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Trump announces tariff rates for numerous countries – but not Canada
U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to governments around the world on Monday informing them of the tariff rates he would impose starting Aug. 1 — though Canada’s July 21 deadline to reach a deal appears to remain. Trump said he would impose a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Japan and South Korea beginning next month, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year. The letters sent to 14 countries so far — which included smaller U.S. exporters, like Serbia, Thailand and TunisiaRead more
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff over ‘witch hunt’ trial of ex-leader Bolsonaro
U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, suggesting that personal grudges rather than simple economics are playing a part in the U.S. leader’s use of tariffs. The president posted form letters to his social media account Wednesday informing certain countries that they would be facing tariff rates in the double digits starting Aug. 1. Trump avoided his standard form letter with Brazil, specifically tying his tariffs there to the trial of Bolsonaro, who is charged with tryingRead more
U.S. House passes Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill by narrow margin
U.S. House Speaker Johnson gavels the passing of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final congressional passage on Thursday, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed. GOP leaders worked overnight and the president himself leaned on aRead more
U.S. Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, in case on Trump birthright citizenship order
The U.S. Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a major victory on Friday by curbing the power of federal judges to impose nationwide rulings impeding his policies, but it left unresolved the issue of whether he can limit birthright citizenship. The court’s 6-3 ruling, authored by conservative Justice Amy Coney Barrett, did not let Trump’s birthright citizenship order go into effect immediately, directing lower courts that blocked it to reconsider the scope of their orders. The ruling also did not address its legality. The justices granted a request by theRead more
Judge halts Trump’s attempt to keep international students from Harvard
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to keep Harvard University from hosting international students, delivering the Ivy League school another victory as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House. The order from U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston preserves the ability of Harvard to host foreign students while the case is decided. Harvard sued the Department of Homeland Security in May after the agency withdrew the school’s certification to host foreign students and issue paperwork for their visas. The action would have forced Harvard’s roughly 7,000 foreign students — aboutRead more
Let bygones be bygones? Fans weigh in on criticism of Wayne Gretzky over Trump ties
Wayne Gretzky and his wife Janet Jones arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration. As the Edmonton Oilers face off against the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup final, some hockey fans say its time to move on over the rhetoric surrounding The Great One. (Kevin Lamarque/The Canadian Press) It wasn’t long ago that some Canadians were up in arms about hockey legend Wayne Gretzky’s ties to U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. But as the Edmonton Oilers skate their way through the Stanley Cup final, hockey fans say it’s time toRead more
Musk vs. Trump: A power couple tumbles into a messy divorce
It’s splitsville for a global power couple. Donald Trump and Elon Musk are tumbling into a messy public divorce, with unusual political fallout. Tension between the erstwhile Oval Office buds bubbled into open view Thursday, as they exchanged digs in public and on their own social media sites. It got ugly, quickly. Within hours, Musk appeared to call for Trump’s impeachment. Meanwhile, Tesla stock had plunged, as the market feared the president might punish Musk businesses. The official cause of the breakup between the world’s most powerful elected politician andRead more
Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ raises major questions: Can it be built? Should it be built? What’s Canada’s role?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, which Canada has expressed interest in joining, is raising questions about the project’s cost and feasibility as well as concerns about a space-based arms race. Trump’s plan is modelled after the Iron Dome that protects Israel — a land mass smaller than Vancouver Island — and aims to be more robust and hundreds of times bigger. The Iron Dome is mainly built to defend against lower-flying threats like short-range rockets, mortars and shells, while Trump and other top U.S. officials say the proposed Golden Dome wouldRead more
Trump wants to accept a Qatari jet for Air Force One. Here are the facts
A Qatari Boeing 747 sits at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida after U.S. President Donald Trump toured the aircraft on Feb. 15. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images) U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to accept a Qatari jet as an Air Force One replacement has raised a long list of legal, ethical and technical questions. Any deal to accept the plane has not been finalized, but since the weekend Trump has been adamant that he wants it. “They’re giving us a free jet,” he said, adding that only “a stupid person” wouldRead more
Trump keeps 10% tariffs on U.K., cuts taxes on British autos, steel and aluminum in trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal but played down the possibility of other nations getting similarly favourable terms on his import taxes, which are roiling the global economy. Under the framework agreement, the U.K. is to buy more U.S. beef and ethanol and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States. But Trump’s baseline 10 per cent tariffs against British goods are to stay in place, and the Republican president suggested that even higherRead more