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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Ontario's premier: Canada should be ready to cut electricity, critical minerals as trade woes worsen  —  Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press that Ronald Reagan would be “throwing up” over President Donald Trump's trade policies and threatened …
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Paul Krugman:
The Moose That Roared  —  Why Trump will lose his war with Canada  —  Two years ago the idea of a trade war between Canada and the United States would have seemed absurd.  Canada was our closest ally, a nation whose soldiers have fought and died alongside Americans in many wars, up to and including Afghanistan.
Leyland Cecco / The Guardian:
Mark Carney says Canada can't accept US trade deal that would weaken French language  —  Prime minister praised for rejecting US trade proposal as Trump shows little interest in retreating from dispute  —  Mark Carney said on Monday that while American negotiators saw the French language in Canada as an …
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Canada Is Right, The USA Cannot Be Trusted
Associated Press:   Live updates: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on more Canadian goods as rift with Ottawa deepens
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist  —  An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk's killing.  —  A private arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post …
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Washington Post ordered to reinstate opinion writer fired over Charlie Kirk posts
Washington Post:
Bessent unveils sweeping campaign of sanctions and pressure against Iran  —  The treasury secretary said Trump is contacting other world leaders to demand support for the “economic asphyxiation” of the Iranian regime but gave no deadline for action.  —  Summary
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
U.S. to Unveil Broader Campaign Aiming to Cripple Iran's Economy
Financial Times:
Scott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran
New York Times:
A Drone Killed Three Ukrainians.  It Was Guided Entirely by A.I.  —  An attack by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian drone with an Nvidia chip presages a dystopian future of weaponry untethered to humans.  —  The grave of Tetiana Bubynets, who was killed last month in a drone strike on a gas station in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Reality TV Cabinet Secretary Has No Grasp of Reality  —  Killer AI-powered robots with no human in the loop have been a hypothetical sticking point between the Trump administration and AI companies.  But in Ukraine, they're already a reality.  The New York Times reports …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Some of Russia's A.I. Drones Are Powered by Nvidia Microcomputers, Ukrainian Officials Say
New Republic:
Trump's Fury Over Natalie Harp Mess Worsens as Leaks Grow More Damning  —  Donald Trump's handling of the Natalie Harp mess has backfired big-time.  The Atlantic reports that Trump's own anger is why Trumpworld exploded so vehemently after Senator Jon Ossoff highlighted their closeness.
Discussion: twitchy.com, TMZ.com and NewsNation
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Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:
White House Crops Natalie Harp Out of Grand Prix Content  —  Things seemed a little awkward between Trump, his wife, and his deeply devoted personal aide during Sunday's IndyCar Freedom250 Grand Prix  —  As we've learned in recent weeks, Natalie Harp rarely leaves the president's side …
Discussion: Mercury News, TMZ.com and The Hill
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say  —  The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms  —  The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections.
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Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Explainer: The battle over Trump's bid to restrict mail voting hits a pivotal point. Where things stand and what comes next
Kat Lonsdorf / NPR:
In candid interviews, National Guard members speak out about D.C. deployment  —  As the sight of armed, uniformed National Guard troops became ubiquitous in Washington, D.C., over the past year, one voice has been notably absent from the public discourse around the deployment: the guard members themselves.
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Darline Graham refuses to say if she would have certified 2020 election results  —  Lindsey Graham voted to certify the results of the 2020 election.  Would his sister?  The appointed senator apparently doesn't want to talk about it.  —  By the evening of Jan. 6, 2021 …
Discussion: NewsNation and The Guardian
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
We Need To Hear From Jeffries  —  He needs to be drawing redlines, not signaling compromise.  Did he get snookered, or does he really intend to work cooperatively with thieves?  —  ∙ Paid  —  Thursday's mailbag focused heavily on the question of whether congressional Democrats …
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Tiago Ventura / Time:
Backlash After Hakeem Jeffries Holds Private Meeting With Jared Kushner Ahead of Midterms
CBS News:
Ted Cruz says he thinks Canada's tariff response is “a little performative”  —  GOP Sen. Ted Cruz joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss his new book, “Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence Thomas,” and weigh in on the U.S.-Canada trade feud and the Senate race in Texas between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox News
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Senate Race In Alaska Is What A Rigged Election Looks Like  —  The Democrats' ‘Decoy Dan’ plot to oust Sen. Dan Sullivan would be hilarious if it weren't actually happening.  —  If you want to know what a “rigged” election looks like, look no further than the U.S. Senate primary race still underway in Alaska.
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Dan Sullivan endorses Dan Sullivan to beat Dan Sullivan in perplexing Alaska Senate race
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump and Natalie: A F*cked-Up Love Story  —  The weirdest relationship ever just got weirder.  —  1. Munchausen?  —  The Trump-Harp relationship turns out to be even weirder than we already knew.  —  Let's jump back to the beginning—the very beginning—with the story Harp used to catch Donald Trump's attention.
The Moscow Times:
Ex-Pussy Riot Member Says She Helped the FSB Spy on Kremlin Critics  —  Former Pussy Riot member Rita Flores has revealed that she was coerced into working as an informant for Russia's FSB security service, saying that she gathered information on anti-war activists and was involved …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Blanche Must Provide Info on Minneapolis Surveillance, House Oversight Dem Says  —  DOJ defended Minneapolis surveillance as ‘standard law enforcement practice.’  —  House Democrats are gearing up for investigations into the Trump administration's push to investigate left-wing political protests.
Discussion: emptywheel
Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
Trump moves to reshape White House's South Lawn  —  The president's latest construction project involves changing the lawn's slope to bring it flush with his new helipad.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has begun a larger project to redo the White House's lawn, seeking to bring its slope flush with his new helipad.
Steve Liesman / CNBC:
Bessent could tap near $1 trillion Treasury General Account to fund bond buybacks, sources said … The Treasury could use its near $1 trillion General Account to help fund its recently announced plans to increase purchases of government bonds, according to two senior Treasury officials.
Michael Bartiromo / The Hill:
Dethroned Miss North Carolina USA files lawsuit, says she was stripped of crown over conservative beliefs  —  (NEXSTAR) - Brittany Boltinhouse, who was recently dethroned as Miss North Carolina USA, has filed a lawsuit against the organizers of the Miss USA and Miss North Carolina USA pageants …
Bloomberg:
Bessent's Murky Deficit Plan Faces Grim Prospects in Congress  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's promised deficit reduction plan due in the coming days will plow headlong into a stark reality: there is no sign the Republican-controlled Congress is going to make any net budget cuts this year.
Washington Post:
Trump administration proposes $103,000 fee for H-1B visas after legal setback  —  The president contends the program to hire skilled foreign workers has been used to take jobs away from Americans.  A judge struck down a previous attempt to implement a similar fee.  —  Just now  —  Summary
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Military Kills 2 People in Attack on Boat in Pacific  —  The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.  —  The U.S. military killed two men in a strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific that it said was transporting narcotics …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The old kingmaker magic is gone  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  “If I endorse a person, they win,” President Trump claimed last year.  “With the Republican Party, it's like 399-0.  Think of that.”
 
 
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Fox News:
FIRST ON FOX: ICE quietly arrests jaw dropping number of illegal immigrants in massive DC area operation
Discussion: RedState and Legal Insurrection
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
Jan. 6 Rioter Advocate Endorses Ralph Norman Over Darline Graham
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept.
Discussion: MS NOW
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Says Oil Is Pouring Through Hormuz. Trackers Can't Find It.
Discussion: New Republic, HotAir and Fox News
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