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加拿大拟推纾困措施 应对美国50%关税冲击

2026年8月25日 11:27 / 联合早报

加拿大总理卡尼8月24日在魁北克省的戴维船厂致辞时，谈到加拿大与美国的贸易争端。 （法新社）

加拿大政府星期二（8月25日）将宣布一系列“保护与支持”加拿大员工与企业的措施，以应对美国对200亿美元（约254亿新元）的加拿大商品加征50%的关税。

彭博社报道，加拿大财政部发表声明说，财政部长商鹏飞、工业部长乔利、就业部长哈伊杜及人工智能部长所罗门，定于渥太华时间25日上午11时（新加坡时间25日晚上11时）举行记者会，阐述具体应对措施。

知情人士透露，加拿大政府的国内措施包括扩大失业救济，其中一人说，政府也将向受关税影响的企业提供贷款，类似冠病疫情期间的经济纾困计划。这项措施被称为“加拿大经济大团结议程”（One Canadian Economy Agenda）。

加拿大总理卡尼22日说，加拿大将在钢铁、乳制品、家电、农业设备、纸浆和造纸及电子产品等领域，对美国实施一比一反制关税。美国总统特朗普随后升级对加拿大的关税威胁，称将从明年1月1日起对加拿大汽车、汽车零部件及钢材征收50%关税。

不过，卡尼24日在新闻发布会上的语气较为温和。他说，美国经济规模远大于加拿大，采取一比一反制措施并不容易，因此加拿大可能采取更具针对性的策略。他同时强调，“所有选项都在桌面上”。

卡尼办公室未立即回应置评请求。

美加贸易谈判在美国新一轮50%关税生效前宣告破裂。8月22日起，美国对约200亿美元加拿大商品加征50%关税。作为回应，加拿大将对美国部分商品实施反制关税，其中钢铁和乳制品等领域的关税将于9月8日生效。

加拿大拟推纾困措施 应对美国50%关税冲击

2026-08-25 11:27 / 联合早报

加拿大总理卡尼8月24日在魁北克省的戴维船厂致辞时，谈到加拿大与美国的贸易争端。 （法新社）

加拿大政府星期二（8月25日）将宣布一系列“保护与支持”加拿大员工与企业的措施，以应对美国对200亿美元（约254亿新元）的加拿大商品加征50%的关税。

彭博社报道，加拿大财政部发表声明说，财政部长商鹏飞、工业部长乔利、就业部长哈伊杜及人工智能部长所罗门，定于渥太华时间25日上午11时（新加坡时间25日晚上11时）举行记者会，阐述具体应对措施。

知情人士透露，加拿大政府的国内措施包括扩大失业救济，其中一人说，政府也将向受关税影响的企业提供贷款，类似冠病疫情期间的经济纾困计划。这项措施被称为“加拿大经济大团结议程”（One Canadian Economy Agenda）。

加拿大总理卡尼22日说，加拿大将在钢铁、乳制品、家电、农业设备、纸浆和造纸及电子产品等领域，对美国实施一比一反制关税。美国总统特朗普随后升级对加拿大的关税威胁，称将从明年1月1日起对加拿大汽车、汽车零部件及钢材征收50%关税。

不过，卡尼24日在新闻发布会上的语气较为温和。他说，美国经济规模远大于加拿大，采取一比一反制措施并不容易，因此加拿大可能采取更具针对性的策略。他同时强调，“所有选项都在桌面上”。

卡尼办公室未立即回应置评请求。

美加贸易谈判在美国新一轮50%关税生效前宣告破裂。8月22日起，美国对约200亿美元加拿大商品加征50%关税。作为回应，加拿大将对美国部分商品实施反制关税，其中钢铁和乳制品等领域的关税将于9月8日生效。

Trump administration touts ‘hard reset’ for American schools, vows to put parents ‘back in charge’

August 24, 2026 4:53pm EDT / Fox News

The White House said nearly 52 million students could be eligible for the Education Freedom Tax Credit

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President Donald Trump on Monday marked the back-to-school season by promoting his administration’s school choice agenda and pledging to put parents “back in charge” of where and how their children are educated.

