Dolly Parton, Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 … Dolly Parton in 1975.  She was likened to the Big Rock Candy Mountain, the Depression-era symbol of abundance.  Her music confronted privation and loss even as it radiated possibility and hope.Jack Manning/The New York Times

Trump board threatens to destroy ‘unsafe’ Kennedy Center in apocalyptic court filing  —  The Trump-installed board that runs the Kennedy Center told a federal judge the building will have to be torn down unless President Donald Trump's name goes on it.  —  Justice Department lawyers …

Trump administration warns Kennedy Center may need to be ‘taken down’ if not ‘restored’  —  Administration lawyers raised the possibility of a “new, but very different kind, of venue” in a court filing Monday.  —  Trump administration lawyers said the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …

From ‘Fortress North America’ to All-Out Trade War: How the U.S.-Canada Talks Collapsed  —  Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products  —  Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.  — 1.2k  —  Canada announced retaliatory tariffs …

CIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Surprise Trip to Moscow  —  Agency declines to comment on Ratcliffe's first publicly known trip to Russian capital  —  WASHINGTON—Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, his first publicly known trip to the Russian capital.