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Rhianna Schmunk / CBC News:
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 …
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Miguel Macias / NPR:
Hours after U.S. imposes tariffs, Canada says it'll strike back starting Sept. 8 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country will initiate retaliatory tariffs against U.S. imports starting Sept. 8. The move came hours after the Trump administration began enforcing 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian goods.
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Ilya Gridneff / Financial Times:
Mark Carney says Canada is now ‘at war’ with US over trade — Prime Minister says Donald Trump miscalculated by escalating his tariffs attack on the country — Canada was “at war” over trade with the US after President Donald Trump “miscalculated” by escalating his tariff attack, Prime Minister Mark Carney said.
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.
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María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
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.
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Kyla Guilfoil / NBC News:
Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: 'Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot'
Adam Sella / New York Times:
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots
Postal Service Publishes Finalized Plan to Restrict Mail Ballots
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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.
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CNN:
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.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
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 …
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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
Trump's Economic Isolation Plan Risks Iran Strikes Across Gulf
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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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Sarah Kessler / New York Times:
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.
New York Times:
How a Billionaire Shaped Trump's Homelessness Policy … A team from the Cicero Institute, an upstart think tank, flew to Indiana this year to help make it a crime for the homeless to sleep on the street. — It was their third attempt. Even in the conservative state, previous efforts to ban street camping had failed.
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Wants a Weapon That Leaves No Mark — 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. — According to an acquisition-planning form published …
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump's Stock Disclosure Shows More Than 1,000 Trades in June — President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.
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Edward Helmore / The Guardian:
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 …
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
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 …
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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 …
Akbar Shahid Ahmed / NOTUS:
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.
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
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.
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Addy Bink / The Hill:
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 …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
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.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
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.
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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.
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Uwa Ede-Osifo / The Guardian:
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 …
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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 …
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