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Tariff response to be focus at Queen's Park as new session begins after election

Tariff response to be focus at Queen's Park as new session begins after election

TORONTO — Ontario's response to the escalating trade war with the United States will factor heavily in the first legislative sitting after Premier Doug Ford cruised to victory in the snap February election.
Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage

Joe Biden will speak about Social Security in his return to national stage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump's agenda is threatening the health of Social Security .
Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administration

Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administration

NEW YORK (AP) — As President Donald Trump pushes the historical boundaries of executive power, some of the Democratic Party's core political institutions are preparing for the possibility that the federal government may soon launch criminal investiga
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism

Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism

BOSTON (AP) — The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus .
What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the alleged arson at his official residence

What to know about Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the alleged arson at his official residence

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A man is facing charges after authorities say he broke into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in the middle of the night, set a fire that left significant damage and forced Gov.
A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont

A Palestinian activist expecting a US citizenship interview is arrested instead by ICE in Vermont

A Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University was arrested Monday at a Vermont immigration office where he expected to be interviewed about finalizing his U.S. citizenship, his attorneys said.
The Latest: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US

The Latest: Both the US and El Salvador refuse to return wrongly deported man to the US

President Donald Trump ’s top advisers and Nayib Bukele, the president of El Salvador , said Monday that they had no basis for the small Central American nation to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was wrongly deported there last month.
Alberta's Smith resists calls from NDP to pull lawyers from health probe process

Alberta's Smith resists calls from NDP to pull lawyers from health probe process

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says hiring lawyers to funnel requests from the auditor general isn't meant to obstruct an investigation into multimillion-dollar health contracts -- it's about helping get to the truth.

North Carolina judges consider GOP law shifting election board picks from governor to auditor

RALEIGH, N.C.
Democratic candidate pledges to keep fighting in North Carolina's close Supreme Court race

Democratic candidate pledges to keep fighting in North Carolina's close Supreme Court race

RALEIGH, N.C.
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