Canada鈥檚 new prime minister, , is meeting with in the Oval Office, a week after winning the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by Trump.
As the two countries struggle to resolve Trump鈥檚 trade war, the U.S. displayed his unique mix of graciousness and discourtesy. Shortly before Carney鈥檚 arrival, that the United States didn鈥檛 need 鈥淎NYTHING鈥� from its northern neighbor 鈥� a theme he revisited in the Oval Office alongside efforts to show warmth.
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Senators troubled over delivery of health care to Native Americans and Alaska Natives
to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the bipartisan trio of Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, expressed 鈥渄eep concerns鈥� over 鈥渇ederal actions that diminish the quality of and access to health care鈥� at the Indian Health Service.
The senators said that while the IHS was itself exempt from a federal hiring freeze, it has impacted other positions that help the service provide health care and 鈥渃ontinues to exacerbate existing clinical staffing issues.鈥� Last month, President Trump extended the hiring freeze to July.
The group also said it seems HHS was not taking substantial input from tribes on its actions, including the shifting of staff and services.
The three lawmakers called on Kennedy to 鈥渞eevaluate all actions that jeopardize delivery of any health care services for American Indians and Alaska Natives.鈥�
Kennedy met with tribal leaders last month and called the service 鈥渁 top priority.鈥�
Trump says overseas visitors coming for the World Cup will have a 鈥榮eamless experience鈥� in the US
Trump says fans traveling from abroad for the World Cup will have a 鈥渟eamless experience,鈥� despite skepticism from some around the globe that they may not be welcome in the U.S.
The president said his government will ensure that 鈥渢hose traveling to America to watch the competition have a seamless experience during every part of their visit.鈥� Some overseas travelers have scrapped plans to come to the U.S. given the Trump administration鈥檚 aggressive policies toward its allies and other nations.
But Trump insisted during a White House event celebrating the 2026 World Cup 鈥� which will be played in the U.S., Canada and Mexico 鈥� that officials were working 鈥渢o make the World Cup an unprecedented success.鈥�
He added that the 2026 World Cup will be 鈥渢he best-run soccer tournament the world has ever seen.鈥�
US business group opposes the White House possibly ending tax treaty with China
The U.S.-China Business Council wrote to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to express its deep concern over the White House鈥檚 plan to review whether to suspend or end a tax treaty with China that has prevented double taxation on U.S. companies.
Should the tax treaty be terminated, U.S. companies doing business in China could face potentially higher tax rates and greater compliance burden in China, lessening or eliminating profits, the council wrote in the letter dated May 1. Ending the tax treaty also would disadvantage U.S. companies competing with others in the Chinese market, the council wrote.
A Feb. 21 White House memo said the U.S. would 鈥渦se all necessary legal instruments to further deter United States persons from investing in鈥� China鈥檚 military-industrial sector.
Declassified intelligence memo contradicts Trump鈥檚 claims linking gang to Venezuelan government
A newly declassified U.S. intelligence assessment finds no evidence of coordination between the Tren de Aragua gang and senior Venezuelan officials.
The redacted memo contradicts statements that the Trump administration has used to justify invoking the Alien Enemies Act and deporting Venezuelan immigrants it has labeled gang members.
鈥淲hile Venezuela鈥檚 permissive environment enables TDA to operate, the Maduro regime probably does not have a policy of cooperating with TDA and is not directing TDA movement to and operations in the United States,鈥� the memo says.
A spokesperson for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard rejected suggestions that the assessment contradicted Trump and noted the assessment did find links between the gang and mid- to lower-level Venezuelan officials.
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Carney describes meeting with Trump as constructive, but it鈥檚 just a start
Carney says he feels better about his country鈥檚 relations with the United States after meeting with Trump, but he didn鈥檛 see one meeting resolving the issues set off by Trump鈥檚 tariff hikes.
鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 have expected white smoke coming out of this meeting,鈥� Carney told reporters after the Tuesday meeting, referencing the signal that a new pope has been selected.
Asked whether Carney had asked Trump to stop calling Canada the 51st U.S. state, Carney replied, 鈥淵es, today.鈥� As to whether Trump would stop the rhetoric, Carney said, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know. He鈥檚 the president. He鈥檚 his own person.鈥�
Trump is set to participate in a FIFA task force meeting
President created the task force to prepare for the , which will bring the globe鈥檚 premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his on-again, off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent.
