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Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

Isolated Chicago communities secure money for a coveted transit project before Trump takes office

CHICAGO (AP) — Adella Bass dropped her in-person college classes because it was just too hard to get there from the far South Side of Chicago, where the city's famous elevated train doesn't run.
Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump , said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen.
Advocates cry foul as Alberta replaces funding model for anti-homelessness agencies

Advocates cry foul as Alberta replaces funding model for anti-homelessness agencies

EDMONTON — A former president of the Calgary Homeless Foundation says he is deeply concerned by the Alberta government's recent decision to overhaul the funding scheme for organizations providing services to homeless people.
Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

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Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

Trump taps 'Apprentice' producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there's concern about possible job cuts under Trump

Deal spares federal workers before Christmas but there's concern about possible job cuts under Trump

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Johnny Zuagar said he tried to hide his worries about a potential government shutdown from his three boys as he weighed how much to spend on Christmas presents. “I’ve got to keep a poker face,” Zuagar, a statistician at the U.S.
Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

Senate review of Supreme Court ethics finds more luxury trips and urges enforceable code of conduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — A nearly two-year investigation by Democratic senators of Supreme Court ethics details more luxury travel by Justice Clarence Thomas and urges Congress to establish a way to enforce a new code of conduct .
Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel

Shutdown saga exposes new fault lines for Speaker Johnson and tests his grip on the gavel

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the most turbulent sessions of Congress in the modern era is about to make way for the next one.
Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

Biden signs bill that averts a government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Saturday that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval after Congress approved a temporary funding plan just past the deadline and refused President-elect Do
New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

TORONTO — The federal government is proposing new rules surrounding airlines' obligations to travellers whose flights are disrupted, even when delays or cancellations are caused by an "exceptional circumstance" outside of carriers' control.