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 …

Trump-Aligned Mail Ballot Rules Readied for High Court Decision  —  The US Postal Service finalized a rule that would add extra hurdles to mail-in voting, pressing ahead with one of President Donald Trump's priorities even as court orders keep the push on hold.  —  The new rules deviate slightly from Trump's original plan.

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.

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 …

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 …

Harvard Is Selling a $699 Course Taught by A.I. Clones of Its Faculty  —  To create a new bootcamp for entrepreneurs, Harvard Business School made A.I. avatars of its instructors.  —  I've just started a video call with a general partner at a venture capital firm.  “Whenever you're ready, please start your pitch,” he says.

Democrats see political gain in Ohio's health care pain … In the leadup to November's midterms, emboldened by recent polling showing their candidates tied or leading in statewide races, they're fanning out to small towns and rural enclaves that don't typically vote blue to court the voters hardest hit.

Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him  —  PEN America condemns lawyers using passage from thriller to bolster claim ex-FBI director intended to harm Trump  —  A leading US free-expression group has hit out at federal prosecutors' use …

Natalie's Magnificent Obsession  —  I've spent my career watching officials maneuver and scheme, often in absurd ways, to get closer to presidents.  But I'd never seen anything like the photo of Natalie Harp dashing after President Trump's golf cart in Scotland three years ago.

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 …

Deleted tweets show Natalie Harp's zealous support of Trump on January 6  —  Donald Trump Congressional news January 6th Social media  —  Years before Natalie Harp became a key White House aide to President Donald Trump, she flooded her Twitter feed with posts demonstrating extraordinary devotion to him on January 6, 2021.

Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication  —  The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent.  They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet's editorial independence.  —  The Defense Department on Friday fired …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

Trump Faces a Moment of Truth on Netanyahu  —  A new Israeli government effort to build settlements near Jerusalem could lead to another uptick in Israeli-Palestinian tensions, and there's little indication the Trump administration will use its influence to limit rising instability.

Across the country, Kennedy touts MAHA, but not vaccines  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stood in the Oval Office last week as President Trump proudly signed an executive order to reduce childhood vaccines, heavily implying a link between vaccines and autism.

Cases of ‘scromiting’ condition tied to cannabis use spike among teens, young adults: New study  —  (NEXSTAR) — The condition known to cause “scromiting” among some marijuana users has become more prevalent in the U.S., a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows …

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'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 …

Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application  —  The 1-year-old is one of the migrant children who advocates say appeared in immigration court without legal representation.  — Copy  —  A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation this week in Arizona …

Natalie Harp and the American Don (Juan) … The following is a letter written to Benito Mussolini by a young Italian woman, as rendered in Ruth Ben-Ghiat's book Strongmen: … Harp's letters are intimate, obsessive, tinged with romance and a slavish devotion to the man currently laying waste to the American republic.