Ottawa pulls back from Trudeau-era climate policy in a landmark deal with Premier Danielle Smith. Construction on a new pipeline to a British Columbia port could start as early as 2029 — with or without B.C.’s blessing — under a new plan negotiated by Ottawa and Alberta. While the long-awaited memorandum of understanding between Ottawa … Read more
The meeting is an escalation of the speaker’s involvement. Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to huddle via conference call with Indiana House Republicans this weekend ahead of their upcoming state House session to redraw congressional maps, according to two people familiar with the planning and an invitation viewed by POLITICO. The meeting, ahead of next … Read more
The number has skyrocketed in recent weeks and includes at least 20 judges appointed by Trump himself. The Trump administration’s bid to systematically lock up nearly all immigrants facing deportation proceedings has led to a fierce — and mounting — rejection by courts across the country. That effort, which began with an abrupt policy change … Read more
Democrats stormed back with young men in off-year elections. But the biggest test will come next year. Democrats overperformed with young men in the off-year elections. Now comes the hard part: Replicating those results in the midterms amid an ideological divide in the party. While Democrats across the board outdid their party’s performance in 2024 … Read more
But unrest continued in the West Bank. KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage. This is the latest exchange as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is winding down even as … Read more
Emmanuel Macron’s new scheme creates a voluntary 10-month stint in the armed forces for both men and women. PARIS — After a hiatus of nearly 30 years France on Thursday announced the reintroduction of military service, in a further sign that Russian President Vladimir Putin is remapping Europe’s security landscape. Nuclear-armed France is the EU’s … Read more
The Israeli military said it was investigating the killings, which were captured in two videos shown on Arab TV stations. JERUSALEM — Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold … Read more
Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s decision to resign from Congress. Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Sunday appeared to show little sympathy for her colleague Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene after the Georgia Republican announced her upcoming resignation from Congress. In an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” the Texas … Read more
“The president took issue with one sentence in a video and was calling for our death,” the Michigan Democrat said. Sen. Elissa Slotkin acknowledged Sunday she was receiving threats after being branded “seditious” by President Donald Trump but said she wasn’t going to back off her statements addressed to the military. Slotkin (D-Mich.) was one … Read more
A state court instituted a map that created one blue seat in the state. Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature plans to appeal the state’s new court-ordered congressional map to the state Supreme Court, legislative leadership announced Tuesday. A state district judge installed a new map earlier this month that creates a safe-blue seat around Salt Lake City, … Read more