How to Lose a Trade War  —  Trump's bullying of Canada is failing.  —  U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last night.  Punitive Trump tariffs will now go into effect.  Canada will reciprocate with retaliatory tariffs of its own.  —  The story may not be over.

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.

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 …

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.

Braun tells NIPSCO to move faster in Gary, while clergy says state must do more  —  Indiana Gov. Mike Braun urged the Northern Indiana Public Service Company to hasten its repairs as Northwest Indiana residents endure days without electricity following intense summer storms …

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.

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.

Trump 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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

The Socialist, a Million-Dollar Rowhouse and Unanswered Questions  —  Differing accounts of where Gustavo Gordillo, a leader of the Democratic Socialists of America, lives are raising doubts about whether the city's left-wing organizers are ready for prime time.

Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application  —  A 1-year-old baby appeared in immigration court without legal representation this week in Arizona and received an instruction: File an asylum application before the next hearing or face deportation.  —  An attorney from the U.S. Committee for Refugees …

After decades of free spending, Washington is facing some unpalatable choices  —  As the national debt surpasses $40 trillion, lawmakers may soon be compelled to make some long-deferred choices that will leave few Americans unscathed.  —  Summary  —  Year after year, the federal government has spent more than it collected in taxes.

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 …