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Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

Special counsel investigating Biden's handling of classified documents has completed probe, AG says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released soon to Congress and the public, Attorney General Merrick
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Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground

Trump's presidential bid hangs in the balance in a Supreme Court case that's broken new legal ground

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of former President Donald Trump’s attempt to return to the White House is in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court .
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Alabama lawmakers push sweeping gambling bill that would allow lottery and casinos

MONTGOMERY, Ala.
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Montana man is found guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

Montana man is found guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana appliance store owner and supporter of former President Donald Trump was convicted Wednesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol that interrupted certifying the 2020 Electoral College vote.
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Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid

Senate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate Wednesday after Republicans blocked a bipartisan border package that had been tied to the funding, then struggled to coalesce around a plan to salvage the aid for Kyiv.
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Republican bid to flip US Senate grows complicated as Montana primary gets competitive

Republican bid to flip US Senate grows complicated as Montana primary gets competitive

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale plans to run for U.S. Senate, upending a race in which many national GOP officials already coalesced around a different candidate as they seek to unseat three-term Democrat U.S. Sen.
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Biden takes Manhattan with 3 fundraisers in 4 hours on a February afternoon

Biden takes Manhattan with 3 fundraisers in 4 hours on a February afternoon

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden zipped through a trio of tony fundraisers in Manhattan on Wednesday afternoon, raising cash, confounding traffic and framing the 2024 election as “not about me” but rather stopping GOP front-runner Donald Trump.
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Immigration minister 'pissed off' that Canadians' families blocked from leaving Gaza

Immigration minister 'pissed off' that Canadians' families blocked from leaving Gaza

OTTAWA — Canada's immigration minister is "pissed off" that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the embattled Gaza Strip, he said Wednesday.
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Massachusetts governor nominates former romantic partner to state's highest court

Massachusetts governor nominates former romantic partner to state's highest court

BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday nominated an appeals court judge and former romantic partner with whom she shared a home for several years to an open seat on the state's highest court.
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B.C.'s premier says Selina Robinson offered to quit twice over Middle East comment

B.C.'s premier says Selina Robinson offered to quit twice over Middle East comment

VANCOUVER — B.C. Premier David Eby says his former post-secondary education minister offered her resignation twice before her exit from cabinet over comments she made about the Middle East.
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