Another opposition lawmaker defects to Canada’s governing Liberals
TORONTO (AP) — Another opposition lawmaker in Canada has defected to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s governing Liberals, all…
The UK is ejecting hereditary nobles from Parliament after 700 years
LONDON (AP) — Centuries of British political tradition will end within weeks after Parliament voted to remove hereditary…
Trump has one prescription for midterms. House Republicans have another
DORAL, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their…
Trump urges Senate Republicans to pass voting bill, but votes lacking
WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday that the Senate will consider a bill to impose…
Canada’s Liberals aim for majority as special elections announced in Toronto and Montreal
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called special elections for three districts that, if…
States are pursuing an end to twice-a-year clock changes
Clocks will skip ahead an hour at 2 a.m. Sunday for daylight saving time in most of the…
Republicans try again on Homeland Security funding, citing Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are invoking the war in Iran and the prospect of retaliatory terrorist attacks as…
Congress taking first votes on Iran war as debate rages about US goals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate is headed towards a vote Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s decision to…
SAVE Act stalls in Senate despite Trump demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Election-year legislation to impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements on voting appears stalled in the Senate,…
Rob Jetten becomes Netherlands’ youngest prime minister in new coalition
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new minority Dutch coalition government took office Monday led by Rob Jetten,…
TSA PreCheck still operational after previous suspension announcement
NEW YORK (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite…
US senators visit Ukraine as they push for new Russian sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A delegation of U.S. senators was returning Wednesday from a trip to Ukraine, hoping to…