MPs call for new measures to rein in Canadian pension investments in China

The House of Commons special committee studying Canada-China relations is urging the federal government to introduce new measures to prevent Canadian pension funds from investing in Chinese companies implicated in human rights abuses, corruption or threats to national security. The committee’s report, tabled in the House of Commons this week, calls on Ottawa to, in partnership with … Read more

Jake Tapper Compares Missing Trump Binder To Hillary’s Emails

A CNN investigation into a classified folder that went missing during the Trump administration had Jake Tapper speculating that the situation seemed more egregious than Hillary Clinton’s private email server. As a candidate for president in 2016, Donald Trump famously coined the chant “Lock her up!” at his rallies over the emails. Reporter Jeremy Herb … Read more

Palo Alto High grad loses Senate staffer job after allegedly filming sex tape in Senate hearing room

A Senate staffer is out of a job after the publication of a video appearing to show two men having sex in a Senate hearing room. Police are “looking into” the video, which was obtained and published by the Daily Caller. CNN has not independently obtained the video nor confirmed the identity of those purportedly … Read more

Jeff Roe, main strategist for DeSantis super PAC, resigns

Jeff Roe, chief strategist for “Never Back Down” — the super PAC backing the presidential run of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — resigned from the group on Saturday night.  Roe is the highest profile staffer to leave the PAC in recent weeks, after several top officials were fired following the arrival of the PAC’s new … Read more

Colorado Republicans line up for shot to win Rep. Ken Buck’s open seat

U.S. Rep. Ken Buck’s decision last month not to seek reelection to Congress opened a tantalizingly rare window for Republicans in eastern Colorado: a red seat in one of the state’s few remaining conservative strongholds that, once won, would be tough to ever lose. “If somebody wants to be a congressman who lives in the … Read more

Nikki Haley’s Own Ex-Political Director Exposes GOP Hopeful on Tucker Carlson

To the extent there remains any viable alternative to former President Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nominee in 2024, former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley might be it. She’s third in the RealClearPolitics national polling average as of Friday morning, just behind Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Both are a distant second … Read more

White House: IDF Mistaken Killing of Three Israeli Hostages “A Terrible Tragedy”

The White House mourned the accidental killing of three Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Friday, calling it “a terrible tragedy.” “It’s just terrible, terrible news,” said White House national security spokesperson John Kirby in an interview with MSNBC. He was not aware of any “connection between today’s … Read more

Israel ‘committed as ever’ to war after soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostages

Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, military officials said Saturday, in Israel’s first such acknowledgement of harming any hostages in its war against Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a nationwide address that … Read more

Ottawa expected to release promised EV sales regulations Tuesday

Automakers are set to get a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa unveils its promised electric vehicle regulations. CBC News has learned that Ottawa will release final regulations it says will ensure that all new passenger cars sold in Canada by 2035 are zero-emission vehicles, a senior government source said. The source — who was not authorized to speak publicly — … Read more