Politics

Trump was challenged after blaming DEI for the DC plane crash. Here's what he said

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump began his White House briefing Thursday with a moment of silence and a prayer for victims of Wednesday's crash at Reagan National Airport .

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Georgia Gov. Kemp wants to limit lawsuits. But would that keep insurance rates from rising?

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday reiterated his simple pitch for lawsuit limits : They’ll halt rising insurance costs. The reality, though, is more complicated.

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Big Oil wants a lot from Trump. It has an ally in Doug Burgum, the president's Interior pick

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota's petroleum association was going to hold a banquet honoring top fracking executives last year, it turned to Gov. Doug Burgum.

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Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin says online hate helped push her out of federal politics

FREDERICTON — Jenica Atwin is leaving federal politics for the "time being" in part because of the online hate she receives, saying the level of toxicity she's had to face has been surprising.

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Who is Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary responding to the DC plane crash?

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Duffy, the new transportation secretary , is facing his first major crisis just hours after his swearing-in.

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Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics with attack on diversity initiatives

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller ahead of a deadly midair collision in Washington and quickly veered into politics to speculate that Democrats and dive

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North Carolina officials make urgent request to lawmakers on Helene and other hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C.

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Alberta cabinet ministers to attend U.S. prayer breakfast in Washington

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is sending a delegation to the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

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Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.

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Rogers navigating federal immigration policies, tariff threat as profits rise

TORONTO — The chief executive of Rogers Communications Inc.

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