Speaking at a White House event alongside Education Secretary Linda McMahon, students, parents and educators, Trump said his administration is working to expand school choice while removing what he called “far left extremism” from classrooms.

“We’re putting the parents back in charge,” Trump said. “They’re the ones that love our children. They’re the ones that should be in charge.”

Trump argued that despite how much the U.S. spends on education, student outcomes should be stronger and families need more schooling options.

NEW YORK JOINS FEDERAL SCHOOL CHOICE INITIATIVE DESPITE TRADITIONAL DEMOCRAT OPPOSITION

President Donald Trump speaks during an event Monday in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“We want every parent to have the power to send their child to a high-quality school that shares their values. It’s so important,” Trump said.

The president highlighted the Education Freedom Tax Credit, which beginning in 2027, will offer taxpayers a credit of up to $1,700 for eligible donations to scholarship-granting organizations.

Those organizations can provide scholarships for education-related expenses, including private school tuition, tutoring, school fees and classroom supplies. The funds can also benefit students attending public schools.

The White House said nearly 52 million students could be eligible for the Education Freedom Tax Credit.

DEMOCRATS AIM TO KILL SCHOOL CHOICE FROM WISCONSIN TO THE REST OF US

Trump addresses young students in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday, where he said student outcomes should be stronger and families should have more options when choosing where to send their children to school.(Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Trump also highlighted changes to 529 education savings plans that allow families to withdraw up to $20,000 annually for K-12 expenses, doubling the previous limit.

Several parents joined Trump at the event to describe how expanded school choice could help their families.

Caleb Griffith, a North Carolina father of five who said his family includes two children with special needs, said the Education Freedom Tax Credit will give his children “access to the services they need to be successful in the most formative years of their lives.”

“I want to tell you, we only get one chance to educate our children, and our children are the future of America,” Griffith said.

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McMahon said the administration is seeking what she described as a “hard reset” in American education, with a goal of returning “to common sense.”

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“This school year, American parents and students have so much to be excited about because the Trump administration is steering education back to its rightful focus, serving students so that they are prepared for successful futures,” McMahon said.

Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Story tips can be sent to sophia.compton@fox.com.

Trump scores Supreme Court win on mail-in voting restrictions before midterms

August 24, 2026 5:13pm EDT / Fox News

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump admin to enforce revised mail-ballot restrictions

By Emma Bussey , Leo Briceno, Fox News

Published August 24, 2026 5:13pm EDT | Updated August 24, 2026 6:31pm EDT

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In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a victory on Monday, allowing it to enforce President Donald Trump’s “election integrity” executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms.

The high court lifted an injunction that had blocked the order in 23 states that challenged it after the administration appealed in July.

The U.S. Postal Service and Justice Department said they would immediately implement the revised mail-ballot restrictions after the ruling.

Most immediately, the ruling clears the path for the U.S. Postal Service to check its distribution of mail-in ballots against a list of citizens maintained by the Department of Homeland Security. But it’s also a significant political victory for the Trump administration as it has advocated against the widespread use of mail-in-voting, citing what it believes is a heightened vulnerability to tampering and voter fraud.

USPS PUBLISHES RULE TO BLOCK MAIL-IN BALLOTS FROM STATES THAT DON’T PROVIDE VOTER LISTS

The Supreme Court is seen on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.(Annabelle Gordon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Most recently, Trump slammed what he called a suspiciously high volume of mail-in-ballots cast for Cynthia Raman in the 2026 LA mayoral race primaries.

“You know, they don’t have voting booths; everything’s by mail. I don’t think a Republican can win in California unless you pass the Save America Act,” Trump told Fox News, referring to GOP legislation to narrow the scope of mail-in voting and voter-ID requirements.

“They’re going to have to get rid of mail-in voting.”

Like many onlooking conservatives, Trump pointed out that, after election night, the vast majority of Democratic votes had been for Nithya Raman, creating a delayed outpouring of support.

Fox News Digital has not reviewed any particular case of election fraud tied to the LA mayoral race.

