Tag Archives: Politics

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has donated his congressional papers to Tulane University's Louisiana Research Collection. Gingrich earned a master of arts and a doctorate in edu...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday that he will run for the No. 2 spot in the Senate Republican conference after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from the ...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is projecting inflation will return to the Bank of Canada's two per cent target by the end of the year and the federal deficit will grow amid weakening econom...

OTTAWA - A proposed income tax change to crack down on cross-border tax avoidance could unintentionally hike power bills and natural gas rates for consumers, Electricity Canada is warning. If Canada t...

The Super Tuesday primaries are the largest voting day of the year in the United States aside from the November general election. Voters in 16 states and one territory are choosing presidential nomine...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's auditor general says the province's spending outside the regular budget process lacks oversight and is costing the government millions of dollars in interest. In a report relea...

TORONTO - Ontario's Catholic teachers have reached a tentative contract deal with the province, ensuring no province-wide job action or strikes for the next three years. The Ontario English Catholic T...

OTTAWA - A state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be held on March 23 in Montreal. Mulroney died Feb. 29 at a Florida hospital following a recent fall at his Palm Beach home. He w...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees, the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk fees and a move that regu...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan headed to a primary runoff against challenger David Covey, bruising one of the state's most powerful figures and emboldening state Attor...