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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump bans some Canadian imports as North America trade war intensifies  —  President Trump said the U.S. would ban Canadian alcohol, some dairy products and large motorcycles, sharply escalating a trade war largely fought with tariffs. … - Trump imposed the bans under Section 338 …
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Politico:
Trump hits back at Canadian tariffs with import bans, tariff hikes  —  President Donald Trump responded to new tariffs on U.S. exports Tuesday by announcing bans on U.S. imports of Canadian motorcycles, dairy products and alcohol, and directed officials to restrict Canadian access to U.S. procurement programs.
Rachel Lerman / Washington Post:
U.S. announces bans on Canadian imports including alcohol, motorcycles  —  The proclamations from the Trump administration take trade tensions between the two neighbors to new levels.  The bans are scheduled to take effect Sept. 29.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration said Tuesday night …
Axios:
Trump's summer of sabotage  —  Congressional Republicans are preparing to share the stage with a president who has spent the August recess complicating their efforts to run their races on their own terms. … - In the process, he's staking out positions that run counter to GOP orthodoxy …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Kelsey Vlamis / Business Insider:   Trump announces bans on some Canadian alcohol and new tariffs on cheese and other goods as trade war continues to escalate
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Susan Collins says the White House has ‘underestimated’ impact of Canada tariffs
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:
US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada
CBS News:
What Canada's retaliatory tariffs could mean for U.S. consumers as Trump threatens escalation
Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Which Republican Senate Candidates Are Skipping Trump's Convention?
Irie Sentner / Politico:
Probing the polling problem
Discussion: Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Canada's Carney Takes Calculated Risk in US Trade War
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Associated Press:
Supreme Court rebuffs Missouri's push to use new US House map backed by Trump in November
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Conflicting court rulings leave Missouri congressional map in chaos
New York Times:
Smithsonian's Secretary to Resign as Trump Tries to Rule the Institution  —  In the face of escalating White House attacks about how museums present American history, Lonnie G. Bunch III has announced his decision to depart.  —  After a seven-year run marked most recently by attacks …
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Haaretz:
Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7.  He Didn't Brief Israel's Security Chiefs  —  Article printing is available to subscribers only  —  Zen reading is available to subscribers only  —  Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
At 9/11 Tribute, Trump Adds New Claim to His Disputed Role After Attack  —  President Trump has long sought to position himself close to the Sept. 11 recovery effort and has made a series of questionable and provocative statements to burnish his political brand.
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:   Trump's Bizarre History With 9/11
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Strikes Iranian Oil Tankers in Response to Tehran's Attacks on Navy Ships  —  The American attacks follow a second Iranian strike on U.S. warships in three days, fueling fears that Tehran's missiles are becoming more sophisticated  —  The U.S. launched new attacks on Iranian oil tankers …
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Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested.  Now He's a Senator.  —  Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found.  Some had bank accounts garnished.  —  It was Easter weekend in 2007 when a police car pulled up to Joe Vasquez's home in rural Kansas.
GOV.UK:
Foreign Secretary Oral Statement on Israel-Palestine  —  Foreign Secretary's oral statement to the House of Commons on Israel-Palestine as delivered.  —  From:  —  Location: … Delivered on: … Madame Deputy Speaker, with permission, I would like to make a statement on Israel and Palestine.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Why House Republicans are pulling money from a key swing seat  —  House Republicans are effectively abandoning what was supposed to be a key battleground district in New York over concerns that their candidate, state Sen. Peter Oberacker, is too flawed to seriously compete, sources tell Axios.
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans' Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over  —  Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans' financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people …
Discussion: MS NOW and New Republic
Adrian Horton / The Guardian:
South Park changes name to South America in response to Trump changes  —  Satirical program's new title is ‘inspired by bravery and patriotism’ of Apple and Google, who capitulated to Trump's requests to change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’  —  In light of Donald Trump's attempts to rename a gulf …
Sara Dorn / Forbes:
Trump's Approval Rating Reaches New Floors In 2 Polls—As Support Among GOP Voters Slips  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump had a 33% approval rating and 36% approval rating in the two latest polls—new lows in the groups' polling as negative views of the president's performance …
Discussion: NOTUS and NewsMax.com
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Here is Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms  —  This piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members.  We're sharing this one with everyone because the stakes for this election are too high not to.  Become a member to get Marc's exclusive analysis first.
CNN:
NYC Mayor Mamdani releases 9/11 records showing officials misled New Yorkers about air quality around Ground Zero  —  New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records about air quality following the September 11, 2001, attacks, showing city officials …
Olivia George / Washington Post:
Authorities decline to prosecute woman who made false report against Buttigieg  —  The accuser has a history of alcohol abuse, hallucinations and delusional thinking, according to an Indiana prosecutor who determined she was not able to form criminal intent.  —  Summary
Carlos Greer / Page Six:
Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show set to end in 2027 after 24 years on air  —  Next season of ABC's late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will be the last, Page Six is told.  —  “His contract is not getting extended,” a source familiar with the situation explained.
Stine Jacobsen / Reuters:
Iceland summons US ambassador after Trump posts map showing island under American flag  —  Iceland summoned the U.S. ambassador on Monday after President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the island and other countries covered by the American flag, local broadcaster RUV said.
Kevin Frey / MS NOW:
Former GOP lawmakers join Democrats to challenge Trump's mail-in voting crackdown  —  A group of Democratic lawmakers — and some former GOP members of Congress — is asking the Supreme Court to block President Donald Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting, arguing that the president …
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Democracy Is on the Ballot in Both America's and Israel's Elections  —  Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 2026, are shaping up to be two of the most important dates in the history of two of the most important democracies — Israel and America.  Those countries will be holding hugely consequential elections on those dates, just a week apart.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and CBS News
Politico:
A rising Democratic star has a lieutenant governor problem.  She isn't talking about it. … New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill quickly went public this summer when faced with the revelation that thousands of noncitizens had been added to the state's voting rolls several years ago.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
Politics News Site NOTUS Rebrands as The Washington Sun  —  A trademark dispute scuttled its plans to relaunch as The Washington Star, so the site chose a different name.  —  Here comes “The Sun.”  —  The Washington Sun, that is — the new name for the news website NOTUS …
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Evan Gorelick / New York Times:
Trump-Backed Auto Executive Wins House Primary in New Hampshire
Discussion: The Hill and Newsweek
Lauren Zola / NBC News:
GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Democrat Cinde Warmington to face off for New Hampshire governorship
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Elon Musk Targets Democrats on Transgender Issues in Key Senate Races
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Julian Mark / Washington Post:
DHS asks Supreme Court to let it use Social Security data to verify voter rolls
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Voters Have a Message for Democrats
Discussion: New York Times
Julian Mark / Washington Post:
Supreme Court declines Catholic mother's bid for son's vaccine exemption in N.Y.
Discussion: The Hill and Joe.My.God.
Scott R. Anderson / Lawfare:
Why We're Suing the State Department Over International Agreements
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