Politics

Biden heads west for a policy victory lap, drawing an implicit contrast with Trump

TUSAYAN, Ariz.

Aug 7, 2023 7:06 PM Read more >

Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was Trump's ambassador to Iceland, is running for Nevada Senate

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jeff Gunter, a dermatologist who was ambassador to Iceland during Donald Trump's administration, announced Monday he's running for U.S.

Aug 7, 2023 4:04 PM Read more >

Cost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists on Monday filed a court challenge against an initiative petition to legalize abortion. In the lawsuit, Rep. Hannah Kelly, Sen.

Aug 7, 2023 3:22 PM Read more >

Leader of Texas' largest county takes leave from job for treatment of clinical depression

HOUSTON (AP) — Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, a Democrat who has built a rising national profile as the leader of Texas' largest county, announced Monday that she was taking a temporary leave of absence for treatment of clinical depression.

Aug 7, 2023 2:45 PM Read more >

'Of course' Trump lost the 2020 election, DeSantis says after years of hedging

NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said definitively that rival Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, an acknowledgment the Florida governor made after years of equivocating answers.

Aug 7, 2023 1:05 PM Read more >

Judge tosses Trump's defamation suit against writer who won sexual abuse lawsuit against him

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge tossed out former President Donald Trump's countersuit against the writer who won a sex abuse lawsuit against him, ruling Monday that Trump can’t claim she defamed him by continuing to say she was not only sexually abu

Aug 7, 2023 12:13 PM Read more >

Canadian Armed Forces to phase out old housing benefit over three years

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces has created a new program to gradually phase out its old housing benefit after hearing feedback from military members who were set to lose the payments.

Aug 7, 2023 11:34 AM Read more >

MCU star Ryan Reynolds among 14 new appointees to the Order of British Columbia

VANCOUVER — Ryan Reynolds has received his home province's top honour after being named to the Order of British Columbia.

Aug 7, 2023 10:28 AM Read more >

Québec solidaire members pick byelection candidate, ignore calls to nominate a woman

QUEBEC — Members of the left-wing party Québec solidaire have chosenOlivier Bolduc to run in an upcoming provincial byelection, rebuffing suggestions from party leadership that a woman should be nominated.

Aug 7, 2023 9:32 AM Read more >

Democrats see Michigan and Minnesota as guides for what to do with majority power

ST. PAUL, Minn.

Aug 7, 2023 5:39 AM Read more >