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Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?

President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if TikTok’s China-based parent
B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

B.C. First Nations leader reverses stance on pipeline as Trump tariff threat looms

VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs is reversing his previous opposition to the scrapped Northern Gateway pipeline project that would have created another route for Alberta's oil to get to the Pacific Ocean.
Trump invoked all corners of American history. How might he use them to build his new 'Golden Age'?

Trump invoked all corners of American history. How might he use them to build his new 'Golden Age'?

NEW YORK (AP) — He talked of a new Manifest Destiny and a “Golden Age." He invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. , William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
Trans activist wants federal guidance on U.S. travel after Trump orders

Trans activist wants federal guidance on U.S. travel after Trump orders

OTTAWA — A prominent trans activist wants Canada to update its travel safety guidelines for the United States following President Donald Trump's executive order limiting gender expression to male or female.
Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump's favor may be harder

Marco Rubio became secretary of state without a hitch. Keeping Trump's favor may be harder

WASHINGTON (AP) — For Marco Rubio, the easy part is over. He was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state with unanimous support, Democrats joining Republicans in praising his acumen and judgment.
At inaugural prayer service, bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

At inaugural prayer service, bishop pleads for Trump to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — At the inaugural prayer service, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump to have mercy on the LGBTQ+ community and undocumented migrant workers.
Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

WASHINGTON (AP) — The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. But it hasn't quite kept the world from overheating either.
Musk's straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant

Musk's straight-arm gesture embraced by right-wing extremists regardless of what he meant

NEW YORK (AP) — Right-wing extremists are celebrating Elon Musk’s straight-arm gesture during a speech Monday, although his intention wasn't totally clear and some hate watchdogs are saying not to read too much into it.
Beneath a veneer of calm, Trump's inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy

Beneath a veneer of calm, Trump's inauguration holds warning signs for US democracy

All the living former presidents were there and the outgoing president amicably greeted his successor, who gave a speech about the country’s bright future and who left to the blare of a brass band.
Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

Supreme Court rejects Republican-backed Montana case based on controversial election law theory

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back an election law case out of Montana that relied on a controversial legal theory with the potential to change the way elections are run across the country.
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