SPENCER PRATT LOSES GROUND TO DEMOCRAT WHILE HILTON MAINTAINS LEAD IN LATEST CALIFORNIA BALLOT BATCH DROP

Spencer Pratt campaigns for mayor in Los Angeles, California.(HIGHFIVE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Even so, Trump’s original executive order looked to eliminate any ambiguity. Titled “Preserving and protecting the integrity of American elections,” it directed federal agencies to compile citizenship-based lists of eligible voters and ordered the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail-in ballots only to people appearing on those approved lists.

“Several Federal laws, including 18 U.S.C. 1015 and 611, prohibit foreign nationals from registering to vote or voting in Federal elections. Yet States fail adequately to vet voters’ citizenship, and, in recent years, the Department of Justice has failed to prioritize and devote sufficient resources for enforcement of these provisions,” the executive order reads.

Where critics of the order saw a federal effort to dictate the terms of state-run elections, the court on Monday sided with the administration, stating that the way the executive order was made put requirements only on federal agencies.

In essence, the order didn’t put any new requirements on the states themselves.

“[It] directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to take appropriate action to create and distribute State Citizenship Lists. This provision is an internal directive from the President to a subordinate. It imposes no obligations on the States, so they ‘suffer no concrete harm from’ it, and without concrete harm, there is no standing,” the court wrote.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

CALIFORNIA ELECTION LIMBO FUELED BY 4 PRESSURE POINTS DRAGGING OUT VOTE COUNT, EXPERT SAYS

The Supreme Court cleared the way for President Trump to move ahead with an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.(iStock/Fox News Digital)

Notably, the court stipulated that the ruling narrowly addresses the injunction that had prevented its implementation and does not speak to the lawfulness of the order itself. Further legal challenges against the order may still come down the road.

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This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.

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Schiff attack on Trump’s DC IndyCar race backfires after driver points out contradiction

August 24, 2026 4:20pm EDT / Fox News

The White House added that Schiff appeared willing to ‘trash the United States’ to fuel his own animus toward Trump

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Sen. Adam Schiff’s latest attack on President Donald Trump was challenged by an IndyCar veteran who pushed back on the California Democrat’s charge that the commander-in-chief was wasting taxpayer funds for his own “self-aggrandizing.”

Schiff criticized Trump for ordering the Washington race by executive order and accused the president of using the motorsports “spectacle” to distract Americans from higher costs and policy failures.

“While you struggle with the cost of gas, Trump offers you the spectacle of an IndyCar race hoping you will not notice,” Schiff said Sunday.

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Sen. Adam Schiff sits in a hearing, left; President Donald Trump commences the Freedom250, right.(Al Drago/Getty Images; Getty Images)

“More taxpayer money spent on his self-aggrandizing distractions. And you get higher taxes and higher costs,” he added, although major automotive firm Penske said it bankrolled the event.

Schiff posted the criticism on X alongside video of Trump waving the green flag as FOX Sports announcer Leigh Diffey got the race underway.

PRESIDENT TRUMP REPORTEDLY WILL GO ON A LAP OF HONOR AROUND THE FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX STREET CIRCUIT

Bobby Rahall, left; Graham Rahall, right.(Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Race fans and other critics lambasted Schiff’s comments, including IndyCar driver Graham Rahal, who reminded the California Democrat that the race was privately funded and argued it benefited government coffers because thousands of spectators traveled to Washington and spent money.

“No, no, Adam. He wanted you to notice and bask in the pride of being American, watch great racing and patriotism on display,” Rahal responded on X.

DRIVERS JOSEF NEWGARDEN AND KYLE KIRKWOOD TALK INDYCAR’S ‘ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME’ FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX

President Donald Trump displayed a signed executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 30, 2026, in Washington, D.C., outlining plans to launch an IndyCar race on the streets of the nation’s capital as part of America250 celebrations.(Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“Not only that, this was privately funded, not government although it drove thousands of folks to the DC area that have never been. That’s economic impact for you,” said Rahal, who finished 13th in the event. His father, Bobby Rahal, is a well-known motorsports driver and executive.

Rahal also argued that the event brought visitors to Washington who might not otherwise have seen the nation’s capital.

