Latest Liberalism News

Vermont’s Republican governor seeks a fifth term against Democratic newcomer

Nov. 05, 2024 00:22 AM EST

Republican Gov. Phil Scott is seeking reelection Tuesday to a fifth term in heavily Democratic Vermont, this time facing off against Esther Charlestin, a Democrat-progressive who is a newcomer to statewide politics. Vermont has grappled with two consecutive summers of severe...

Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament

Oct. 29, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party said Tuesday it will work with other opposition parties in Canada's Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau' s minority government. Trudeau’s Liberals have only 153 seats in the 338-seat House of Commons and...

Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

Oct. 25, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign's closing message — and its messengers — immediately. Specifically, several progressive leaders believe...

Canada's Trudeau vows to lead his Liberal Party into the next election

Oct. 24, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that he will lead his Liberal Party into the next election, dismissing a request by some party members to not run for a fourth term. Trudeau met with his Liberal members of Parliament for three hours Wednesday,...

Some Liberal lawmakers ask Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to run for a fourth term

Oct. 23, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's own Liberal Party asked the leader not to run for a fourth term Wednesday, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political career. A smiling Trudeau said Liberals are “strong and united” after meeting with...

Canadian Cabinet voices support for Trudeau as some Liberals prepare to confront him

Oct. 22, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down. Chrystia Freeland and other Cabinet members voiced support...

Canada's Trudeau says there's 'more work to do' after his party suffers another by-election loss

Sep. 17, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he’s focused on the work ahead after the ruling Liberals lost in another by-election, raising more questions about his ability to lead the party into the next federal election. For the second...

Swiss city councilor apologizes for firing gun at a Mary and Jesus poster

Sep. 10, 2024 08:42 AM EDT

GENEVA (AP) — A city councilor in Switzerland has apologized and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she fired a sport pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media. ...

Canada's NDP leader says end of agreement with Liberals makes election timing uncertain

Sep. 05, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The leader of Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party said Thursday that policies supported by liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre hurt Canadians, although he didn’t say if he was willing to trigger a snap federal...

Canadian opposition party ends support agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberals

Sep. 04, 2024 21:27 PM EDT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — An opposition party in Canada ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government Wednesday, raising the odds an election could happen before the fall of 2025. Leftist NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh moved to distance himself from an...