Politics

Democratic rising stars rally around Biden's reelection. They're also eyeing 2028 bids of their own

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Pennsylvania鈥檚 Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro is set to address presidential primary voters in New Hampshire on Saturday. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is working to strengthen Democratic parties across the Midwest.

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Ex-Detroit police chief James Craig will join GOP primary for US Senate in Michigan, sources tell AP

LANSING, Mich. (AP) 鈥� Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who was a leading GOP candidate for governor last year before fraudulent signatures on his paperwork derailed his campaign, is planning to enter the race for Michigan's U.S.

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House Republicans make their case for Biden impeachment inquiry at first hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� House Republicans launched a formal impeachment hearing Thursday against President Joe Biden, promising to 鈥減rovide accountability鈥� as they probe the family finances and lucrative business dealings of his son Hunter and make their c

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Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada

OTTAWA 鈥� The federal government is coping with cyberattacks this week, as a hacker group in India claims it has sowed chaos in Ottawa 鈥� but Canada's signals-intelligence agency says the "nuisance" attacks likely haven't put private information at ris

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B.C. issues certificate for contentious Roberts Bank terminal expansion project

VICTORIA 鈥� The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate for the contentious container port expansion project at Roberts Bank, saying the province "could not prohibit the project from going forward.

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Trump won't try to move Georgia case to federal court after judge rejected similar bid by Meadows

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Former President Donald Trump will not seek to get his Georgia election interference case transferred to federal court, his attorneys said in a filing Thursday, three weeks after a judge rejected a similar attempt by the former preside

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Biden offers dire warnings about Trump, accuses mainstream GOP of 'deafening' silence

TEMPE, Arizona (AP) 鈥� President Joe Biden issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy, declaring Thursday that the former president is more interested in personal power than upholding t

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Menendez tells Senate colleagues he won't resign, remains defiant amid bribery charges

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez remained defiant in the face of federal bribery charges on Thursday, telling a room full of his Senate Democratic colleagues that he has no plans to resign.

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Georgia Republicans suspend state senator who wants to impeach DA for indicting Trump

ATLANTA (AP) 鈥� Georgia's Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator who attacked them for opposing his plan to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for indicting former President Donald Trump .

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N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says she won't run for re-election in upcoming vote

YELLOWKNIFE 鈥� The premier of the Northwest Territories has announced she won't be running for re-election in November. Caroline Cochrane says representing the N.W.T. has been among the highest honours of her life.

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