Canada’s temporary foreign worker program is not fatally flawed but is “in need of reform,” the country’s immigration minister told Reuters on Tuesday, following a damning U.N. report that dubbed the program a breeding ground for modern slavery. The program brings non-Canadians to the country to work on a temporary basis. Ostensibly meant to fill … Read more
Republican radio host Hugh Hewitt on Monday said a clip of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz talking about his memory of Bagram Airfield proved Walz had falsely taken credit for serving in Afghanistan. “I stood one night in the dark of night on the tarmac at Bagram and watched a military ramp ceremony,” Walz … Read more
WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — With the economy a top issue for many voters, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are heading to swing state North Carolina this week to discuss their plans to bring down prices. On Wednesday, Trump is scheduled to host a rally focused on the economy in Asheville. Harris is set … Read more
The RCMP has questioned a veteran Liberal political operative who handled the finances associated with Han Dong’s 2019 campaign for the federal Liberal Party nomination in Toronto’s Don Valley North riding. In November 2023, the RCMP met and questioned David Pretlove, an Ontario Liberal aide who was Dong’s financial officer for the 2019 nomination contest, … Read more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council … Read more
Progressives in the House received a much-needed victory on Tuesday night with Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) winning her primary one week after her fellow “squad” member Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) lost hers. Unlike the primaries for Bush and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), who was also ousted recently, Omar’s race did not draw the involvement of … Read more
Former “Growing Pains” star and Christian evangelical activist Kirk Cameron found himself trending on X on Tuesday after an attack on public schools that included a bizarre claim about what happens to students there. “If we outsource our parenting because it’s easier or we believe the lie that we’re not qualified experts to educate our … Read more
(NewsNation) — The House Committee on Homeland Security has demanded answers from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray regarding recent arrests of suspected terrorists at the U.S.-Mexico border. In a letter, committee Chairman Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., cited the detention of three Palestinian nationals and one Turkish national with … Read more
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz on Tuesday acknowledged criticism from Republicans over his departure from the National Guard and statements he’s made about his own military service. Speaking at an event hosted by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Walz did not respond in a specific way to the criticism, but … Read more
(NewsNation) — Mark Penn, a former pollster for Bill Clinton, cautioned that the 2024 presidential election could be decided by an “uninformed electorate” operating on “vibes” rather than substantive policy differences between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. In a Tuesday interview on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Penn emphasized the importance of presidential debates, policy papers … Read more
