Politics

Ontario municipalities push for frank talk with province on who pays for what

TORONTO — Steep property tax increases being proposed across the province are partly the result of Ontario offloading various costs to local governments in the 1990s, municipalities say, and it's time for a frank talk about who pays for what.

Jan 21, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

'Access Hollywood' tape of Trump won't be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer says

A lawyer for a writer who says Donald Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and then defamed her while president in 2019 said Saturday that the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and two women who accused Trump of abuse will not be put before a New Yo

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Nikki Haley has spent 20 years navigating Republican Party factions. Trump may make that impossible

When Nikki Haley was a South Carolina legislator, she backed budgets boosted by federal aid. Running for governor, she criticized a “bailout culture” and dependence on Washington.

Jan 20, 2024 6:54 PM Read more >

Amid tough reelection fight, San Francisco mayor declines to veto resolution she criticized on Gaza

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amid a tough reelection fight, Mayor London Breed has declined to veto a non-binding resolution from the San Francisco supervisors calling for an extended cease-fire in Gaza, a measure she blamed for inflaming tensions in the cit

Jan 20, 2024 5:49 PM Read more >

Nikki Haley questions Trump's mental fitness after he appears to confuse her for Nancy Pelosi

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley on Saturday questioned whether Donald Trump is mentally capable of serving as president again after he repeatedly seemed to confuse her with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a campaign speech.

Jan 20, 2024 5:43 PM Read more >

Former GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson endorses Nikki Haley, says Trump divides America

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate and ex-Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson endorsed Nikki Haley on Saturday, days before she tries to take on frontrunner Donald Trump in the New Hampshire primary .

Jan 20, 2024 3:43 PM Read more >

Decade after fatal fire, some Quebec seniors' residences unable to install sprinklers

MONTREAL — Ten years after 32 people died in a fire that ripped through a residential complex for seniors in rural Quebec, around a quarter of all private seniors' residences in the province are still struggling to comply with a requirement to instal

Jan 20, 2024 3:06 PM Read more >

DeSantis gets a warm welcome in South Carolina, but even some supporters think he can't beat Trump

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Jan 20, 2024 2:34 PM Read more >

Lawsuit seeks to have Karamo officially declared removed as Michigan GOP chairwoman

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The recently installed acting chair of Michigan's Republican Party and others in the state GOP are suing to get the group's former leader, Kristina Karamo, officially declared as being removed from the post.

Jan 20, 2024 12:58 PM Read more >

A diverse coalition owed money by Rudy Giuliani meets virtually for first bankruptcy hearing

NEW YORK (AP) — A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered virtually Friday for the first court hearing since he declared bankruptcy last month after losing a defamation suit to two Georgia election workers

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