The task force, which Trump will chair, will coordinate the federal government鈥檚 security and planning for the tournament, which is expected to draw millions of tourists to the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The 48-team tournament will pose challenges to the federal government when it comes to awarding visas to the players, officials and more than a million fans expected to visit.
Carney acknowledges uncomfortable body language with Trump
Asked about his at-times-uncomfortable body language during his meeting with Trump, Carney said: 鈥淚鈥檓 glad that you couldn鈥檛 tell what was going through my mind.鈥�
Carney at times appeared to be looking at the floor and occasionally struggled to get a word in during his Oval Office meeting with Trump 鈥� even sometimes raising his hand.
Asked about that by reporters afterward, the prime minister said, 鈥淚鈥檝e been careful always to distinguish between wish and reality.鈥�
Carney noted that Trump again referenced the idea that Canada could somehow become the 51st U.S. state. Carney said afterward he personally made it clear Canada wasn鈥檛 for sale and said it was 鈥渘ever going to happen.鈥�
鈥淚 look forward and not back, and I think we established a good basis today,鈥� Carney said.
Carney calls talks with Trump 鈥榳ide-ranging and very constructive鈥�
In comments to reporters at the Canadian embassy in Washington after the closed-door meetings, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday鈥檚 talks 鈥渕arked the end of the beginning of the U.S. and Canada redefining鈥� their joint cooperative relationship.
The prime minister said 鈥渘ow is the time to build鈥� both at home and overseas, including with the U.S.
Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking 3 agencies
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the administration from dramatically shrinking the agencies, which fund libraries across the U.S., settle labor disputes with public sector workers and support state business contracting programs.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. in Rhode Island said Trump cannot unilaterally end the funding and programs for the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Minority Business Development Agency and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. All three agencies were established by Congress.
Trump鈥檚 March 14 directing them to cut as many staffers and programs as legally possible was 鈥渁rbitrary and capricious,鈥� McConnell wrote in Tuesday鈥檚 order.
鈥淚t also disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government; specifically, it ignores the unshakable principles that Congress makes the law and appropriates funds, and the Executive implements the law Congress enacted and spends the funds Congress appropriated.鈥�
Twenty-one states sued over the executive order.
Trump Pentagon nominee under scrutiny in hearing for partisan comments
A retired U.S. brigadier general who failed to get through the confirmation process in the first Trump administration got renewed scrutiny for his political and anti-Islamic social media posts during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday.
Anthony Tata, a staunch supporter of the president, has been nominated to become the defense undersecretary for personnel. He was criticized for tweets in 2018 calling Islam the 鈥渕ost oppressive violent religion I know of,鈥� and calling former President Barack Obama a 鈥渢errorist leader鈥� and referring to him as Muslim. The tweets were later taken down.
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Senate confirms Wall Street veteran to lead Social Security Administration
Frank Bisignano will be taking over at a turbulent time for the agency, which provides benefits to more than 70 million Americans. He was confirmed in a 53-47 vote.
Bisignano鈥檚 confirmation came after a monthslong series of announcements at the SSA of , cuts to programs, office closures and a , which were eventually walked back.
Many of the changes are driven by the Department of Government Efficiency, headed by billionaire adviser Elon Musk, who said this week that he is preparing to .
The upheaval has made Social Security a major focus of Democrats, including former President , who said in his since leaving office that Trump has 鈥渢aken a hatchet鈥� to the program.
State Department disbanding the Office of Palestinian Affairs at the US Embassy in Jerusalem
The State Department said the office will be folded back into the broader diplomatic mission.
The move will restore the Palestinian Affairs Unit at the embassy that President Trump created during his first term after moving the embassy from Tel Aviv and then closing down the consulate in Jerusalem, which had served as the main U.S. point of outreach to the Palestinians.
The Palestinian Affairs Unit reported directly to the U.S. ambassador to Israel, a move that was reversed in President Joe Biden鈥檚 administration, which formalized it into an office that stepped up engagement with the Palestinians and reported directly to State Department headquarters in Washington.
鈥淭he United States remains committed to its historic relationship with Israel, bolstering Israel鈥檚 security and securing peace to create a better life for the entire region,鈥� State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. She did not mention how the change would affect relations with the Palestinian Authority.
As Trump battles elite colleges, House GOP looks to hike endowment tax by tenfold or more
The president's feud with America鈥檚 elite universities is lending momentum to Republicans on Capitol Hill who want to increase a tax on wealthy college endowments by tenfold or more.
