Category Archives: Politics
‘Rolling Thunder’ protesters drawn from ‘Freedom Convoy’ ranks return to Ottawa
OTTAWA — Former "Freedom Convoy" protesters returned to Canada's capital by the hundreds on Saturday to revel on Parliament Hill and denounce COVID-19 mandates as police staged a massive operation to keep the peace and make sure demonstrators actually ...
BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon wins seat in legislature through byelection
VANCOUVER — The leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he will use his new seat in the legislature to look the NDP government leaders "straight in their eyes and ask tough questions." Kevin Falcon won the Vancouver-Quilchena byelection in a
Live updates l Zelenskyy urges Russian troops not to fight
KYIV, Ukraine -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy switched into Russian in his nightly video address to urge Russian soldiers not to fight in Ukraine, saying even their generals expected that thousands of them would die.
Experts: Lawmaker rape case illustrates survivors’ trauma
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When a legislative intern came forward with rape allegations against an Idaho state lawmaker last year, she was subjected to months of online harassment and abuse.
GOP election-deniers elevate races for secretary of state
ATLANTA (AP) — Add one more group of contests to the white-hot races for Congress and governor that will dominate this year's midterm elections: secretaries of state.
Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House press corps' annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden.
Connecticut Senate OKs bill that protects abortion providers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Senate gave final legislative approval shortly before midnight Friday to a bill abortion rights advocates contend is needed to protect in-state medical providers from legal action stemming from out-of-state laws, ...
Ukrainians plead for Mariupol rescue; Russian advance crawls
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces fought village by village Saturday to hold back a Russian advance through the country’s east, while the United Nations worked to broker a civilian evacuation from the last defensive stronghold in the bombed-out ...
Dems hone populist appeal with proposed stock trading ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Abigail Spanberger first introduced a bill banning stock trading by members of Congress and their families, the Virginia Democrat managed to get only eight co-sponsors. So far this session, 62 — or about one out
Kim warns N. Korea could ‘preemptively’ use nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned again that the North could preemptively use its nuclear weapons if threatened, as he praised his top army officials for a massive military parade in the capital, Pyongyang,
