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Wisconsin lawmakers propose a way for candidates like RFK Jr. to get off the ballot in the future

Wisconsin lawmakers propose a way for candidates like RFK Jr. to get off the ballot in the future

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in battleground state Wisconsin want to change state law to allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot, addressing an issue that arose after Robert F. Kennedy Jr .
Trump's first full day back in White House includes firings and an infrastructure announcement

Trump's first full day back in White House includes firings and an infrastructure announcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is spending his first full day back in the White House meeting with congressional leaders, making an infrastructure announcement and demonstrating one of his favored expressions of power: firing people.
Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

Supreme Court rejects GOP-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country.
Trump sets out to erase Biden's legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office

Trump sets out to erase Biden's legacy with pardons and orders immediately after taking office

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began erasing Joe Biden's legacy immediately after taking office as the nation’s 47th president, pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan.
Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police

Trump grants sweeping pardon of Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who violently attacked police

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the prison sentences or vowed to dismiss the cases of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S.
Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

Liberal leadership hopefuls distance themselves from carbon pricing

OTTAWA — The three frontrunners in the Liberal leadership race have all backed away — to one degree or another — from the Liberal government's keystone climate policy in a bid to take a major Conservative line of attack off the table.
Stop 'warehousing' seniors and build small homes for long-term care: aging institute

Stop 'warehousing' seniors and build small homes for long-term care: aging institute

TORONTO — Before Allan Dugas moved into long-term care, he feared he'd be forced to share a bedroom in an impersonal, institutional building, where a regimented schedule would dictate when he ate and what time a staff member would "barge in" to get h
Donald Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1

Donald Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move ahead with with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian imports on Feb. 1.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Inauguration Liberty Ball

PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Inauguration Liberty Ball

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press
PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Inauguration Starlight Ball

PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Inauguration Starlight Ball

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors. The Associated Press