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Thompson and Guest to run for reelection in Mississippi, both confirm as qualifying period opens

Thompson and Guest to run for reelection in Mississippi, both confirm as qualifying period opens

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi — Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Rep.
Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza

Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza

OTTAWA — The National Council of Canadian Muslims is calling on the federal government to remove a cap on the number of Palestinians who can seek refuge with their Canadian extended family members from the violence in the Gaza Strip.
Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say

Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say

DENVER (AP) — A man leaving the scene of a car wreck Tuesday shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted “extensive damage” to the building before being arrested by police, authorities said, adding the incident seems unrelated
Gun rights groups sue Colorado over the state's ban on 'ghost guns,' which lack serial numbers

Gun rights groups sue Colorado over the state's ban on 'ghost guns,' which lack serial numbers

DENVER (AP) — Gun rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Colorado's ban on so-called ghost guns — firearms without serial numbers assembled at home or 3D printed that are difficult for law enforcement to trace and allow people to evad
Michigan Republicans call for meeting to consider removing chairperson Karamo amid fundraising woes

Michigan Republicans call for meeting to consider removing chairperson Karamo amid fundraising woes

LANSING, Mich.
Canada pledges to work with U.S. over competing claims to Arctic sea floor

Canada pledges to work with U.S. over competing claims to Arctic sea floor

The federal government is pledging to work with its American counterparts after the U.S. claimed parts of the Arctic sea floor that Canada also wants.
Cherelle Parker publicly sworn in as Philadelphia's 100th mayor

Cherelle Parker publicly sworn in as Philadelphia's 100th mayor

Cherelle Parker, who has held local and state office and first got involved in politics as a teenager, publicly swore her oath of office on Tuesday as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor, becoming the first woman to do so.
DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week's CNN debate at the same time as Trump's Fox town hall

DeSantis and Haley will appear at next week's CNN debate at the same time as Trump's Fox town hall

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Gov.
Michael Cohen can't hold Donald Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says

Michael Cohen can't hold Donald Trump liable for retaliatory imprisonment, appeals court says

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen can’t hold his former boss, ex-president Donald Trump , liable because he was jailed for what he claimed was retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir, an appeals court said Tuesday. The 2nd U.S.
Anti-Indigenous sign: P.E.I. councillor given more time to apologize and pay fine

Anti-Indigenous sign: P.E.I. councillor given more time to apologize and pay fine

CHARLOTTETOWN — A village councillor in Prince Edward Island is being given a bit more time to pay a $500 fine and apologize for displaying a sign on his property denying the existence of residential school graves.