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Judge orders Wisconsin elections officials to move quickly on changing absentee ballot rules
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday ordered the state elections commission to implement his ruling allowing election clerks to accept absentee ballots that have partial witness addresses...
Jan 30, 2024
Former Sen. Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the US Senate, has died at 90
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, who became the first female senator to represent Missouri when she was appointed to replace her husband following his death, died Tuesday. She was...
Jan 30, 2024
The RNC will meet privately after Trump allies pull resolution to call him the 'presumptive nominee'
The Republican National Committee is meeting behind closed doors this week as some allies of Donald Trump had hoped to put the group's stamp on the former president early in the 2024 GOP presidential ...
Jan 30, 2024
Utah joins 10 other states in regulating bathroom access for transgender people
Utah became the latest state to regulate bathroom access for transgender people after Republican Gov. Spencer Cox signed a law Tuesday that requires people to use bathrooms and locker rooms in public ...
Jan 30, 2024
Biden calls Trump a 'loser' as he raises money on ex-president's home turf in Florida
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - Donald Trump's private jet, emblazoned with his last name in bold white letters, was parked nearby when Air Force One landed in Florida, where President Joe Biden labeled his pred...
Jan 30, 2024
Maine governor announces series of proposals following state's deadliest shooting
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Gov. Janet Mills called Tuesday evening for strengthening the state's yellow flag law, boosting background checks for private sales of weapons and bolstering mental crisis ...
Jan 30, 2024
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets temporary reprieve from testifying in lawsuit against him
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to temporarily halt state Attorney General Ken Paxton's scheduled testimony in a whistleblower lawsuit that was at the heart of the impea...
Jan 30, 2024
Federal appeals court won't revisit ruling that limits scope of Voting Rights Act
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday declined to reconsider its decision that would prevent private groups from suing under a key section of the Voting Rights Act, prompting a p...
Jan 30, 2024
CBC head Catherine Tait won't rule out accepting a bonus amid widespread cuts
OTTAWA - The president of CBC and Radio-Canada signalled Tuesday that she will recommend bonuses are rolled out to executives this year, despite plans to cut 10 per cent of the national broadcaster's ...
Jan 30, 2024
Discrimination probe launched into police use of force in B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's human rights commissioner has launched an inquiry into police use of force against people who are racialized or coping with mental-health issues, although Kasari Govende...
Jan 30, 2024
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