Tue, May 6, 2025 at 1:40 pm
Canadian Prime Minister Carney is rejecting President Trump’s push to make Canada the 51st state. In a cordial Oval Office appearance, the two leaders respectfully disagreed about Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Canada. Carney said Canada “won’t be for sale ever.” “Never say never,” the president replied. But the prime minister said Canada’s views “are not going to change.”
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Tue, May 6, 2025 at 1:35 pm
President Trump praises America’s friendship with Canada, but refuses to back down on tariffs. In their first face-to-face meeting, the president told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney the two countries will always be friends. On trade, however, Donald Trump struck a less friendly tone, saying the U-S doesn’t need anything from Canada, but Canada needs everything from America. And the president said nothing can be said that will change his mind on tariffs.
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Tue, May 6, 2025 at 1:11 pm
The United States is halting its airstrikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen. President Trump announced the end of the bombing campaign, saying the Houthis “capitulated” and “they don’t want to fight anymore.”
For the past two months, the U-S military launched airstrikes targeting the Houthis, who’ve attacked Red Sea shipping and Israel.
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Tue, May 6, 2025 at 6:41 am
Canada’s new prime minister pays a visit to the White House today President Trump told reporters yesterday he wasn’t sure why newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was meeting with him today. He suggested that Carney may want to discuss a trade deal with the United States. During his successful campaign, Carney stood up to Donald Trump, vowing that Canada would never become America’s 51st state.
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Mon, May 5, 2025 at 7:39 pm
The Trump administration wants a judge to toss out an abortion lawsuit from three GOP-led states. The lawsuit from Idaho, Kansas and Missouri is seeking to cut off telehealth access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Justice Department attorneys stayed the legal course charted by the Biden administration, though they didn’t directly weigh in on the underlying issue of access to the drug. Rather, the government argued the states don’t have the legal right, or standing, to sue.
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Mon, May 5, 2025 at 5:29 pm
President Trump is pledging to pay immigrants who “self-deport” to their home country. He says his administration is willing to work with immigrants who voluntarily leave the United States. The president says immigrants who “self-deport” and leave the U.S. might have a chance to return legally.
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Mon, May 5, 2025 at 8:39 am
President Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. Declaring Alcatraz a “symbol of law and order,” the president is directing his government to reopen and expand the island prison, which has been closed for more than 60 years. He wrote online that the prison should house “America’s most ruthless and violent offenders.” Alcatraz was closed in 1963 due to crumbling infrastructure and is now a major tourist site that is operated by the National Park Service.
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Mon, May 5, 2025 at 8:19 am
President Trump is now eyeing the movie industry for possible new tariffs. Films made outside the United States are the latest target in Donald Trump’s tariff war. He said he has authorized the Department of Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to slap a 100% tariff “on any and all movies” coming into the U.S. that are produced overseas. It’s common for both large and small films to include production in the U.S. and in other countries.
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Mon, May 5, 2025 at 8:17 am
The U-S Constitution, Canada, and the economy were among the topics President Trump discussed in a wide-ranging TV interview. On NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the president said he did not know whether U-S citizens and noncitizens both deserve due process as laid out in the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. He said military action against Canada is “highly unlikely,” though it may be necessary to take over Greenland. And the president pushed back on predictions of a recession, taking credit for “good parts” of the economy while blaming the Biden administration for the “bad parts” of the economy.
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Sun, May 4, 2025 at 6:57 am
President Trump acknowledges that his tariffs could result in fewer goods and more expensive toys this Christmas. Even as he vehemently defends his trade policy, the president admitted there could be supply problems come the holidays. He said there could be fewer dolls that cost more. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller tried to defend the president’s comment, arguing that people would be willing to pay more for American-made dolls. Despite White House assurances about the tariffs, there’s a cloud of economic uncertainty hanging over retailers and consumers alike.
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Sat, May 3, 2025 at 6:57 am
The Trump administration is downplaying predictions of tariff-induced supply chain problems. Some business CEOs and economists are warning that Donald Trump’s trade policy will result in shortages of consumer goods. But Treasury Secretary Bessent claims retailers are ready for the tariffs. And he doesn’t expect any empty shelves. In the meantime, large cargo shipments from China have already dropped.
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Thu, May 1, 2025 at 4:01 pm
President Trump is nominating his national security adviser to serve as United Nations ambassador in a staff shakeup. Mike Waltz is being removed as national security adviser and has been tapped to represent the U-S at the United Nations. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio will serve simultaneously as Secretary of State and acting national security adviser. The president announced the personnel moves after news broke that Waltz was departing the White House. Waltz made embarrassing headlines in March when he mistakenly added a reporter to a Signal chat on military strikes.