House Republicans already were considering a hike in the tax on college endowments鈥� earnings from 1.4% to 14% as part of Trump鈥檚 tax bill. As the president raises the stakes in his , Columbia and other Ivy League schools, lawmakers are floating raising the rate as high as 21% in line with the corporate tax rate. It appears no decisions have been made.
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White House confirms review of Smithsonian museums has begun
The White House confirmed in a statement that a review of Smithsonian properties is underway after an executive order calling for the removal of 鈥渋mproper ideology.鈥�
鈥淲e are undertaking a comprehensive review of the Smithsonian museums to assess alignment with the directives outlined in the executive order,鈥� Lindsey Halligan, a special assistant to the president, said in a statement. 鈥淲e are committed to transparency and will share updates as the review progresses.鈥�
Officials did not elaborate on the details of how the review is being carried out.
A pastor and veteran of the Civil Rights movement who loaned books to the museum told The Associated Press that his items would be to determine whether they will remain at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender members of the military to take effect, for now
The on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration to enforce , while legal challenges proceed.
The court acted in the dispute over a that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service.
The court鈥檚 three liberal justices said they would have kept the policy on hold.
Just after beginning his second term in January, Trump moved aggressively to roll back . Among the Republican president鈥檚 actions was an executive order that claims the sexual identity of transgender service members 鈥渃onflicts with a soldier鈥檚 commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle, even in one鈥檚 personal life,鈥� and is harmful to military readiness.
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the health agency鈥檚 program for vaccines and biotech drugs.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced the appointment Tuesday in a message to agency staff, praising Prasad鈥檚 鈥渓ong and distinguished history in medicine.鈥�
Prasad is the latest in a and critics of COVID-19 measures to join the federal government under President Trump.
Unlike political roles such as FDA commissioner, the job Prasad is stepping into has traditionally been held by an FDA career scientist. His appointment raises new questions about whether vaccines and other new therapies will face additional scrutiny from regulators.
Prasad replaces Dr. Peter Marks, FDA鈥檚 longtime vaccine chief after clashing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over concerns about the safety of vaccinations.
Rwanda says it鈥檚 talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here鈥檚 why
Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain鈥檚 rejected asylum-seekers in last year. Now Rwanda says it is about a similar idea 鈥� and it might find more success.
The negotiations mark an expansion in to countries other than their own. It has sent hundreds of Venezuelans and others to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama but has yet to announce any major deals with governments in Africa, Asia or Europe.
Rwanda has argued that despite being one of Africa鈥檚 most densely populated countries, it has space to help alleviate what many countries in Europe 鈥� and the United States 鈥� consider to be a with unwanted migrants.
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US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs
The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of latest and most sweeping , with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products.
The deficit 鈥� which measures the gap between the value of goods and services the U.S. sells abroad against what it buys 鈥� has roughly doubled over the last year. In March 2024, Commerce Department records show, that gap was just under $68.6 billion.
According to federal data released Tuesday, exports for goods and services totaled about $278.5 billion in March, while imports climbed to nearly $419 billion. That鈥檚 up $0.5 billion and $17.8 billion, respectively, from February trade.
Consumer goods led the imports surge 鈥� increasing by $22.5 billion in March. And pharma products in particular climbed $20.9 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis noted, signaling fears about
Key Republican says he won鈥檛 back Trump鈥檚 pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he has told the White House he will not support Ed Martin, Trump's in Washington, stalling the nomination in the Senate weeks before the temporary appointment expires.
The North Carolina Republican told reporters Tuesday that he met with Martin and opposes the nomination because of his defense of rioters who breached the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Martin, a leading figure in Trump鈥檚 campaign to overturn the 2020 election, spoke at a rally on the eve of the and represented defendants who were prosecuted for the attack.
鈥淲e have to be very, very clear that what happened on Jan. 6th was wrong,鈥� Tillis said. 鈥淚t was not prompted. It was not prompted or created by other people to put those people in trouble. They made a stupid decision, and they disgraced the United States by absolutely destroying the Capitol.鈥�
Disabled workers have faced prejudice. Now they face DOGE firings
For decades the federal government has positioned itself as committed to inclusive hiring and long-term retention across agencies. But as mass layoffs ripple through the federal workforce under President Trump鈥檚 administration, disabled employees are among those being let go.
Amid the firings, for businesses and skepticism of disability inclusion practices, advocates and experts wonder if the government鈥檚 status as a 鈥渕odel employer鈥� will hold true.
Trump has said he because people should be hired based on work quality and merit alone.
