What to know about Canada's escalating trade war with the US as Carney retaliates with tariffs  —  Canada struck back at U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada.

Chasing Side Deals, Flexing Influence: Lewandowski's Power Moves at DHS  —  Kristi Noem's close adviser effectively controlled billions in spending at Homeland Security.  Lewandowski denies seeking business or playing any role in the agency's contracts.  —  Summer Said

Self-Funders Are Still Terrible at Getting Themselves Elected  —  It's still exceedingly difficult to buy oneself a seat in Congress.  —  During the 2026 midterms, a record number of wealthy Americans — 69 — have spent more than $1 million of their own money to support their campaigns for federal office.

A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested.  Now He's a Senator.  —  Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found.  Some had bank accounts garnished.  —  It was Easter weekend in 2007 when a police car pulled up to Joe Vasquez's home in rural Kansas.

Veterans and Democrats intensify fight against Trump's planned arch  —  Opponents of the 250-foot triumphal arch project say it could disrupt military burials at Arlington, during construction and after its completion.  —  Summary  —  Veterans and Democrats are escalating efforts …

Europe's centre fears nationalist wave after AfD victory but only has itself to blame  —  Saxony-Anhalt win part of wider trend driven by mainstream policy failures and gradual normalisation of far right ideas  —  The numbers speak for themselves: Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) …

Yemen's Houthi Militants Attack Saudi Energy Infrastructure  —  Attacks come as U.S.-Iran war continues to disrupt energy flows through Strait of Hormuz  —  Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen fired drones and missiles at a number of Saudi Arabia's southern energy facilities Tuesday morning …

Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7.  He Didn't Brief Israel's Security Chiefs  —  Article printing is available to subscribers only  —  Zen reading is available to subscribers only  —  Ad-free and in a comfortable reading format

After 9/11, Documents Suggest, New Yorkers Were Misled About Air Quality  —  The Mamdani administration is releasing more than 170,000 pages of documents related to the air quality around the World Trade Center site in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks.  —  In the harrowing months …

Trump Tailspins as Leaks about GOP Midterm Panic Take Humiliating Turn  —  Donald Trump's tailspinning continues.  A CNN analysis finds that Trump has a lower approval rating than any of his predecessors going into midterms in this millennium.  That's worse than Joe Biden in 2022 …

With Ohio's governorship up for grabs, a toxic race turns violent  —  An alleged assailant forced his way Sunday toward Democratic candidate Amy Acton at a county fair, officials and witnesses said.  Authorities said he was carrying two pistols and a Taser.  —  Summary

UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing  —  In strongest condemnation ever by UK government, Ed Miliband announces sweeping sanctions on trade with Israeli settlements  —  Israeli “terrorists” are conducting ethnic cleansing in the West Bank …

Exclusive poll: GOP's gains among Latinos fade in House battlegrounds  —  Democrats have gained sharply with Latino voters in some of the country's most competitive House districts since 2024, a new Hart Research/TelevisaUnivision poll shared exclusively with Axios shows.

Rubio Flies to Colombia to Meet With Washington's Newest Ally  —  Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella, who took office last month after pledging to mend the strained relationship with the US, is getting a prime opportunity with Secretary of State Marco Rubio visiting Tuesday.

Inside Hakeem Jeffries' coming fight with his left flank … An influx of Democratic Socialists of America-aligned members in January will compound latent distrust of Jeffries that's festering in some corners of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.  — “He's got a lot of people mad at him …

How 2026 candidates are targeting health care “corruption” … Now, in the run-up to the midterms, it's just as likely to focus on “corruption.” … - It's a strategy that plays into affordability concerns and voter anger at the health system — but frequently avoids addressing what about the system needs fixing.

Europe Set to Buy Patriots From US to Shield Ukraine This Winter  —  European nations are planning to buy US-made Patriot air defense missiles to help Ukraine repel an expected increase in Russian attacks over the winter months.  —  The countries are finalizing a plan to use contributions …

As Social Security fund runs dry, some Republicans say it's time to raise taxes  —  Raising the payroll tax is gaining traction as a fix — even in the anti-tax GOP — to fend off deep cuts in retirement benefits.  —  Summary  —  For decades, Washington has replayed the same fight over taming …

Osama bin Laden is winning from the grave  —  As we mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, it is difficult to commemorate the gravity of that day without confronting what is happening in America today.  Parts of our political culture have become increasingly comfortable rationalizing …

Satisfaction With K-12 Education Hits New Low  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has slipped to 32%, a new low in Gallup's 27-year trend and down 11 percentage points over the past two years.  At the same time, dissatisfaction has risen to a record high of 67%.

Where's the Beef (Coming From)?  —  Meat and freedom!  —  Transcript  —  “Mary had a little lamb, but when she saw it sicken, she sent it off to Packingtown, and now it's labeled chicken.”  —  Hi, Paul Krugman here.  That's a little ditty that was circulating, I can't find any original source …

Voters Have Spoken.  Why Aren't Democrats Listening?  —  In 1932, amid a Depression worsened by tariffs, inequality and isolationism, Franklin Roosevelt accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a cautionary note: “Those nominal Democrats who squint at the future with their faces turned toward …