Skip to content

Politics

Chicago 'mansion' tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot

Chicago 'mansion' tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot

CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless people.
Read more >
Trudeau meets Italian PM Meloni in Toronto, pair agrees to 'roadmap' for cooperation

Trudeau meets Italian PM Meloni in Toronto, pair agrees to 'roadmap' for cooperation

TORONTO — A reception meant to cap off a day of meetings between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Italian counterpart was abruptly cancelled on Saturday after protesters blocked entrances to the venue and kept key figures, including the guests o
Read more >
Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US

Trump escalates his immigration rhetoric with baseless claim about Biden trying to overthrow the US

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday further escalated his immigration rhetoric and baselessly accused President Joe Biden of waging a “conspiracy to overthrow the United States of America" as he campaigned ahea
Read more >
Trump wins caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and sweeps Michigan GOP convention

Trump wins caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and sweeps Michigan GOP convention

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning caucuses in Idaho and Missouri and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan .
Read more >
Quebec Appeal Court Bill 21 ruling fuels debate on notwithstanding clause

Quebec Appeal Court Bill 21 ruling fuels debate on notwithstanding clause

MONTREAL — Hours after Quebec's highest court upheld his state secularism law, Premier François Legault was triumphant. The decision was "a great victory for the nation of Quebec," he said in a brief statement to reporters Thursday.
Read more >
2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right

2 races, including crowded chief justice campaign, could push Arkansas court further to the right

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Two races for the Arkansas Supreme Court, including a crowded chief justice campaign, could push a court that's been targeted by outside conservative groups even further to the right.
Read more >
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession

Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession

SALEM, Ore.
Read more >
Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump

Divided Michigan GOP finds common ground in awarding all its presidential delegates to Trump

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.
Read more >
Fear and loathing in a Super Tuesday state: Democrats angry at Biden back him anyway to stop Trump

Fear and loathing in a Super Tuesday state: Democrats angry at Biden back him anyway to stop Trump

HOPKINS, Minn. (AP) — Aishah Al-Sehaim laments the 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza , a grim statistic from a war with Israel that she wishes President Joe Biden would try harder to stop.
Read more >
LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks

LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks

WESTLOCK, Alta. — Shaylin Lussier went home and screamed after the student's town voted for a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property. Lussier, a member of the gay-straight alliance in Westlock, Alta.
Read more >