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Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters

Harris is promoting her resume and her goals rather than race as she courts Black voters

WASHINGTON (AP) — While President Joe Biden was hosting a celebration of Black excellence at the White House with lawmakers, advocates and celebrities this past week, Kamala Harris was instead headed off to Pennsylvania.
MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa

MPs to face new political realities on their return to Ottawa

OTTAWA — On Monday Parliamentarians will return to the familiar stone walls of West Block in Ottawa to find the political landscape has shifted significantly.
Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he's backing Harris. Will it matter?

Dick Cheney was once vilified by Democrats. Now he's backing Harris. Will it matter?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney is a career Republican still vilified by Democrats for his bullish defense of the Iraq War as vice president.
Harris plans another Wisconsin visit in an effort to shore up support in the key state

Harris plans another Wisconsin visit in an effort to shore up support in the key state

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in Wisconsin on Friday, returning to the battleground state for the fourth time since she launched her White House campaign in July.
Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches

Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches

Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline.
Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021

Oregon DMV mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens to vote since 2021

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials acknowledged Friday that the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021 in what they described as a “data entry issue” that happened when people applied for driver's licenses.
Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid

Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid

From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime victims center remains an empty plot of dirt.
Embattled Democratic senators steer clear of Kamala Harris buzz but hope it helps

Embattled Democratic senators steer clear of Kamala Harris buzz but hope it helps

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has made protecting reproductive freedom for women central to his campaign to remain the sole remaining Democrat to hold statewide elective office in Big Sky Country.
Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

Arizona's 1864 abortion ban is officially off the books

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Civil War-era ban on nearly all abortions officially is being repealed Saturday.
Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence

Trump refuses to criticize Laura Loomer amid concerns from Republican allies about her influence

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif.
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