Read more

James Talarico got the opponent he – and the Democratic party – wanted, but flipping Texas blue means winning blue-collar voters, not blue-blooded donors Texas could become the hottest battleground state in the country, if the results of both Republican and Democratic primaries are anything to go by. Democrat James Talarico, a progressive Presbyterian seminarian, … Read more