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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil

Trump endorses Mike Johnson to stay on as House Speaker after government funding turmoil

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is endorsing House Speaker Mike Johnson as he prepares to fight to keep his role leading Republicans in Congress.

Appeals court upholds $5 million award in sexual abuse verdict against President-elect Donald Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a jury’s finding in a civil case that Donald Trump sexually abused a columnist in an upscale department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. The 2nd U.S.
Quebec needs people to run for local office. The problem is they keep resigning.

Quebec needs people to run for local office. The problem is they keep resigning.

MONTREAL — Municipal leaders across Quebec are looking for ways to get young people, especially women, to run for local office in next year's elections, but that is a tall order given the well-documented incidents of harassment and intimidation faced
A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress

A caucus of military veterans seeks to bridge the political divide in a polarized Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — The players in this year's Army-Navy football game kept up a long tradition, with each side honoring the other’s school song when the contest ended.
How American presidents have planned their own funerals

How American presidents have planned their own funerals

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Carter's memorial journey will end at his house in the tiny town of Plains, Georgia, where he grew up on a peanut farm. That is where his wife, Rosalynn , was laid to rest last year in a burial plot that they chose years ago.
Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has
Heightened security for Manitoba politicians appears to be a sign of the times

Heightened security for Manitoba politicians appears to be a sign of the times

WINNIPEG — The days when a Manitoba premier could ride a bicycle to work alone and unworried about their security seem like a long time ago.
Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, once called a 'pretty good Canadian,' dies at 100

Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, once called a 'pretty good Canadian,' dies at 100

Jimmy Carter, the self-effacing peanut farmer, humanitarian and former navy lieutenant who helped Canada avert a nuclear catastrophe before ascending to the highest political office in the United States, died Sunday at his home in Georgia.
The Latest: State funeral for Jimmy Carter will be Jan. 9

The Latest: State funeral for Jimmy Carter will be Jan. 9

Former President Jimmy Carter has died at the age of 100.
Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game

Moment of silence for former President Jimmy Carter held before the Falcons-Commanders game

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Jimmy Carter was honored with a moment of silence before the Atlanta Falcons’ game at the Washington Commanders on Sunday night, hours after the 39th president of the United States died at the age of 100 in Plains, Georgia.