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Trudeau 'closely monitoring' situation in Poland as Biden calls emergency meeting

Trudeau 'closely monitoring' situation in Poland as Biden calls emergency meeting

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended an emergency meeting of G7 and NATO leaders called by U.S.
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes

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At 97, Malaysia’s Mahathir makes last election hurrah

At 97, Malaysia’s Mahathir makes last election hurrah

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — When two-time former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he wanted to earn his “work till death” title, he wasn’t joking.
Why the AP hasn't called control of the House yet

Why the AP hasn't called control of the House yet

The GOP's wait for a U.S. House majority dragged into a second week, as the amount of votes still to be counted after Tuesday in California and elsewhere kept The Associated Press from calling the final seat Republicans need for control.
Judge orders end to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border

Judge orders end to Trump-era asylum restrictions at border

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Biden administration to lift Trump-era asylum restrictions that have been a cornerstone of border enforcement since the beginning of COVID-19. U.S.
McCarthy passes 1st House speaker test, but hurdles remain

McCarthy passes 1st House speaker test, but hurdles remain

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leader Kevin McCarthy won the nomination Tuesday for House speaker, clearing a first step with majority support from his colleagues, but he now faces a weeks-long slog to quell right-flank objections before a final vote i

Alaska voters reject constitutional convention

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska voters have overwhelmingly rejected calling a state constitutional convention. The question of whether to call a convention appears on the ballot every 10 years.
Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue

Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump's company is licensing its name for a golf resort in Oman in the first of what the company hopes will be several overseas deals, raising conflict-of-interest issues as the former president announced a third run for the Wh
Leaders quietly work to ramp up pressure on N. Korea at G-20

Leaders quietly work to ramp up pressure on N. Korea at G-20

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AP) — With all the big issues dominating this week’s meeting of leaders of the world’s biggest economies — war, famine, poverty, to name just a few — there’s been little public discussion of North Korea and its pursuit of nuclear
Concern about political interference with RCMP spotlighted at Emergencies Act inquiry

Concern about political interference with RCMP spotlighted at Emergencies Act inquiry

OTTAWA — A few hours after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the history-making decision to invoke the Emergencies Act, his national security adviser reached out to the RCMP for a threat assessment of the protests that had blockaded downtown Ottawa