Biden administration seeks to close the 'gun show loophole' to buy firearms
WASHINGTON — In what could be the biggest expansion of federal background checks in decades, the Biden administration is moving to end the controversial “gun-show loophole.”
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New defence spending will still leave Canada $6B to $7B short of NATO target, Blair says
Even if Canada reaches its defence spending targets by the end of the decade, it would still be "$6 billion to $7 billion" short of NATO's two per cent of GDP benchmark for member nations, says Defence Minister Bill Blair.
Biden bets on a beefed-up campaign operation: From the Politics Desk
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More Voters Shift to Republican Party, Closing Gap With Democrats
In the run-up to the 2020 election, more voters across the country identified as Democrats than Republicans. But four years into Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency, that gap has shrunk, and the United States now sits almost evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.
Canada-China relations committee questions witnesses on Winnipeg lab intelligence breach
Federal Health Minister Mark Holland suggested on Monday that there are gaps in the early stages of screening scientists at secret-level facilities such as the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg.
Trump campaign raises more than $50 million at Florida fundraiser: 'historic' haul
Former President Trump's campaign team says it raised more than $50 million at a Saturday evening’s GOP fundraiser in Palm Beach, Florida, smashing records for a Republican or Democratic candidate.
Billionaire donors plan to shower Trump with millions in April: 'fundraising juggernaut'
Big-money donors are beginning to coalesce around former President Donald Trump after he has become the presumptive GOP nominee as he attempts to close the cash-on-hand gap with President Biden, who recently set a high-dollar fundraising record.