Politics

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana voters soundly rejected four constitutional amendments championed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry related to crime, courts and finances.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent firings of career Justice Department lawyers by the White House is a sign of President Donald Trump's tightening grip over the law enforcement agency known for its long tradition of political independence .

President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. The details of Trump’s next round of import taxes are still sketchy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmaker Pamela Stevenson, the top-ranking Democrat in the GOP-led state House, launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Monday, vowing to help “stop the recklessness” in Washington if elected.

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ATLANTA (AP) — U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams stepped down as chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia on Monday, five months after Kamala Harris' loss to Donald Trump in the southern swing state spotlighted discontent with her leadership.

TORONTO — Nine Ontario supervised consumption sites will close Tuesday as planned, the provincial government said Monday, despite a recent court injunction allowing them to remain open temporarily.

On the campaign trail , Donald Trump used contentiousness around transgender people's access to sports and bathrooms to fire up conservative voters and sway undecideds.

TORONTO — Canada's downtown office vacancy rate marked its first, if slight, improvement since the start of the pandemic, said a report out Monday from CBRE Group Inc. The national vacancy rate for downtown offices dipped to 19.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day" — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.