Politics

Increasing number of Canadians want to reconsider ties to monarchy, survey suggests

MONTREAL — Just over one year after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, a new poll suggests a growing number of Canadians believe it’s time to reconsider the country’s ties to the monarchy.

Sep 13, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

Delayed by plane troubles, Trudeau finally returns to Canada from India

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has finally touched down in Canada after technical issues with a government aircraft delayed his departure from India by two days.

Sep 12, 2023 9:25 PM Read more >

Arkansas governor seeks exemption on travel and security records, backs off other changes

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov.

Sep 12, 2023 8:59 PM Read more >

Speaker McCarthy directs the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he is directing the U.S. House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden over his family's business dealings, launching historic proceedings ahead of the 2024 election.

Sep 12, 2023 8:36 PM Read more >

NYC pension funds and state of Oregon sue Fox over 2020 election coverage

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's pension funds and the state of Oregon sued Fox Corporation on Tuesday, alleging the company harmed investors by allowing Fox News to broadcast falsehoods about the 2020 election that exposed the network to defamation l

Sep 12, 2023 8:24 PM Read more >

GOP mayoral primary involving Connecticut alderman facing charges in Jan. 6 riot headed for recount

DERBY, Conn. (AP) — A Republican primary between the incumbent mayor of Connecticut’s smallest city and an alderman facing criminal charges that he entered the U.S. Capitol with a mob of rioters appeared Tuesday to be headed for a recount.

Sep 12, 2023 8:17 PM Read more >

California lawmakers OK bills banning certain chemicals in foods and drinks

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are working through hundreds of bills before the legislative session ends on Thursday. If approved, the bills go to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who will have until Oct.

Sep 12, 2023 6:57 PM Read more >

At impeachment, lawyer recounts Texas AG Ken Paxton supervising his investigation into FBI and judge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton coordinated through encrypted communications with a lawyer he hired to investigate law enforcement officials probing one of the Republican’s wealthy donors, the lawyer testified at Paxton’s impea

Sep 12, 2023 6:13 PM Read more >

California's Assembly votes for ballot measure that would change how mental health care is funded

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers voted Tuesday to put a proposal before voters next March that would overhaul how counties pay for mental and behavioral health programs in an effort to address the state's worsening homelessness crisis.

Sep 12, 2023 6:08 PM Read more >

Former New York City police commissioner Howard Safir dies

NEW YORK (AP) — Howard Safir, the former New York City police commissioner whose four-year tenure in the late 1990s included sharp declines in the city's murder tolls but also some of its most notorious episodes of police killings of Black men, has d

Sep 12, 2023 5:34 PM Read more >