Politics

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 8:26 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

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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 10:01 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 9:24 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 8:54 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.

Oct 28, 2023 4:20 PM Read more >

Nikki Haley accuses Donald Trump of pursuing 'chaos, vendettas and drama' at Jewish Republican event

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nikki Haley criticized Donald Trump on Saturday for praising foreign strongmen and warned that his style of “chaos, vendettas and drama” would be dangerous, making her sharpest critiques of the former president as the two GOP preside

Oct 28, 2023 3:57 PM Read more >

Nova Scotia legislature rife with frustration over government's move to extend debate

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s legislature is mired in procedural wrangling as frustrations grow over extended hours and opposition delay tactics aimed at keeping the government in the House of Assembly.

Oct 28, 2023 11:55 AM Read more >

GOP presidential candidate Hutchinson must find a new campaign manager but vows to stay in the race

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Asa Hutchinson said Saturday that the campaign manager for his beleaguered bid for the Republican presidential nomination is departing, but the former Arkansas governor said he is not dropping out of the crowded race.

Oct 28, 2023 11:06 AM Read more >

Arkansas governor's $19,000 lectern remains out of sight, but not out of mind with audit underway

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — From targeting Chinese-owned farmland to banning gender-neutral terms like “pregnant people” from state documents, Arkansas Gov.

Oct 28, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >