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- CBC
Trump team details two phases of tariff threats on Canada
The U.S. has revealed a two-stage tariff plan in which Canada and Mexico will face initial trade threats within days, then again face broader threats this spring.In summary, it's: maybe tariffs now, and maybe more tariffs later.The details emerged Wednesday at the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing for the person chosen to lead President Donald Trump's tariff policy, Howard Lutnick.It occurred as Canadian officials engaged in frantic last-ditch efforts to dissuade U.S. officials from imposing tari
- The Canadian Press
Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they've actually been convicted.
- The Canadian Press
Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis
Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump is taking steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the separation of powers that have defined American government for more than 200 years.
- HuffPost
‘Am I Allowed?’: Critics Aren’t Laughing At Trump’s Latest ‘Looneytunes’ Joke
Critics condemned the president’s comments to House Republicans.
- The Daily Beast
Mexican President Takes Fight Over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to Google
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rebuked Google’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico on Google Maps in a Wednesday press conference. After President Donald Trump issued an executive order changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in all government references, Sheinbaum called into question the legality of the move and said she intends to write a letter to Google challenging the decision. “By the way, we are also going to ask for ‘América Mexicana’ to appear on the map. When you wr
- HuffPost
Jim Acosta Shares Trump's Spiteful Reaction To His CNN Exit With 1 Line Of Mockery
The president responded to reports of Acosta's departure from CNN by calling the journalist a "sleazebag" and "major loser."
- People
Anna Kournikova Spotted in Wheelchair in First Public Sighting in 2 Years
The former tennis star was seen wearing a medical boot during an outing in Miami
- The Canadian Press
Trump administration revokes deportation protections for 600,000 Venezuelans
WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that the Trump administration has revoked a decision that would have protected roughly 600,000 people from Venezuela from deportation.
- The Daily Beast
Caroline Kennedy Reveals Dark Family Secrets to Slam RFK Jr.
Caroline Kennedy told the Senate on Tuesday not to confirm her “perverse” first cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. “I have known Bobby my whole life; we grew up together,” Kennedy, the only living child of John F. Kennedy, wrote in a letter to senators. “It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator.” The letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Daily Beast and first reported by The Washington Post, was sent on th
- The Daily Beast
Stephen Miller Stuns Jake Tapper in Trainwreck CNN Interview
A CNN interview took an odd turn when a senior White House adviser called out federal employees who voted for Kamala Harris in the last election. The interview between CNN anchor Jake Tapper and Stephen Miller, President Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy, was full of back-and-forth exchanges between the pair. In one tense moment, Miller steered his Tuesday interview on The Lead away from the federal funding freeze to talk about government employees’ political leanings.
- BuzzFeed
People Have A Whooole Lot To Say About Melania Trump's Official White House Portrait
For me, it's giving "inventor of Post-Its."
- The Hill
Opinion - The real reason Russia invaded Ukraine
Since the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war in 2014, one Russian phrase has haunted me. It translates to “They [Ukrainians] crucified a little boy wearing nothing but his underwear.” It sounds grotesque, like something from a macabre fairytale. And it never happened, of course. But for many people in Russia, it might as well have.…
- Yahoo News Canada
Justin Trudeau's teenage son draws mixed reviews on debut R&B track as 'Xav' kicks off music career: 'Grown men out here hating'
The Canadian prime minister's 17-year-old son teased his debut track on Instagram, with the full song set to be released next month
- The Daily Beast
MAGA Piles on Joy Behar for ‘Sexist’ Hit on Karoline Leavitt
Joy Behar moved her name a few notches higher on MAGA’s hit list Wednesday when The View host accused Donald Trump of hiring people on their looks—this time when it comes to new White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. “She’s probably been put in there because according to Donald Trump, she’s a 10—you know that’s what it is,” Behar said on The View. The MAGA crowd leapt on the moment with posts to social media, slamming Behar for being “jealous” or “idiotic.” Leavitt, 27, is the youngest ev
- The Daily Beast
Fox Host Delivers Reality Check About Trump’s Rough Start
Fox News co-host Jessica Tarlov criticized the lack of competent leadership shown by the White House amid its confusing, legally murky actions, saying the rollout of Donald Trump’s agenda has been “complete chaos” and “is not being managed in any sort of orderly fashion at all.” On Wednesday’s broadcast of The Five, Tarlov reacted to the whiplash-inducing events over the last few days, which saw the administration earlier Wednesday ultimately reverse course by rescinding its order freezing feder
- PA Media: UK News
Trump ‘decided not to pay’ legal fees of company sued over dossier allegations
Mr Trump was ordered to pay the legal costs of a company he unsuccessfully sued after his case was thrown out last year.
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Favorite Cardinal Slams JD Vance Over ‘Scurrilous’ and ‘Inaccurate’ Immigration Insults
The Catholic bishop who gave the invocation at President Donald Trump’s inauguration has slammed Vice President JD Vance for his “scurrilous,” “very nasty” and “inaccurate” claims the church is pro-immigrant because it helps its bottom line. “You want to come look at our audits, which are scrupulously done? You think we MAKE money caring for the immigrants?” the archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, said Tuesday during his SiriusXM show Conversation with Cardinal Dolan. He also admitte
- The Daily Beast
California Immediately Slaps Down Trump’s Claim He ‘TURNED ON THE WATER’
The California Department of Water Resources has shot down President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to play the hero during the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. “The United States Military just entered the Great State of California and, under Emergency Powers, TURNED ON THE WATER flowing abundantly from the Pacific Northwest, and beyond,” Trump wrote late Monday on his social media platform Truth Social. “The days of putting a Fake Environmental argument, over the PEOPLE, are OVER.” Within hour
- The Daily Beast
ICE Barbie: Kristi Noem Gets Dolled Up for Deportation Raid Photo-Op
Kristi Noem glammed up for a photo-op while she tagged along on the first major deportation raids in New York City since Donald Trump assumed office. Noem, the former South Dakota governor who Trump tapped to be his homeland security secretary, was confirmed and sworn in three days ago—already, she’s got her first set of action shots done. In photos posted to X by Noem and DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin, Noem donned a bullet-proof vest and a cap with a police crest—while still looking
- The Daily Beast
Trump Border Czar Rages About Migrants Being Too ‘Educated’ About Rights in ICE Round-Ups
Donald Trump’s “border czar,” Tom Homan, complained that immigrants in sanctuary cities are “very difficult” to arrest because they are “educated” about their rights when it comes to ICE raids. Homan, who previously led ICE as its acting director, has made the rounds on media while the president’s effort to round up undocumented immigrants and deport them en masse got underway in major cities such as Chicago and New York since the weekend. In a Monday appearance on CNN, he complained that “sanct