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US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record

US budget deficit grows to $1.3 trillion, the second highest six-month level on record

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit has grown to more than $1.3 trillion in the first half of the 2025 fiscal year — the second highest six-month deficit on record, according to Treasury Department data released Thursday .
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How the House's requirement to prove US citizenship could affect the ability to register to vote

How the House's requirement to prove US citizenship could affect the ability to register to vote

ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone registering to vote, something voting rights group have warned could disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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Pronouns in some reporters' email signatures get a stony response from Trump administration

Pronouns in some reporters' email signatures get a stony response from Trump administration

NEW YORK (AP) — You know those email signatures at the end of messages? The ones that include a range of information about the senders — phone numbers, addresses, social media handles.
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Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and 'very, very inappropriate'

Saskatchewan premier says MLA terrorist remark wrong and 'very, very inappropriate'

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says one of his legislature members made "very, very inappropriate comments" by calling federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh a terrorist, as a national organization representing Sikhs demands more accountability.
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Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents

Supreme Court confirms order for new murder trials in attack on woman's parents

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed an order for new first-degree murder trials for an Ontario woman and three others who were convicted in an attack on her parents.
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TC Energy CEO says Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia

TC Energy CEO says Canada can become top LNG supplier to Asia

The chief executive of pipeline operator TC Energy says he believes Canada can be the No. 1 exporter of liquefied natural gas to Asia, but political leadership is crucial to making it happen.
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Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship for voting passes US House

Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship for voting passes US House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed one of Republicans' signature issues for the year on Thursday, approving legislation to require proof of U.S.
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Manitoba legislature looks at having 'O Canada' sung daily in chamber

Manitoba legislature looks at having 'O Canada' sung daily in chamber

WINNIPEG — Manitoba politicians may soon be singing "O Canada" at the start of daily proceedings in the legislature. The Opposition Progressive Conservatives put forward the idea and it's being considered by the legislature rules committee.
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Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate Trump

Florida brings charges against a man jailed on federal counts of trying to assassinate Trump

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
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The United States and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first

The United States and China are locked in a faceoff over tariffs. No one wants to blink first

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tariff fight between the world's two largest economies spiraled into greater peril Wednesday as President Donald Trump tried to narrow his global trade war into a direct — and risky — faceoff with Beijing.
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