Politics

California lawmakers approve bills including eviction protections and mental health care reform

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature voted Thursday to bolster eviction protections for renters and close a loophole in an existing law that has allowed landlords to circumvent the state’s rent cap.

Sep 15, 2023 12:41 AM Read more >

The Republicans most at risk in next year's election are falling in line behind impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republicans whose elections in swing districts next year will determine which party gains control of the House are overwhelmingly voicing their support for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's impeachment inquiry into President Joe Bi

Sep 14, 2023 10:25 PM Read more >

Former North Carolina US Sen. Lauch Faircloth dies at 95

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Lauch Faircloth of North Carolina, a onetime conservative Democrat who switched late in his career to the Republicans and then got elected to Congress, died Thursday. He was 95.

Sep 14, 2023 9:03 PM Read more >

Angry and frustrated, McCarthy challenges right-flank colleagues to try to oust him from his post

WASHINGTON (AP) — Angry, frustrated and unable to lead a fractured and unruly Republican majority, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday told the colleagues threatening to oust him: Do it.

Sep 14, 2023 8:57 PM Read more >

Trudeau calls on major grocers to stabilize food prices, drawing industry pushback

TORONTO — The federal government is demanding major Canadian grocers come up with a plan to stabilize prices, drawing pushback from the food industry.

Sep 14, 2023 8:37 PM Read more >

Candidates in Ontario Liberal leadership debate take aim at Bonnie Crombie

Candidates in the Ontario Liberal Party's race to become the next leader kicked off the first official debate Thursday in Thunder Bay, Ont., by taking aim at perceived front-runner Bonnie Crombie.

Sep 14, 2023 7:21 PM Read more >

In Congress, a mounting push to bring Latin American countries under USMCA umbrella

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan duo of U.S. senators is leading a growing push to open up the continent's "gold standard" trade agreement to include parts of Latin America in order to build a better bulwark against China's geopolitical might.

Sep 14, 2023 7:20 PM Read more >

B.C. ending state of emergency as wildfire risk winds down

VICTORIA — British Columbia's state of emergency ended Thursday just under four weeks after ferocious wildfires ripped through several communities, burning homes and businesses and forcing thousands to escape. The B.C.

Sep 14, 2023 6:32 PM Read more >

A judge must now decide if Georgia voting districts are racially discriminatory after a trial ended

ATLANTA (AP) — A trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia concluded Thursday with the state arguing that court intervention on behalf of Black voters isn't needed, while the plaintiffs argued that Black voters are still fighting opposition f

Sep 14, 2023 6:17 PM Read more >

Both sides rest in Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, moving historic case closer to a verdict

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton moved closer to a verdict Thursday as closing arguments were set in the historic case that has put the embattled Republican's career in jeopardy over accusations of corru

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