Tag Archives: Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) - Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he'd like to see the U.S. government "go back to its original design" - a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to prev...

Last year objections to a Nebraska bill that sought to ban gender-affirming care for anyone under age 19 ground the work of the Legislature to a near standstill. This year supporters of a companion bi...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A California-based election services company is charging several large Texas counties tens of thousands of dollars in additional fees, sending election officials scrambling to pay...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's presidential campaign on Thursday terminated a contract with a vendor it blamed for sending a fundraising email that referred to people facing charges for the Jan. 6 insurrect...

DENVER (AP) - LGBTQ+ children in foster care in Tennessee and Colorado could have vastly different experiences in where they are placed under opposing legislation advanced by state legislatures this w...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A U.S. House race in California appears headed for a mathematically improbable result - after more than 180,000 votes were cast, a tie for second place. If the numbers hold, th...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in changes to its Police Act to improve governance and oversight of municipal police departments in the province. The legislation, if passed, wou...

OTTAWA - Israel advocates are asking the Federal Court to reverse Ottawa's decision to continue funding the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs...

CRANBROOK, B.C. - The federal government and a British Columbia First Nation have reached a $7-million settlement over a lumber grievance that dates back to 1942. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister G...

HALIFAX - Tiny, translucent baby eels, called elvers, are back in the news after two Mi'kmaq men from Nova Scotia reported being detained by federal fisheries officers and then left far from home at 1...