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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launches 2026 bid for governor

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launches 2026 bid for governor

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday that he is running to be the next governor of Ohio — wedging the news between the departure from the race of a top rival and the expected entry as soon as next week of a n
Indigenous MP from Nova Scotia submits application for Liberal leadership race

Indigenous MP from Nova Scotia submits application for Liberal leadership race

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying he knows he is facing steep odds in his bid to become Canada's first Indigenous prime minister.
Saskatchewan government says change room policies will be left to school divisions

Saskatchewan government says change room policies will be left to school divisions

REGINA — Months after Premier Scott Moe talked about instituting a firm policy on school change rooms, the Saskatchewan government has decided to leave the issue to school divisions.
Irritated with WADA, Congress looks to give government authority to withhold payments

Irritated with WADA, Congress looks to give government authority to withhold payments

A bipartisan group of lawmakers looking for reforms at the World Anti-Doping Agency reintroduced a bill that would give the White House permanent authority to withhold money from the drug-fighting agency.
FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts

FEMA faces shakeup under Trump while it wrestles with disasters on both coasts

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which has been on the frontlines of responding to recent wildfires in California and last year's hurricane in North Carolina.
On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy

On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — On a face-numbingly frigid afternoon last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” far away from the state’s windswept prairies and freedom-loving farmers.
Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism law

Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism law

MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon as it was adopted more than five years ago.
Texas' bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge

Texas' bar association drops lawsuit against AG Ken Paxton over 2020 election challenge

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduc
Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs

Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and threatened to impose tariffs if they don’t.

On Dakota prairie, home of Trump's DHS pick, immigration crackdown threatens way of life, economy

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — On a face-numbingly frigid afternoon last week, Gov. Kristi Noem used a farewell address to South Dakotans to warn of an “invasion” far away from the state’s windswept prairies and freedom-loving farmers.