Politics

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds announced Tuesday that he's entering the 2026 race to succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is ineligible to seek another term after eight years in office.

With a push from President Donald Trump , House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his “big, beautiful bill” with $4.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is stepping down after nearly five years in power, saying the rigours of the job and the "bonkers" president of the United States helped inform his decision to resign.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The turmoil that enveloped the federal workforce over the last few days is unlikely to cease anytime soon as the U.S. government's human resources agency considers how to fulfill Elon Musk ’s demands.

The acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency is a low-profile executive who has expertise in health care technology and worked in the first Trump administration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the suspension of any security clearances held by lawyers at a prominent Washington law firm who provided legal services to special counsel Jack Smith , the latest move in the Republican's c

EDMONTON — One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet ministers quit his post Tuesday, citing concerns over how procurement contracts are being signed across government.

Alberta’s addictions minister is rejecting suggestions he knows a former government staffer now at the centre of a lawsuit alleging high-level political interference and favouritism in multimillion-dollar health contracts.

VICTORIA — B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says the party is having "family" issues — but he's not worried about a threat to his leadership ahead of the Opposition's annual general meeting.

EDMONTON — Alberta's government plans to change and refine provincial licensing requirements for addictions services and treatment.