However, under Schedule A, candidates already have to be qualified for the position with or without an accommodation. They don鈥檛 get a job solely because they have a disability.
Disability advocates point to a slew of statements from Trump administration officials that indicate they view disabled workers as a liability.
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Second judge rules that Trump鈥檚 use of 18th century wartime act was improper
Trump used the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for only the fourth time in history, declaring that a Venezuelan gang had invaded the United States and its alleged members could be deported without regular legal process.
A Trump-appointed judge in Texas last week ruled the act can鈥檛 be used against a gang. On Tuesday, District Court Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York came to the same conclusion.
The gang, Hellerstein wrote, 鈥渕ay well be engaged in narcotics trafficking, but that is a criminal matter, not an invasion or predatory incursion.鈥�
The media is dismissed as Carney鈥檚 White House visit continues
The appearance with Carney grew increasingly uncomfortable as it continued, with Trump repeatedly asserting that the United States has been 鈥渟ubsidizing Canada.鈥�
But the meeting never devolved like an earlier encounter with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
鈥淲e had another little blow up with someone else,鈥� Trump said. This is a very friendly conversation.鈥�
Trump digs at Democrats during his meeting with Carney
Trump, a former real estate developer, offered during the meeting with Carney to help former President Barack Obama build his presidential library.
Obama left office in 2017. His library is under construction in Chicago. Trump said it鈥檚 taking too long and that, in and of itself, is 鈥渂ad for the presidency.鈥�
鈥淚f he wanted help, I鈥檇 give him help,鈥� Trump said of Obama. 鈥淚鈥檓 a really good builder.鈥�
Trump also criticized California Gov. Gavin 撸奶社区om over a project to connect Los Angeles and San Francisco by rail, calling it 鈥渢he worst cost overrun I鈥檝e ever seen.鈥�
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This entry has been updated to correct the year Obama left office to 2017, not 2009.
Carney finally gets a word in
As Trump went on a long aside about former President Barack Obama鈥檚 presidential library and California water issues before veering back to trade, Carney kept trying to get a word in, raising his hand about half a dozen times to try to interject.
Trump kept talking as reporters fired questions, holding forth with extended answers.
When the Canadian leader finally got to speak, he addressed Trump鈥檚 repeated needling about making Canada a 51st U.S. state and said, 鈥淩espectfully, Canadians鈥� view on this is not going to change.鈥�
Trump talks more on tariffs
Trump continued his tough talk on tariffs, saying other countries need to deal with the United States.
鈥淭hey want a piece of our market,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 care about their market.鈥�
He also said that other nations 鈥渢hink of us as a super luxury store, a store that has the goods.鈥�
Trump also said that China wants to meet for trade talks. He didn鈥檛 offer details but asserted that the Chinese are not doing business and that ships full of goods from China are turning around the Pacific Ocean.
Friendly vibe shrouds Trump鈥檚 meeting with Canada鈥檚 new leader
Trump had a lot of praise for Carney, despite the president鈥檚 desire to make Canada the 51st state in the U.S.
He complimented Carney on winning election and said Carney had helped himself with the debate.
鈥淚 think Canada chose a very talented person, a very good person,鈥� Trump said.
At another point, when asked concessions he wants from Canada, Trump replied, 鈥渇riendship.鈥�
And at still another point in the Oval Office meeting, Trump said: 鈥淚 love Canada.鈥�
Carney rebuffs Trump鈥檚 Oval Office push for 51st state, says Canada 鈥榳on鈥檛 be for sale, ever鈥�
Trump said he was still interested in making Canada the 51st state, although he admitted 鈥渋t takes two to tango.鈥�
鈥淚t would really be a wonderful marriage,鈥� the president said.
Carney responded by telling Trump that 鈥渁s you know from real estate, there are some places that are never for sale.鈥�
The White House and Buckingham Palace aren鈥檛, he said, and Canada is 鈥渘ot for sale, it won鈥檛 be for sale, ever.鈥�
鈥淣ever say never,鈥� Trump said. Carney smiled and mouthed 鈥渘ever, never, never.鈥�
Trump teases a 鈥榲ery, very big announcement鈥�
The president told reporters that he will make his mystery announcement Thursday or Friday before his trip to the Middle East next week, though it wasn鈥檛 clear if the announcement was related to the trip.