WORLD CUP ENERGY CARRIES INTO FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX AS GLOBAL FANS CELEBRATE AMERICA’S HISTORIC BIRTHDAY

“And guess what, hundreds of thousands of Americans, blue & red, as well as fans from all over the world loved the Freedom250.”

“What kind of loser posts this?” added Breitbart editor Joel Pollak. “People had fun.”

KYLE KIRKWOOD HANGS ON TO WIN FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX IN WASHINGTON

As Rahal noted, Penske Corporation picked up most of the race tab. The automotive and logistics company, based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Reading, Pennsylvania, is led by Roger Penske, who also owns the Team Penske racing organization with drivers in NASCAR and IndyCar.

When Washington’s NBC affiliate interviewed Penske President Bud Denker at the track and asked who was paying for the Freedom250, Denker responded: “We are.”

TRUMP SHOWCASES RAW AMERICAN MUSCLE IN PREVIEW OF FIRST-OF-ITS KIND AMERICA 250 GRAND PRIX

“When I say vast, the only part we’re not paying is, we’re raising some revenue by having sponsors with the suites I’m building [along the course],” Denker told the outlet, adding it was not intended to be a “break-even” venture.

Penske did not cover every expense. Security was handled by local and federal law enforcement, including through federal funding provided to Washington for major events, according to the NBC station.

RACER STING RAY ROBB GEARS UP FOR FREEDOM 250 GRAND PRIX: ‘THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN INDYCAR EVENT’

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The White House also fired back at Schiff, saying the Democrat put his personal animus ahead of the American people.

“It’s a complete disgrace that Pencil-Neck Adam Schiff is willing to trash the United States of America during its historic 250th birthday celebrations simply because he hates President Trump,” said White House spokesman Davis Ingle.

“The great people of California deserve better,” Ingle said.

Former electronics executive Sam Antar also responded to the senator, saying the lawmaker “apparently didn’t bother checking who actually paid for the race before blaming Trump for ‘more taxpayer money spent’.”

“Schiff saw Trump, started typing, and skipped the part where you check the facts first. That’s how you end up volunteering for your own Community Note,” Antar said.

Conservative commentator “Bad Hombre” replied by posting an image of then-President Joe Biden posing with attendees at a White House lawn gala featuring transgender and LGBT activists.

“The race was privately funded by Penske/IndyCar, pencil neck,” Hombre said.

“But now that we’re on the topic of taxpayer-funded events, why were you cool with forcing taxpayers to spend $1.3 million on this?”

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Trump has shown support for American motorsports, praising his friendship with Penske, becoming the first president since Ronald Reagan to attend a Daytona 500 and hosting several NASCAR drivers and the circuit’s former CEO, Brian France, at campaign rallies.

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US judge dismisses legal challenge to Trump’s offshore drilling expansion

August 24, 2026 8:35 PM UTC / By Reuters

Environmental activists rally against offshore drilling during a demonstration in Lafayette Park in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

NEW YORK, Aug 24 (Reuters) – An Alaska federal judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit by environmental groups challenging President Donald Trump’s move to allow offshore drilling along broad swaths of ​previously protected coastline.

U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason found the lawsuit by ‌groups, including the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, was premature because drilling was not imminent in federal waters that were placed off-limits by Trump’s predecessors.

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Gleason did not rule on whether presidents have legal ​authority to undo their predecessors’ withdrawal of coastal areas from drilling and left ​the door open for the groups to refile their lawsuit.

Earthjustice, an ⁠advocacy group whose attorneys filed the lawsuit, said in a statement that the group ​still believes Trump’s actions were unlawful and that it would refile its case should ​federal officials expand offshore drilling.

“We’re disappointed the court found that offshore drilling activities are not imminent,” the group said in a statement. “This administration has been doing everything in its power to open ​our coasts to fossil fuel development. We continue to maintain that President Trump’s attempt ​to open withdrawn areas for oil leasing is unlawful, and we intend to pursue those claims ‌if ⁠and when offshore activities are on the horizon.”

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The U.S. Department of Justice did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Former Democratic President Joe Biden banned new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines ahead of Trump taking office, though ​the move was considered ​mostly symbolic because ⁠it did not impact areas where drilling was already underway and mainly covered zones lacking important development prospects.

