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New York Times:
Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse  —  Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks.  U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect.
Miguel Macias / NPR:
U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse just before deadline for tariffs  —  Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart on Friday night, shortly before a midnight deadline for 50% tariffs to take effect on $20 billion worth of Canadian products.
Associated Press:
US is set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products  —  The United States was set to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies.
Sarah-Jane Collins / The Daily Beast:
Hegseth Launches Twisted Attack on Free Press Over Carrier Scandal  —  AXED  —  The publisher and editor of Stars and Stripes were given the boot after an interview cautioning against censorship.  —  Pete Hegseth's Pentagon on Friday fired the publisher and editor of the independent …
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Lara Korte / Stars & Stripes:
Navy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusion  —  Nearly six months after the U.S. Navy evacuated 1,300 family members from Bahrain at the start of the Iran war, officials are saying the evacuees cannot return for the foreseeable future and should find new homes elsewhere.
Jocelyn Noveck / Associated Press:
Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview
Azhar Sukri / CNBC:
Ahead of tough new U.S. sanctions, Iran criticizes ‘extraterritorial sovereignty’ … Iran maintained its harsh rhetoric Saturday against the U.S.' plans to impose tough new sanctions.  —  “The United States' declaration of new economic sanctions on Iran is far more than continued unlawful 'economic warfare …
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Eric Martin / Bloomberg:
Trump's Economic Isolation Plan Risks Iran Strikes Across Gulf  —  President Donald Trump is betting new sanctions, a naval blockade and ramped-up economic pressure against Iran's trading partners can accomplish what thousands of bombs and missiles could not: force Tehran to accept a deal to end the war on US terms.
Discussion: Small Wars Journal
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Other Ballroom: An 11,000-Square-Foot Banquet Hall in New Jersey  —  The president has proposed building a ballroom at his private golf club in Bedminster that would be used for holiday events and weddings  —  One ballroom isn't enough.  —  President Trump is quietly making plans for another one …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Chief Justice Declines to Halt Trump's White House Ballroom Construction, for Now
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Rogers-AIPAC rupture roils Michigan Senate race  —  Allies of Mike Rogers, Michigan's GOP nominee for the U.S. Senate, have asked AIPAC not to advertise on his behalf, triggering a rupture with the powerful but polarizing pro-Israel group.  — Rogers spoke with AIPAC chair Michael Tuchin in Los Angeles last week.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox News
Miriam Jordan / New York Times:
Ankle Monitors Leave Haitians in Ohio Feeling Shaken and Shackled  —  The devices, which will make it easier for authorities to locate immigrants in Springfield if large-scale deportations begin, have intensified a sense of dread.  —  Before dawn on Wednesday, Jonas Julien waited in the darkness …
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Gillian Stawiszynski / Cincinnati.com:
ICE detains Haitian pastor ‘beloved’ by Springfield community
Mattathias Schwartz / New York Times:
Judge Strikes Down Trump's 75-Country Visa Ban  —  The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio's legal authority.  —  A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration's ban on issuing visas to immigrants from 75 countries …
Adam Sella / New York Times:
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots  —  The plan complies with President Trump's executive order to restrict mail voting, which was blocked by federal courts and is under review at the Supreme Court.  —  2 MIN READ  —  Trump Accounts Get an Unlikely Endorser: Gavin Newsom
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and NewsMax.com
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump finds tamping down costs to be tricky … - The push is cutting against — and sometimes rolling back — pillars of Trump's economic agenda, including tariffs and favoring domestic producers.  — And the moves may offer limited relief, reflecting how difficult it is for presidents to broadly bring down prices.
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ABC News:
Trump announces temporary pause of beef import tariffs in effort to lower prices ahead of midterms
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Wants a Weapon That Leaves No Mark  —  The dark, twisted logic of the agency's new electric-shock gloves.  —  ICE'S NEW INVESTMENT—a purchase of thousands of electric-shock gloves—sounds like something out of a dystopian movie.  And it turns out that the likely logic behind the purchase is disturbing.
Daniel Miller / Politico:
California, Paramount reps expected to meet Monday in antitrust settlement talks  —  LOS ANGELES — Representatives of the California attorney general's office and Paramount Skydance are scheduled to meet Monday for settlement talks in an attempt to resolve the antitrust litigation challenging …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
After prison release, Tina Peters takes her election conspiracy roadshow to Washington  —  Donald Trump Fighting disinformation Election security  —  Two months into her post-prison life, election denier Tina Peters traveled to Washington for high-level meetings this week …
New York Times:
Desperation Mounts as Thousands in Indiana Endure 10 Days Without Power  —  Floods from powerful thunderstorms devastated Gary, where a third of residents live below the poverty line and full restoration isn't expected until next week.  —  Grocery shelves have been empty for days.
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
She's a Trump acolyte.  He's a ‘gringo Sandinista.’ Meet the Harps.  —  According to his social media, the estranged brother of presidential aide Natalie Harp has a deep affinity for leftist, revolutionary politics in Latin America.  —  Summary  —  MEXICO CITY — Natalie Harp's brother had a busy morning Friday on Facebook.
Discussion: El País
Charlie Herman / MS NOW:
Trump is living inside a billionaire bubble in the White House  —  President Donald Trump has long boasted that he understands ordinary Americans better than other politicians.  —  But this week offered signs that he may be out of step with public opinion, especially when it comes to the economy.
New York Times:
5 Deportees Are Flown by US to Equatorial Guinea After they Resist Deplaning in Liberia  —  At least five of the people flown to Liberia under the Trump administration's third-country deportation program resisted leaving the plane.  They were then flown to Equatorial Guinea.
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Why Polling Chaos Could Create Big Problems for American Politics  —  Bad polls.  Misleading betting odds.  Surveys meant to shape narratives.  Ahead of the midterms and 2028, there is suddenly serious confusion about candidate strength and voter sentiment.
Phillip Walter Wellman / Stars & Stripes:
Pentagon adds 60 wounded to Iran war casualty count  —  A further 60 American service members wounded in the Iran war were added to the Pentagon's count of military casualties in recent days, bringing the total number of service members killed or injured to 775.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Hill
Associated Press:
Iran says the world has accepted it has defeated the US, and other Middle East developments  —  Iran's president says the world has accepted that it's won the war with the United States, while France and Saudi Arabia are expected to discuss plans to bypass the Strait of Hormuz …
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
Ed Martin leaving Justice Dept. after tumultuous tenure that alienated colleagues  —  Martin's clashes cost him jobs as U.S. attorney and as head of the Justice Department's “weaponization” group.  —  Summary  —  Justice Department official Ed Martin, a staunch ally of President Donald Trump …
Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Karoline Leavitt to work for Trump-affiliated super PAC after leaving White House  —  Leavitt previously worked for the super PAC as a spokesperson before joining President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign.  —  Press secretary Karoline Leavitt will work for President Donald Trump's super PAC MAGA Inc …
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Are Gearing Up for a Wave of Investigations Into Trump and His Allies  —  Trump administration preps for potential subpoenas as Democrats lay out investigative targets should they win the House majority in November  —  Democrats are readying multifront investigations …
 
 
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