Politics

Georgia was an aberration: The GOP is still closer to Donald Trump than it is to Mike Pence

But if it was a bad day for Trump, it was a good one for his former vice president. Pence won on Tuesday, but he isn't winning overall... Something will have to fundamentally change for Republican primary voters in order for Pence to succeed.

Honduran MS-13 gang member with prior deportations sentenced for drug, gun crimes

A Honduran MS-13 gang member was sentenced for 90 months in federal prisons for drug and gun crimes, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

Fact check: Debunking false viral tweets about Abbott and Cruz after Texas mass shooting

In the wake of the Tuesday mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas, Twitter users went viral by making false claims about two of the state's most prominent politicians: Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz, both Republicans.

Why card-carrying members are skipping this NRA gathering

The National Rifle Association annual meeting is taking place in Houston, across the state from the scene of the school shooting tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. Here's why some politicians and musicians have pulled out of attending -- while other top Republicans will still have a presence.

Student loan forgiveness divides Americans more by party and age than by education

Americans' attitudes toward student debt relief are sharply divided along partisan and generational lines, polling shows -- with far less of a divide between those who have a college degree and those without one.

CBC Radio's The House: Weathering more storms

Radio/The House: On this week’s show: Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair talks about how Canada can get ready for the next big storm. Three strategists discuss the final days of the Ontario election. Plus — teenagers weigh in on a proposal to lower the voting age to 16, a law professor discusses Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s next Supreme Court pick and communications expert Andrew MacDougall talks about Boris Johnson’s partygate scandal.

What's in a song? For Doug Ford's campaign, a whole lot

News/Canada/Toronto: This election is the second time the PCs were the only Ontario party to hit the trail to the sound of an original song written for the campaign. What's the point? And more importantly, does it slap?

Mike Pompeo endorses Nevada candidate David Brog in bid for U.S. Congress

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is endorsing David Brog in Nevada's 1st Congressional District. Brog says he's a leader in America's national conservative movement.

In NRA speech, Trump does not back any gun reforms but calls for security overhaul at schools

Former President Donald Trump did not back any gun reforms in a speech Friday at the National Rifle Association's convention in Houston, instead calling for funding for schools to seal all but one entrance, station armed guards at that entrance and allow teachers to carry firearms.

Trump says 'existence of evil' is why law-abiding Americans need Second Amendment

Former President Trump offered remarks Friday at the 2022 NRA convention in Houston as he touted his administration's work to preserve the Second Amendment.

CNN's Jim Acosta and former Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich react to former President Donald Trump's speech at the annual NRA convention in Houston just days after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Trump digs at politicians who canceled NRA appearances: 'Got to show up'

Former President Donald Trump criticized politicians who did not show up at the NRA convention in Houston after the school shooting in Texas.

This Republican senator thinks 'wokeness' is the cause of mass shootings

Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson offered up a controversial theory to explain the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, this week that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Team Canada players raised 'concerns' about match with Iran before it was cancelled: Canada Soccer

News/Politics: Players on Canada's men's soccer team raised concerns about a controversial friendly match against Iran — and Canada Soccer confirms that pushback factored into its sudden decision to cancel the event.

Texas school shooting: At NRA, Cruz urges 'single point of entry' in schools

Sen. Ted Cruz called for schools to be hardened, including with armed guards, after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

NRA's LaPierre says gun control not the answer to Texas massacre

NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre pushes back against calls for gun control as he kicked off the 2022 NRA convention in Houston.

Beto O'Rourke's outburst divides political opinion, impact on campaign remains unclear

Some left-wing strategists and pundits have argued that Beto O'Rourke's message is more important than any political value from his outburst at the press conference.

China's interest in US agriculture poses security threat, federal report warns

A federal report warned Friday that China's determination to be agriculturally dominant poses a significant economic and security threat to the United States.

Texas school shooting: At NRA convention, Abbott says gun laws don't stop 'madmen' from killing

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday that gun laws don't stop 'madmen' intent on killing people, days after the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

McCarthy won't comply with Jan. 6 panel subpoena as it stands and issues demands

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy sent a letter via his lawyer to the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, outlining why he will not comply with his subpoena as it stands and delivering a list of demands in order to move forward.