Trump bans Canadian dairy, vehicles, and alcohol from U.S. market in sweeping trade escalation
President Trump signed three executive orders banning Canadian dairy products, motor vehicles, and many alcoholic beverages from the American market, a sharp escalation in the U.S.-Canada trade war that takes effect September 29. The orders, signed Tuesday, cite Canadian "discrimination" against American dairy farmers, automakers, and alcohol producers. Trump also directed the General Services Administration […]
Eight wounded in gunfire and knife attacks around NYC West Indian Day Parade
At least eight people were wounded around Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade route, despite an NYPD deployment numbering in the thousands, the New York Post reported. Three people were shot, three were stabbed and two were slashed during Monday’s festivities, the New York Post reported. The attacks stretched from early-morning J’Ouvert events into the afternoon […]
Trump shares American-flag map spanning Canada, Mexico and Greenland
The Hill reported that President Trump shared a map draped in the American flag across Canada, Mexico, Greenland and beyond, while citing no stated motive. Trump posted the image on Truth Social on Monday morning, The Hill reported. The White House’s official account later shared the same image on X. The map placed an American-flag […]
MAGA Inc. drops $10 million on Texas Senate race to back Paxton against Talarico
Trump's flagship super PAC just made its first major midterm bet, a $10 million ad blitz in Texas to prop up Ken Paxton's Senate bid against a Democrat who has outraised him by millions. MAGA Inc. filed a federal independent expenditure on September 4 splitting the money evenly: $5 million to support Paxton, the Republican […]
Financial Times poll puts Trump approval at record-low 33% as midterm headwinds build
A new Financial Times/Focaldata poll pegs President Trump's job approval at just 33 percent, a record low for the series, as rising fuel costs, tariff blowback, and the war with Iran erode support even among Republican voters. The online survey of 1,914 registered voters, conducted in late August, found Trump's approval dropped three percentage points […]
House Democrats in turmoil after two members join GOP to hand Trump a crucial win
Two House Democrats broke ranks and voted with Republicans to advance key GOP-backed measures, handing former President Trump’s party a political victory and provoking fury and calls for punishment from their own leadership. Democratic Representatives Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State and Jared Golden of Maine crossed the aisle on Tuesday to support a Republican […]
