News for April 3, 2026

President Donald Trump’s new executive order to restrict mail voting is being challenged in court by 23 states, led by California, over claims that it violates state control of elections.

Georgia lawmakers ended their session without fixing a voting system deadline, leaving the state facing possible legal and election-day uncertainty.

Bernie Sanders is pushing a billionaire tax and says the richest Americans, including Elon Musk and Warren Buffett, are paying far less in taxes than ordinary workers.

Just Capital leaders say the U.S. needs public and private action to manage AI’s impact on jobs and avoid a painful labor shift.

International law experts say the United States and Israel may have broken international law in the Iran war, and they warn that President Donald Trump’s threats and the fighting are putting civilians at greater risk.

The Labor Department said U.S. employers added 178,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3%, easing some pressure but leaving the labor market clouded by war and energy-price uncertainty.