Politics

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Monday he is running for governor of California in 2026, becoming the first major Republican to announce a bid for an election nearly two years away.

VICTORIA — When British Columbia's Legislature opens for the first time in nine months on Tuesday, the driving force behind the province's politics and the government's upended agenda will be thousands of kilometres away. New Lt.-Gov.

REGINA — Nearly a year into the Saskatchewan government’s plan to improve breast health care, the province's largest health care union says staffing shortages and long waits have not let up.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evelyn Seabrook was able to buy a home even though she had only a high school diploma. Glenn Flood worked his way up the career ladder to become a public affairs officer for former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Donald Trump has leaned into his unofficial role as the “ crypto president ” in ways that can both help the crypto industry and enrich himself and his family.

When the Trump administration’s crypto czar, David Sacks, recently held a news conference to announce a new congressional working group to advance cryptocurrency regulation, many digital asset enthusiasts were unimpressed and underwhelmed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies.

ATLANTA (AP) — Good-government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians of various stripes and everyday Americans grouse about “waste, fraud and abuse” across the U.S. government.

Here’s where the leaders of Ontario’s main political parties are on Monday, Feb. 17: Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford Toronto: Ford will be in Toronto for the leader’s debate.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L.