Ellis Hamburger

This week, we measure the political climate in the U.S. in the lead up to the presidential election. With less than three weeks to go, what’s going on in the nation’s capital?

If passed, Proposition 22 would reclassify app-based drivers with companies like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, and Instacart as independent contractors.

The Census count ends midnight Hawaii time. The Supreme Court earlier this week allowed the Trump administration to cut the Census count by about two weeks.

Malls and casinos can now reopen — with limited capacity — in LA County. Breweries and wineries can resume outdoor operations too.

There are millions of eligible voters in America, including 8 million in California alone.

Proposition 16 would overturn California's ban on affirmative action. Proposition 15 would raise taxes on some commercial properties.

Vice President Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris are debating in Salt Lake City.

The presidential election is November 3. With the COVID-19 pandemic, voters might be wondering whether it’s safer to vote by mail or in person. How do mail-in ballots work anyway?

The epic battle by Steve Donziger to get Chevron to pay a $9.5 billion judgment he won in 2011 for its “mass industrial poisoning” of Indigenous Amazonian tribes in Ecuador has left…