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Thu, May 1, 2025 at 1:57 pm
A Trump-appointed judge says the president cannot use a wartime law to deport Venezuelans. The federal judge ruled that the Trump administration exceeded the scope of an 18th-century wartime law in using it to deport some Venezuelan migrants. And he’s barring the administration from using it. Fernando Rodriguez, who was appointed by the president in his first term, said using the Alien Enemies Act to detain and deport Venezuelan gang members was illegal because the gang’s presence in the U-S was not an “invasion.”
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Thu, May 1, 2025 at 1:34 pm
President Trump led a National Day of Prayer observance at the White House. Declaring that his administration is bringing back religion in America, the president commemorated the annual National Day of Prayer. Joined by leaders representing Christianity and different faiths, the president used the occasion to sign an executive order creating a presidential commission on religious liberty.
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Thu, May 1, 2025 at 1:07 pm
President Trump’s national security adviser is leaving the White House in the first major staff shakeup. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz is expected to depart the administration in the coming days. Waltz made embarrassing headlines in March when he mistakenly added a reporter to a Signal chat on military strikes. At the time, the president downplayed the seriousness of the incident and stood by Waltz. But some Trump allies complained that the national security adviser wasn’t loyal enough to the “Make America Great Again” agenda.
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Thu, May 1, 2025 at 12:16 pm
President Trump acknowledges that his tariffs could result in fewer goods and more expensive toys this Christmas. Even as he vehemently defends his trade policy, the president admitted there could be supply problems come the holidays and dolls could cost more. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller tried to defend the president’s comment, arguing that people would be willing to pay more for American-made products. Despite White House assurances about the tariffs, there’s a cloud of economic uncertainty hanging over retailers and consumers alike.
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Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 7:20 pm
The United States and Ukraine have announced an economic deal. The two countries came to terms on a deal that will compensate Washington for billions in military and economic assistance to help Ukraine repel the Russian invasion. In a video message, Treasury Secretary Bessent says the agreement sends a direct message to Moscow. He said the Trump administration is committed to a peace process centered on a free, sovereign prosperous Ukraine over the long term.
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Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 3:49 pm
Canada’s new prime minister will soon visit the White House. After Mark Carney’s election victory this week, President Trump called the newly elected prime minister of Canada. He said the two leaders plan to meet in the coming days. During the campaign, Carney stood up to the Trump administration’s threats and vowed that America will never own Canada.
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Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 3:19 pm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio claims judges have no say in America’s foreign policy. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Rubio was asked whether he has had any conversations with El Salvador about returning Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the U-S. He said he would never tell the press or a judge, and that the president and executive branch conduct foreign policy. On Tuesday, President Trump told ABC News he “could” bring Abrego Garcia back if he wanted to. Something the Supreme Court has instructed the administration to do.
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Wed, Apr 30, 2025 at 12:09 pm
President Trump is distancing himself from the latest numbers showing the economy shrank over the past three months. For the first time in three years, the U-S economy did not grow during the first quarter. Donald Trump was in office for more than two of the three months, but he claimed he isn’t to blame for the contraction. He said it was Joe Biden’s fault. The president is telling Americans to be patient, arguing that his tariffs would eventually lead to an economic boom.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 9:05 pm
President Trump is relaxing some of his 25 percent tariffs on automobiles and auto parts. After hearing from auto CEOs worried about the negative impact of tariffs, the Trump administration is dialing back some of the import taxes on vehicles and parts. The president said it’s a move giving automakers more time to move productions into the U-S. Automakers that finish their vehicles domestically will receive a 15 percent rebate this year, offsetting the cost of the tariffs.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 8:00 pm
President Trump marked his first 100 days in office with a rally in Warren, Michigan. The president declared the start of his second term has been consequential. He focused a great deal on immigration and border security. The president also touted his economic policies, even though polls show Americans are worried that the Trump tariffs will lead to higher prices.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 6:10 pm
President Trump has announced new fighter jets for an Air National Guard base in Michigan. Before holding a rally marking 100 days in office, the president stopped by Selfridge Air National Guard Base with this announcement. The announcement allayed fears that the base could close and delivered a win for Michigan’s Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
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Tue, Apr 29, 2025 at 4:05 pm
Amazon says it’s not planning to display added tariff costs next to product prices on its site. When asked about news reports that Amazon was going to display the cost of President Trump’s tariffs, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt slammed the idea. After the criticism, Amazon said the plan “was never approved and is not going to happen.” And the president talked to CEO Jeff Bezos.
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