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Battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are back in the spotlight with high-stakes court elections

Battlegrounds Pennsylvania and Wisconsin are back in the spotlight with high-stakes court elections

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Democrats are splintered on immigration and how to respond to Trump

Democrats are splintered on immigration and how to respond to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Donald Trump took office in 2017 with promises to crack down on immigration, he was met by widespread protests that filled churches, airports and union halls as Democratic lawmaker vowed to fight the new Republican president at
Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

OTTAWA — On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the Second World War.
Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil

Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Long stretches of silence on a Border Patrol scanner are punctuated with updates on tracking a single migrant for hours.
Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at a series of agencies

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at government agencies, a sweeping action to remove oversight of his new administration that some members of Congress are suggesting violated federal oversig
Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down o
Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured three more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday, with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Transport Minister Anita Anand backing Carney in statements on X and Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith ho

Florida man arrested for making online threats against Trump near Mar-a-Lago

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been arrested on charges of making online threats against President Donald Trump, police said Saturday.
More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — the female World War II pilots who played a vital role in ferrying warplanes for the military —
Nikki Fried vows to rebuild Florida Democrats as re-elected chair

Nikki Fried vows to rebuild Florida Democrats as re-elected chair

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nikki Fried was reelected Saturday as chair of the Florida Democratic Party, which is seeking to regain relevance in a state that has tilted decidedly toward the Republicans.