Trump wouldn鈥檛 say what the announcement was about but said it will be 鈥渙ne of the most important announcements鈥� that have been made in many years 鈥渁bout a certain subject.鈥�
Trump says US is halting airstrikes on Houthis rebels in Yemen
Trump says he鈥檚 calling off any more air strikes against Yemen鈥檚 Houthis, saying the rebel faction has 鈥榗apitulated鈥� and doesn鈥檛 want to fight anymore.
In March, Trump鈥檚 administration But he told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday, 鈥淲e will stop the bombings. They have capitulated but more importantly, we will take their word.鈥�
The president added, 鈥淚 think that鈥檚 very positive. They were knocking out a lot of ships.鈥�
Meeting between Trump and Carney begins
Trump graciously welcomed Carney to the Oval Office, praising him as 鈥渁 very talented person, a very good person.鈥�
The U.S. leader said Carney鈥檚 comeback victory in Canada鈥檚 recent election was 鈥渕aybe even greater than mine.鈥�
Trump also gestured to the upgrades that he鈥檚 made to the Oval Office, saying it was renovated with 鈥済reat love and 24 karat gold 鈥� that always helps too.鈥�
Carney opened by saying, 鈥淢r. President, I鈥檓 on the edge of my seat.鈥�
Canada鈥檚 new prime minister arrives at the White House for Trump meeting
Carney received a handshake and a couple of shoulder pats from the U.S. president.
Trump then turned toward the news media and did a fist pump, which Carney then emulated with a fist pump of his own.
The two leaders then entered the White House without exchanging any words for the gathered reporters.
Before Carney鈥檚 arrival, Trump expressed doubts on social media about the benefits of an economic relationship with Canada.
It鈥檚 a position that defies the underlying economic data as the United States depends on oil produced in Canada, in addition to an array of other goods that cross border trade makes more affordable in ways that benefit growth.
Just before Canadian PM arrives at White House, Trump says US doesn鈥檛 need Canada
Just before meeting Carney, Trump posted on social media that the U.S. doesn鈥檛 need autos, energy, lumber or 鈥淎NYTHING鈥� from the United States鈥� northern neighbor.
鈥淚 very much want to work with him, but cannot understand one simple TRUTH 鈥� Why is America subsidizing Canada by $200 Billion Dollars a year, in addition to giving them FREE Military Protection, and many other things?鈥� Trump posted on Truth Social.
While Trump said he still welcomes Canada鈥檚 friendship and hopes to maintain it, he鈥檚 indicating despite economic data to the contrary that the United States would be fine without Canada.
鈥淭he Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and that will be, most likely, my only question of consequence,鈥� Trump posted.
Homeland Security secretary says 鈥榩eople will be allowed to fly鈥� even without REAL ID
told a Congressional panel Tuesday that travelers who miss Wednesday鈥檚 deadline to get the more secure ID cards should be prepared for extra scrutiny, but 鈥渨e will make sure it鈥檚 as seamless as possible.鈥�
Noem said 81% of travelers already have IDs that comply, and passports and tribal identification will be accepted at checkpoints.
Travelers who aren鈥檛 鈥渕ay be diverted to a different line, have an extra step,鈥� she said.
Implementation of the REAL ID, a federally compliant state-issued license or identification card, has been repeatedly delayed since it was recommended by the 9/11 Commission and signed into law in 2005.
Treasury secretary says the United States 鈥榳ill not default鈥�
Scott Bessent is testifying on the Hill this morning for the first time since his confirmation in January.
On the table for questions are tariffs, taxes, layoffs at the IRS, Department of Government Efficiency access to IRS data, national finances and more.
Bessent said the U.S. and China 鈥渉ave not engaged in negotiations鈥� but 鈥渁s early as this week鈥� the U.S. will be announcing trade deals with some of the U.S.鈥� largest trading partners.
Bessent also spoke about America鈥檚 upcoming default date 鈥� what officials are calling the 鈥淴-date.鈥�
鈥淛ust as an outfielder running for a fly ball, we are on the warning track. When you鈥檙e on the warning track, it means the wall is not that far away,鈥� he said. He added, however, that the U.S. 鈥渨ill not default.鈥�
Republican member of Congress praises program cut by Trump administration
A Republican member of Congress says there鈥檚 鈥渟trong bipartisan support鈥� for a communities protect against natural disasters and .
The program was eliminated by the Trump administration in April.
Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma told Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a hearing Tuesday that the BRIC program has been 鈥渆xtraordinarily helpful.鈥� He said he wants to know more about the department鈥檚 plans to 鈥渞eform those grants.鈥�
US stocks sink again as more companies detail damage from Trump鈥檚 trade war
Artificial intelligence mania is losing more steam and amid .
