Politics

CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith, in a speech to her party delegates, promised to fight the feds and build Alberta, but got the loudest applause when she promised to keep parents in control of their child’s education.

REGINA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made his pitch to Saskatchewan conservatives on Saturday, pledging better relations with Western Canada should he become the next prime minister.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A booth at the Florida Republican Party’s Freedom Summit made swift business of Donald Trump merchandise on Saturday, selling everything from socks to bathtub rubber ducks that paid tribute to the former president.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Most members of Congress have stood firmly behind Israel since the Hamas attack last month , but not Cori Bush.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — On a sticky Texas morning, Kimberly Mata-Rubio is lacing up her running shoes ahead of two races she is running in Uvalde in tribute to her daughter Lexi , who was killed in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting .

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called the head of the United Auto Workers union to congratulate him this past week on getting a new contract with General Motors and to wish him a happy 55th birthday — a sign of how the relationship had evolved

The tension between Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy was hard to miss when they last met on a debate stage. “Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say,” Haley told Ramaswamy.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a closing message to voters in this year's closely watched Virginia legislative elections , Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin ticks off accomplishments from the first half of his term.

OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service told employees he stood by the spy agency's handling of sensitive information following a "troubling" leak of classified material, a newly released memo shows. In a Feb.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Rep.