News
Hard Numbers: Maricopa misinformation, Gen Zer in da House, 1st female governors, expensive vote
Voters cast their ballots in Arizona.
Reuters
40,000: You again, Maricopa? A tech glitch affected about a quarter of the famous Arizona county's vote tabulators on Election Day. Almost on cue, that sparked 40,000 tweets in under two hours amid growing concerns that Twitter will become rife with political misinformation under new CEO Elon Musk.
25: Democrat Maxwell Frost, 25, became the first Gen-Z US representative after winning the race in Florida's 10th district. Frost, a former March for Our Lives organizer and gun-control activist, is less than half the average age of members in the 117th Congress.
3: Three states elected their first female governors. Former Trump administration press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders got her dad's old job in Arkansas, Maura Healey took over from moderate Republican Charlie Baker in deep-blue Massachusetts, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul beat GOP challenger Lee Zeldin in a close race in the Empire State.
$16.7 billion: The 2022 midterms cost at least $16.7 billion at the state and federal levels, the highest amount to date, according to a watchdog group. That's equivalent to the national GDP of Mongolia.As expected, the Supreme Court struck down the bulk of Donald Trump's sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs as illegal … and almost nothing changed.
Chris, an Army veteran, started his Walmart journey over 25 years ago as an hourly associate. Today, he manages a Distribution Center and serves as a mentor, helping others navigate their own paths to success. At Walmart, associates have the opportunity to take advantage of the pathways, perks, and pay that come with the job — with or without a college degree. In fact, more than 75% of Walmart management started as hourly associates. Learn more about how over 130,000 associates were promoted into roles of greater responsibility and higher pay in FY25.
Somewhere in the Donbas region, Ukrainian soldier Artem Bondarenko says he hasn’t slept through the night in months as he defends Eastern Ukraine.
In the latest episode of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping's hit wellness podcast This Authoritarian Life, we learn how positive communication patterns can break negative cycles in our relationships -- especially our relationships with Iran, Syria, Venezuela, and Cuba. #PUPPETREGIME