Politics

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he's been thinking seriously about becoming an independent

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin said that he has been thinking “seriously” about leaving the Democratic Party and becoming an independent.

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UBS ends billions in taxpayer-funded support that paved way for Credit Suisse takeover

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss taxpayers are off the hook from a government-engineered rescue plan that doled out billions to help UBS, the country's largest bank, take over its ailing rival Credit Suisse .

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EU climate chief Frans Timmermans is set to lead the center-left bloc into Dutch general elections

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — European Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans is the only candidate to lead a merged campaign between two left-leaning parties in the Dutch general election in November, the parties announced Friday.

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Saskatchewan NDP appears set to win two of three provincial byelections

REGINA — With a first preliminary count complete, the Saskatchewan NDP appears to have flipped two seats following three provincial byelections on Thursday.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and family heading to B.C. on vacation this week

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau and his family are vacationing in British Columbia for just over a week, the Prime Minister's Office says. The PMO is not specifying where they will be staying, but says they are set to return to Ottawa on Aug. 18.

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FEC moves toward potentially regulating AI deepfakes in campaign ads

The Federal Election Commission has begun a process to potentially regulate AI-generated deepfakes in political ads ahead of the 2024 election, a move advocates say would safeguard voters against a particularly insidious form of election disinformati

Aug 10, 2023 7:49 PM Read more >

Biden praises political unity at anniversary of the PACT Act expanding veterans benefits

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden evoked the memory of his late son and praised leaders from both parties for unifying behind veterans Thursday as he and Utah's Republican governor paid tribute to a year-old law that is delivering the largest

Aug 10, 2023 7:19 PM Read more >

Arizona Democrats lose lawsuit looking to block No Labels Party

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge has rejected the state Democratic Party's lawsuit targeting the new No Labels Party, which many Democrats fear will boost former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House.

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Trump adviser Boris Epshteyn arrested in 2021 after groping complaints at club, police records show

PHOENIX (AP) — Boris Epshteyn, a longtime aide to former President Donald Trump , was arrested in 2021 after he was accused of repeatedly groping two women in an Arizona nightclub, according to police records.

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Allusions to mobster movies and book burning at appeals court hearing on Biden social media contacts

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Allusions to book burning and mobster movies arose during a federal court hearing Thursday as appellate judges heard arguments on whether the Biden administration crosses the line from legal persuasion to unconstitutional censorshi

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