Politics

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — School officials in Maine said Thursday they will not comply with a proposed agreement from President Donald Trump's administration that would bar transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports. The U.S.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war has jolted the federal election campaign again, forcing some leaders to change up their travel plans.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports . Automakers have spread out their supply chains and production facilities throughout North America.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Republican-dominated state Senate is going forward with an investigation of Stacey Abrams , a move that comes as President Donald Trump has made a target of the two-time Democratic nominee for Georgia governor.

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is allowing the height of the Mount Polley tailings dam to be raised an extra four metres, a decade after a similar storage site burst in one of the province's biggest environmental disasters.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of major automakers slumped following President Donald Trump's announcement that he will place 25% tariffs on auto imports . Automakers have spread out their supply chains and production facilities throughout North America.

REGINA — A move by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to pause the industrial carbon levy appears to have blown a hole in the province's finances.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weak population gains and increased government spending will result in slower overall economic growth over the next 30 years, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department leadership is proposing combining the two agencies responsible for enforcing drug and gun laws as part of a dramatic restructuring of the department, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press.

ATLANTA (AP) — The second part of Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp's top priority to limit lawsuits and large verdicts won approval Thursday from the House. The full package, also called tort reform, is set to hit his desk in the coming weeks.