American tariffs on Canadian goods take effect after trade talks fall apart  —  Prime minister says Canada will match the latest American levies ‘dollar for dollar’  —  The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs against billions of dollars worth of Canadian goods took effect …

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 …

GOP lawmakers criticize Trump's beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers  —  The president announced Friday that his administration would temporarily lift tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of imported ground beef.  —  House and Senate Republicans on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's decision …

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 …

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.

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

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Trump says he views strait of Hormuz as ‘American territory’  —  President at rally in South Carolina makes comments on key strategic waterway and jokes about bombing Iran  —  Donald Trump called the strait of Hormuz “an American territory” on Friday, as the US continues its military blockade …

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 …

Trump's economic challenge: $40tn debt, 6.7% mortgages and $5 diesel  —  The president's agenda is under strain as the Iran war pushes up prices and America's finances worsen  —  Almost two years since Donald Trump won election pledging to slash prices and fix the US's public finances …

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 …

How a Progressive Democrat in Florida Gave Her Party New Hope — and New Fears  —  Angie Nixon, a state lawmaker from Jacksonville, shocked Democrats in red Florida by soundly defeating her centrist primary opponent.  Now comes the hard part.  —  Florida, of all places …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Drawing on His Rust Belt Roots, Vance Campaigns for Republicans  —  Vice President JD Vance traveled to his hometown, Middletown, Ohio, and spoke at a steel factory where his grandfather once worked.  —  In his 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” JD Vance described a community in crisis.