Politics

Republicans are facing death threats as the election for speaker gets mired in personal feuds

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the thing that was supposed to make Rep. Jim Jordan the 56th speaker of the House.

Oct 19, 2023 10:26 PM Read more >

Texas releases another audit of elections in Harris County, where GOP still challenging losses

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A second Texas audit in as many years of elections in Harris County, the third-most populous county in the U.S.

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Canada has pulled most envoys out of India due to diplomatic immunity threats: Joly

OTTAWA — Canada has removed most of its diplomatic presence from India after New Delhi threatened to strip diplomatic immunities from them and their families, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday.

Oct 19, 2023 7:04 PM Read more >

Trump is 'not above the law,' prosecutors say in urging judge to let federal election case proceed

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that Donald Trump is “not above the law” as they urged a judge to reject the former president's efforts to dismiss the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

Oct 19, 2023 5:47 PM Read more >

No Labels sues Arizona to block opponents from using the new political party to run for office

PHOENIX (AP) — The No Labels party on Thursday filed a lawsuit in Arizona seeking to block its ballot line from being used by Democrats who oppose the group's efforts to launch a third-party ticket for president next year.

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Health expert says pandemic isolation contributed to spike in B.C. overdose deaths

VICTORIA — The isolation protocols of the COVID-19 pandemic that kept people from gathering in groups contributed to an increase in drug overdose deaths in British Columbia, says a health expert. Illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C.

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GOP's Jordan says he's still running for House gavel, but plan for a temporary speaker falls flat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to give up, Rep.

Oct 19, 2023 5:20 PM Read more >

Israel-Hamas war cannot become another 9/11 moment, says anti-Islamophobia envoy

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's special representative for combating Islamophobia is warning against allowing the Israel-Hamas war to become a catalyst for the stereotyping of Muslim Canadians.

Oct 19, 2023 5:18 PM Read more >

Manitoba premier eyes makeover at Crown corporation, a 'hug' for the public sector

WINNIPEG — One day after being sworn in as Manitoba's premier, Wab Kinew was looking at shaking up the board at a Crown corporation, changing some names in the senior bureaucracy and offering civil servants a virtual hug.

Oct 19, 2023 5:11 PM Read more >

Newly appointed California Sen. Laphonza Butler will not seek election to a full term in 2024

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newly appointed California Democratic Sen.

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