Trump, a Republican, sought ​to undo that move as part of a flurry of executive ​orders within ⁠hours of his inauguration aimed at boosting the nation’s already record-high oil and gas production and unwinding Biden’s efforts to address climate change.

The environmental groups said in their February ⁠2025 ​lawsuit that Trump lacked authority to undo the protections, ​and that allowing drilling in those areas would have “significant, wide-ranging adverse impacts” on endangered species, sensitive ecosystems and ​local Native American communities.

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‘Moderate’ Dem gubernatorial candidate embraced DEI budget tool, Green New Deal-style policies

David Crowley has touted ‘practical bipartisan solutions’ on the campaign trail while his Milwaukee County record includes radical DEI and climate policies

August 24, 2026 6:00pm EDT / Fox News

By Alec Schemmel

Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate David Crowley,a moderate who upset socialist Francesca Hong in the primary this week, said he would not campaign with far-left streamer Hasan Piker.

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Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial primary earlier this month, but some of the progressive policies that define the party’s far-left flank may not have disappeared with her campaign entirely.

David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive who defeated Hong after being cast as the more moderate choice, has overseen racial-equity budgeting, expanded the county’s equity bureaucracy and urged the Wisconsin attorney general to sue fossil fuel companies for environmental-related damages. Meanwhile, Crowley has also shared ground with Hong on taxing millionaires and ambitious carbon-neutrality goals.

“Milwaukee County is known for it’s beer and brats, but unfortunately it’s also the epicenter of David Crowley’s budgetary boondoggles. Under Crowley’s failed leadership, residents received their largest property tax hike in 15 years, paid higher sales taxes for everyday purchases, and saw millions of their hard-earned tax dollars set up to finance Crowley’s Green New Deal ‘Net Zero’ scam for the county,” Wisconsin native and Republican consultant Mark Bednar told Fox News Digital.

“In an era where voters are increasingly focused on the economy and their pocketbooks, Wisconsinites should ask themselves, do they really want to expand Crowley’s gross mismanagement and liberal priorities to the whole state?” He continued. “I’m guessing a big Wisconsin ‘heck no.”

WISCONSIN DEMOCRATIC VOTERS CHALK SOCIALIST FRANCESCA HONG’S STUNNING LOSS UP TO ELECTABILITY CONCERNS

Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate David Crowley greets supporters at a campaign rally on August 10, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Crowley is polling second behind front-runner Francesca Hong in the Democratic primary, which takes place tomorrow.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

In a recent campaign ad, Crowley touted a record of “getting things done” and “practical bipartisan solutions,” while Wisconsin Public Radio described him during the primary as a “mainstream Democratic alternative” to Hong.

CBS News called him a “moderate Democrat” after his primary victory, while Axios framed Crowley’s upset as a potential revival for the Democratic Party’s center-left.

But, despite being cast as the more moderate alternative, Crowley has shared several significant policy positions with Hong. Crowley himself acknowledged the policy overlap during the primary, telling supporters that “there’s many things that everybody agrees on, right?” when discussing his differences with Hong, according to WISN 12’s “UpFront,” while adding that there were also areas where the two “absolutely disagree.”

Both have backed higher taxes on millionaires, a $20 minimum wage, expanded union rights and universal child care. Their climate agendas also contain a notable parallel – Hong campaigned on making Wisconsin carbon-neutral by 2050, while Crowley signed Milwaukee County’s plan to bring county operations to net-zero emissions by the same year.

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Progressive firebrand Francesca Hong looks to topple the Democratic establishment in a closely watched Wisconsin showdown.(Talia Sprague/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Crowley’s record on DEI complicates his “moderate” image as well. It includes embedding a Racial Equity Budget Tool (REBT) into the state budgeting process. Milwaukee County describes the tool as a “structured racial equity lens” for departments to assess how budget decisions affect communities of color.

In his 2022 budget address, Crowley said all the Milwaukee County departments had “once again” used the tool and were asked what they would do with additional funding “to specifically address racial equity.”

