Category Archives: Politics
Mayorkas tours border to prepare for asylum limits to end
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday that authorities were prepared for an anticipated increase in migrants crossing the border from Mexico, days before a public health order is set to end after being used t...
Review finds US troops didn’t violate law in Syria airstrike
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military investigation found that American troops did not violate the law of war or deliberately cause civilian casualties in a 2019 airstrike in Syria that killed dozens of people, including women and children. It did
Alberta premier to learn fate Wednesday in party review of his job performance
EDMONTON — Albertans are to learn Wednesday whether Premier Jason Kenney has enough support from his party to keep his job — but political observers say whatever the outcome, it won’t end the rancorous political melodrama. “It’s going to be chaotic
House Jan. 6 panel unlikely to call Trump, chairman says
WASHINGTON (AP) — House investigators are unlikely to call former President Donald Trump to testify about his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, relying instead on interviews with aides, family and others who were close to him at the
Manitoba cabinet minister quoted Winston Churchill on skirts, apologizes
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's deputy premier is apologizing for remarks he made about women's skirts during a speech to a business audience. Cliff Cullen, who is also the minister for economic development, told the legislature he is sorry for his error in
House panel rejects bills restricting lessons on race
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state lawmaker's attempt to set restrictions on what public schools in Louisiana can teach about race was rejected by a House committee Tuesday, with some panel members saying the legislation needlessly encroached on state and
House panel rejects bills restricting lessons on race
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state lawmaker's attempt to set restrictions on what public schools in Louisiana can teach about race was rejected by a House committee Tuesday, with some panel members saying the legislation needlessly encroached on state and
Federal judge strikes down Tennessee bathroom signage law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Tennessee's first-of-its-kind law requiring businesses to post special signs if they allow transgender people to use the bathroom of their choice.
Jill Biden heads to Latin America before hemispheric summit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden will visit Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama this week to help lay the groundwork as the United States finalizes arrangements for a hemisphere-wide summit being held in Los Angeles in June, the White House announced
Alaska judge orders board to adopt interim redistricting map
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge has said a majority of members on the board tasked with redrawing Alaska's political boundaries appeared to have adopted a map that splits the Eagle River area into two Senate districts for
