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President Biden is using Camp David to elevate a summit with Japan and South Korea. Wildfires in Canada force all 20,000 Yellowknife residents to flee. Ecuador elects a new president on Sunday.
Politics & Government
GOP lawmakers opposed Biden's climate measure but it's helping their constituents
President Biden's climate measure has driven billions of dollars in clean technology investments. Despite no support from House Republicans, it's Red States which are seeing the biggest benefits.
A 4% income tax on millionaires will make lunch free for Massachusetts K-12 students
Massachusetts voters approved the Fair Share Amendment in November. It places a 4% tax on incomes above $1 million, in addition to the state's standard income tax of 5%.
Trump cancels press conference on election fraud claims, citing attorneys' advice
No compelling evidence of the wide-scale fraud Trump alleges has emerged in the two-and-a-half years since the election in Georgia or elsewhere, despite Trump's baseless claims.
Trump lawyers ask to push back federal election subversion trial to April 2026
The suggested April 2026 date is a counterproposal to the Justice Department's recommendation last week that the trial should begin Jan. 2, 2024.
A Texas woman is charged with threatening the judge overseeing Trump's Jan. 6 trial
Abigail Jo Shry is accused of calling the judge's chambers and leaving a voicemail threatening to "kill anyone" who went after the ex-president, including Democrats and members of the LGBTQ community.
A politically divided rural area of New York has united to preserve its wilderness
In New York's Adirondack Mountains a bipartisan group has reduced political polarization and boosted civility while helping preserve hundreds of thousands of acres of wilderness.
A look ahead at Biden's Camp David retreat with South Korea and Japan leaders
President Biden will host leaders from South Korea and Japan at Camp David, part of an ongoing push to elevate the trilateral relationship in the region.
College-educated men may bear brunt of problems with expanded gambling options
North Carolina lawmakers expanded gambling options this year, allowing bets on sports and horse racing starting in 2024. The move could potentially add millions to the state’s coffers.
North Carolina Republicans give final OK to legislation curbing appointment powers held by governor
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders finalized on Wednesday their efforts to curb the appointment powers of the governor on several boards and commissions, extending a yearslong struggle w