Politics

In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. He won with 70% of the vote. That was in 2003 — and it remains the last time Kirby faced an opponent.

Oct 29, 2023 1:35 PM Read more >

Quebec public sector unions say they will move forward with strikes after new offer

QUEBEC — Three union federations representing more than 400,000 public sector workers announced Sunday they intend to move forward with strike plans after rejecting a new contract offer from the Quebec government.

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New Hampshire's presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21 Democrats, but no Biden

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A presidential primary filing period marked by lights, cameras and (in)action has come to a close at the New Hampshire secretary of state's office.

Oct 29, 2023 10:40 AM Read more >

Trump is returning to Iowa on Sunday for his eighth campaign stop in little more than a month

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump will headline his eighth campaign event in Iowa in a little more than a month on Sunday as part of the former president's accelerated fall schedule leading up to the first-in-the-nation caucuses in January .

Oct 29, 2023 10:37 AM Read more >

The Trump era has changed the politics of local elections in Georgia, a pivotal 2024 battleground

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — As she accepted an endorsement from a group called Veterans for Trump, Stacy Skinner spoke about how she got into politics because Democrats “were starting to infiltrate on the local level.

Oct 29, 2023 7:26 AM Read more >

Biden will visit a Minnesota family farm this week as top officials kick off stops in rural America

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will visit a family farm in Minnesota on Wednesday as part of two weeks of stops in rural America by top administration officials that are intended to highlight how increases in government spending can help impro

Oct 29, 2023 5:22 AM Read more >

Moms for Liberty unexpectedly finds itself at the center of a heated suburban Indiana mayoral race

CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana Moms for Liberty chapter has followed the conservative group’s national playbook, challenging diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in school districts as part of its “parental rights” mission.

Oct 28, 2023 9:01 PM Read more >

The campaign spotlight this weekend is on Nevada, where dueling elections could confuse GOP voters

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Though Nevada is a pivotal early state on the 2024 election calendar, it’s gotten much less attention than leadoff Iowa and New Hampshire. Not this weekend.

Oct 28, 2023 8:24 PM Read more >

Pence ends White House campaign after struggling to gain traction. 'This is not my time,' he says

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls.

Oct 28, 2023 7:54 PM Read more >

Palestinian-Canadians worry for relatives as offensive in Gaza ramps up

MONTREAL — Moayed Salim expected his father to come home to Canada at the end of the month in time for the birth of his son. Instead, the London, Ont.

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