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Lara Trump says she thinks GOP voters would like to see RNC pay Donald Trump's legal fees

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.
Decaying bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado to confront lax funeral home oversight

Decaying bodies and fake ashes spur Colorado to confront lax funeral home oversight

DENVER (AP) — On the heels of two egregious cases of funeral home owners allegedly mishandling bodies and cremated remains, Colorado lawmakers aimed Wednesday at trying to shore up the state’s lax regulations that failed to prevent the horrific incid
James Biden tells GOP lawmakers that Joe Biden had no involvement in the family's business dealings

James Biden tells GOP lawmakers that Joe Biden had no involvement in the family's business dealings

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden “never had any involvement” in the business dealings of other members of his family, his brother James Biden testified Wednesday when he appeared for a voluntary private interview on Capitol Hill as part of House
Georgia has the nation's only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next

Georgia has the nation's only Medicaid work requirement. Mississippi could be next

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid, some of Mississippi’s Republican leaders now say they are open to the policy — if they can require new enrollees to have a job.
Canada's war crimes program hasn't publicly updated its activities in eight years

Canada's war crimes program hasn't publicly updated its activities in eight years

OTTAWA — A federal government unit tasked with keeping war criminals out of Canada has not published a report on its activities in more than eight years, and its budget hasn't been adjusted in more than two decades.
Canada summons Russian ambassador in protest of Alexei Navalny's death

Canada summons Russian ambassador in protest of Alexei Navalny's death

OTTAWA — Canada has summoned the Kremlin's ambassador in Ottawa for a lambasting over the reported death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny while in Russian custody, Global Affairs Canada says.
Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powers

Kentucky Senate supports constitutional change to restrict end-of-term gubernatorial pardon powers

FRANKFORT, Ky.
Online harms bill coming next week, PM says; promises focus on kids, not censorship

Online harms bill coming next week, PM says; promises focus on kids, not censorship

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising that his government's upcoming bill to legislate against online harms will focus on making the internet safer for minors, while not censoring it for the rest of Canadians.
Pennsylvania's high court throws out GOP lawmakers' subpoena in 2020 presidential election case

Pennsylvania's high court throws out GOP lawmakers' subpoena in 2020 presidential election case

HARRISBURG, Pa.
No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

No cuts to people or services, but B.C. budget deficit to rise, finance minister says

VICTORIA — British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the province should prepare for a fiscal deficit in the upcoming budget — but there won't be cuts that result in a "deficit of services".