The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite were down more than 1% in morning trading. Palantir Technologies, which offers an AI platform for customers, was falling 13.5%, and Nvidia was down 2.4%.
1. CEO Linda Rendle said Clorox, down 5.3%, is seeing shoppers change behavior and expects slowdowns to continue
2. fell 8.5% after reporting weaker-than-expected revenue
3. Toymaker Mattel was swinging between losses and gains after 鈥減ausing鈥� financial forecasts, saying the 鈥渆volving U.S. tariff landscape鈥� makes it too hard to predict this year鈥檚 gift-buying
4. Ford Motor is expecting to take a $1.5 billion hit and joined a
House speaker responds to Trump鈥檚 鈥榝ewer dolls鈥� statement
Reporters caught up with Mike Johnson in a Capitol hallway on Monday, and one asked about Trump saying that some kids may have fewer dolls or pencils and stroller prices may go up as a result of his tariffs policy.
鈥淚s that the message that you want to send to the American public?鈥� the Republican leader was asked.
鈥淲e had to disrupt the system and we鈥檙e gonna have the desired results,鈥� Johnson responded. 鈥淪o whatever short term of disruption there is or or discomfort, I think what he鈥檚 trying to say there, I think, is that it will well pay off in the long run and I think that will happen sooner than many people anticipate.鈥�
Trump isn鈥檛 backing down against media coverage of Kilmar Abrego Garcia deportation
Despicable. Unpatriotic. All wrong. No credibility. Sensationalistic. Disgusting.
All labels that Trump or his loyalists have used to describe media coverage of his administration鈥檚 deportation of the asylum-seeker in Maryland to a Salvadoran prison.
With media covering Abrego Garcia鈥檚 removal as a test case about the absence of due process, the White House has attacked the man鈥檚 character and said he shouldn鈥檛 be allowed to stay, said Mark Lukasiewicz, dean of Hofstra University鈥檚 communication school.
鈥淭he song is the same,鈥� said former CNN Washington bureau chief Frank Sesno, 鈥渂ut the volume is a lot louder.
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One of Trump鈥檚 golf courses in Scotland to host a European tour event
Trump International Golf Links Scotland will stage the Scottish Championship from Aug. 7-10 after being added to the 2025 schedule by the tour on Tuesday. The course also will return as a seniors tour host.
Trump Organization vice president Eric Trump called these back-to-back events a 鈥渟ignificant milestone.鈥� The course has a panoramic view of offshore wind turbines that Trump has criticized as 鈥渦nsightly鈥� view-spoilers for his luxury guests.
The other course, Trump Turnberry, hasn鈥檛 staged a British Open since 2009, despite Trump鈥檚 lobbying.
Carney said he鈥檒l fight for Canada ahead of Trump meeting. Some said he should have stayed home
These Oval Office meetings have been challenging for world leaders. The United Kingdom鈥檚 prime minister, Keir Starmer, . Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was
鈥淲e鈥檝e seen what he does. We saw what he did with Zelenskyy,鈥� said Robert Bothwell, a professor of Canadian history and international relations at the University of Toronto. 鈥淗e would sure as hell try to do the same with Carney. It鈥檚 not in Carney鈥檚 interest. It鈥檚 not in Canada鈥檚 interest.鈥�
Carney said ahead of Tuesday鈥檚 Oval Office encounter that he was elected specifically to 鈥渟tand up鈥� to the U.S. president, and that he expected they鈥檒l have 鈥渄ifficult鈥� but 鈥渃onstructive鈥� conversations at their White House lunch.
A bipartisan group of Trump critics launches the 鈥楥ost Coalition鈥�
According to preliminary plans shared with The Associated Press, the coalition鈥檚 messaging will include paid advertising, social media, press interviews and on-the-ground events with small business leaders, veterans and the faith community ahead of key elections.
Republican Terry Holt and Democrat Andrew Bates, both former presidential spokespersons, will lead communications. The nonprofit with a hybrid political action committee won鈥檛 have to publicly disclose all its funding sources.
鈥淚n 100 days, Donald Trump put the best-performing economy in the world on a crash course toward recession. Trump鈥檚 tariffs 鈥� the biggest middle class tax hike in modern history 鈥� are making everyday prices skyrocket and wreaking havoc for businesses large and small,鈥� Holt and Bates said in a joint statement. 鈥淣ext up are grossly inflationary tax cuts for the wealthy that will only saddle future generations with staggering debt.鈥�
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