“Racism is a public health crisis in Milwaukee County,” the county’s 2024 budget stated. “The REBT is a structured racial equity lens for Milwaukee County departments to use to critically assess the impact of budget decisions on communities of color.”

Crowley’s tenure as Milwaukee County executive also transformed the county’s Office on African American Affairs into a broader “Office of Equity,” which grew the original office’s reach to “other communities of color, LGBTQ+ and people with varying abilities,” while increasing accountability for the county’s existing racial-equity goals.

Climate policy has been another focus of Crowley’s tenure in Milwaukee. In April 2025, he signed Milwaukee County’s Climate Action 2050 plan, developed by his administration after the County Board adopted a carbon-neutrality goal in 2021. The plan seeks to bring county government operations to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 — the same year Hong’s statewide climate agenda called for Wisconsin to become carbon-neutral.

David Crowley, left, Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor, points to a group of supporters while campaigning with Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Sheboygan, Wis.(Kayla Wolf/AP Photo)

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Crowley also signed a 2022 resolution calling on Wisconsin’s attorney general to sue fossil-fuel companies and seek damages for environmental and climate harm in Wisconsin communities. And, in April, he signed legislation reaffirming Milwaukee County’s commitment to the principles and goals of the Paris Agreement amid federal climate-policy rollbacks.

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Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.

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Fentanyl, a Reagan ad and a near deal: Trump’s trade war with Canada

2026-08-24T20:43:11.592Z / Reuters

OTTAWA, Aug 24 (Reuters) – Canada and the United States have been locked in a tariff war since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025.

The dispute has impacted steel, aluminum, automobiles, lumber and other industries, prompting Canadian retaliation and repeated rounds of negotiations and tariff threats.

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Talks to avert 50% U.S. tariffs on around $20 billion of Canadian goods broke down late on Friday, spurring a pledge from ​Prime Minister Mark Carney to retaliate.

Here is a timeline of key developments in the trade dispute that have upended the decades-old relationship:

FEBRUARY 1, 2025 – TRUMP ANNOUNCES TARIFFS ON CANADA

Trump ‌announced tariffs on Canadian goods to take effect on February 4. Canada responded by announcing a C$155 billion retaliatory tariff package, with duties on an initial C$30 billion of U.S. imports.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025 – TARIFFS PAUSED FOR 30 DAYS

The United States agreed to pause the tariffs on Canada for 30 days; Canada suspended retaliation.

FEBRUARY 10, 2025 – TRUMP TARGETS STEEL AND ALUMINUM

Trump signed orders imposing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada, starting on March 12.

MARCH 4, 2025 – U.S. TARIFFS ​TAKE EFFECT, CANADA RETALIATES

U.S. tariffs of 25% on Canadian goods and 10% on Canadian energy products took effect.

Canada retaliated with 25% tariffs on C$30 billion worth of U.S. products, including orange juice, ​peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel and motorcycles.

MARCH 6, 2025 – U.S. GIVES USMCA-COMPLIANT GOODS A REPRIEVE

Washington exempted imports compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement from ⁠the tariffs. Canada, under then Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, suspended a planned second wave of retaliation.

MARCH 12-13, 2025 – METALS TARIFFS TRIGGER MORE CANADIAN RETALIATION

U.S. tariffs of 25% on steel and aluminum imports took effect.

Canada responded ​the following day with 25% tariffs on C$29.8 billion of U.S. goods, including steel and aluminum products, computers, servers, display monitors and sporting equipment.

MARCH 26, 2025 – TRUMP ANNOUNCES 25% AUTO TARIFFS

Trump ordered a 25% tariff on ​automobiles imported into the United States from April 3.

For vehicles imported under the USMCA agreement, tariffs would apply only to the value of content not produced in the United States.

APRIL 9, 2025 – AUTO TARIFF BATTLE INTENSIFIES

Canada announced 25% counter-tariffs on non-CUSMA-compliant vehicles imported from the United States and on the non-Canadian and non-Mexican content of compliant vehicles.

MAY 6, 2025 – CARNEY MEETS TRUMP

Prime Minister Mark Carney made his first visit to the White House since becoming prime minister, seeking to reset relations.

