Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey set to compete for California Senate seat

Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey set to compete for California Senate seat

By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will compete in November for the U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein. It’s a rare opportunity for the GOP to compete in a marquee statewide race in this Democratic stronghold. … Read more

Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians: source

Canadian government will resume funding to United Nations relief agency for Palestinians: source

The federal government is resuming funding to UNRWA, the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, CBC News has learned. In addition to going ahead with a scheduled payment in April of $25 million, Canada’s international development minister also intends to announce new funding, according to a senior government official. The Canadian government announced a pause on funding … Read more

Haiti leader arrives in Puerto Rico as gangs battle for power

Haiti leader arrives in Puerto Rico as gangs battle for power

By Evens Sanon, Joshua Goodman and Danica Coto | Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s embattled prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday as he tried to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks, officials said. Officials told The Associated Press that Ariel Henry landed late in the afternoon at … Read more

What’s at stake for Super Tuesday 2024

What’s at stake for Super Tuesday 2024

What’s at stake for Super Tuesday 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News On a critical Super Tuesday, voters in 15 states and one territory cast their ballots in a defining moment for both political parties. As former President Donald Trump faces off against Nikki Haley, the battle for more than a third of the … Read more

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. – The Denver Post

McConnell weighs endorsing Trump. It’s a stark turnaround after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack. – The Denver Post

WASHINGTON — Senate leader Mitch McConnell is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress who has yet to endorse Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House — having once called the defeated president “morally responsible” for the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack. But that’s potentially about to change. McConnell’s political team and Trump’s campaign have … Read more

House Democrats Working on New Scheme to Keep Trump Off Ballot After Supreme Court Ruling – IJR

House Democrats Working on New Scheme to Keep Trump Off Ballot After Supreme Court Ruling – IJR

House Democrats began to craft a scheme Monday to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running for a second term, reacting to the Supreme Court’s ruling that Trump cannot be banned from the ballot in Colorado. In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, the country’s highest court reversed a ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court that barred … Read more

The Supreme Court Can’t Stop Doing Solids for Donald Trump

The Supreme Court Can’t Stop Doing Solids for Donald Trump

When he’s not feuding with Taylor Swift or claiming to look like Elvis Presley, Donald Trump spends most of his days raging about how various government officials—often prosecutors but sometimes also former presidents and his own Cabinet members—have wronged him. But on Monday, he was full of praise for nine DC regulars, i.e. the Supreme … Read more