JUNE 3, 2025 – ​U.S. DOUBLES STEEL AND ALUMINUM TARIFFS

The United States announced an increase in its tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%.

JUNE 16, 2025 – TRUMP AND CARNEY SET 30-DAY TARGET FOR A DEAL

Carney and ​Trump met on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.

JUNE 27-29, 2025 – DIGITAL TAX DERAILS TALKS, CANADA RETREATS

Trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada over its digital services tax, which was due to begin collecting ‌payments from large ⁠technology companies.

Two days later, Canada rescinded the tax in an effort to restart negotiations with Washington.

JULY 31, 2025 – TRUMP RAISES TARIFF ON NON-USMCA GOODS TO 35%

Trump signed an order increasing tariffs on Canadian products that did not qualify for USMCA preferential treatment to 35% from 25%.

The White House linked the measures to what it said was Canada’s failure to curb the flow of fentanyl into the United States, a claim that was not supported by official data.

AUGUST 22, 2025 – CANADA REMOVES MOST RETALIATORY TARIFFS

Carney announced Canada would remove retaliatory tariffs on a broad range of U.S. goods while keeping counter-tariffs on steel, aluminum and automobiles.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 – U.S. ADDS ​SOFTWOOD LUMBER TARIFF

Trump imposed an additional 10% tariff ​on Canadian softwood lumber, taking total U.S. levies ⁠on the product to more than 45%.

OCTOBER 7, 2025 – CARNEY RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE

Carney met Trump in the Oval Office for a second time.

OCTOBER 24, 2025 – TRUMP SUSPENDS TRADE TALKS

Trump suspended trade negotiations with Canada over an advertisement aired by the Ontario government that used comments by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.

JUNE ​2, 2026 – USTR IMPOSES 12.5% TARIFFS

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued an order imposing an up to 12.5% tariff on 60 countries for ​failing to curb trade in ⁠goods made with forced labor, including Canada. Canada says it has always followed strict rules to restrict products from countries that used forced labor.

JULY 1, 2026 – TRUMP DECLINES TO RENEW USMCA

Trump declined to renew the continental free trade pact, subjecting it to annual reviews.

JULY 20, 2026 – SECTION 338

Trump signed three proclamations invoking the Depression-era Section 338 Tariff Act to impose additional 50% tariffs on some $20 billion of Canadian goods such as Canadian wine, furniture, dairy products, ⁠cement, clothing, fishing ​rods, and hockey equipment. The threat led to intensive engagements between the two sides as Canada sought to avert the tariffs.

AUGUST ​22, 2026 – TALKS BETWEEN U.S. AND CANADA COLLAPSE

The U.S. imposed the 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods on Saturday after the two sides failed to reach a trade deal; Carney suspended trade talks, called back his negotiators from Washington and vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation.

AUGUST 24, ​2026 – TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW AUTO TARIFFS

On Monday, Trump announced 50% tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks and automotive parts to come into effect from January 1, 2027.

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US Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions

2026-08-24 20:59:07 GMT / Reuters

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Aug 24 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a judicial decision blocking President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing ​his executive order to restrict the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of Congress — ‌though another remains.

The justices granted a Justice Department emergency request to put on hold an injunction that Boston-based U.S. Judge Indira Talwani imposed in June preventing the Republican president from proceeding with his directive in a coalition of 23 mostly Democratic-governed states and Washington, D.C. that had sued to stop it.

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The court has a 6-3 conservative majority. The three liberal ​justices dissented from the decision.

The Supreme Court’s action leaves open the door to the states suing again in the coming months as the ​midterm contest approaches.

The court did not act, however, on another injunction issued by Talwani on August 11 that blocked the U.S. Postal ⁠Service nationwide from enforcing the directive’s tighter rules for voting by mail. The judge issued that order in a separate lawsuit filed by several voting-rights groups.

The ​Justice Department had urged the Supreme Court to make clear that its action applied to both of Talwani’s injunctions, but the justices did not do so ​on Monday.

Both lawsuits had challenged Trump’s order as unconstitutional.

TRUMP’S MARCH EXECUTIVE ORDER

Trump’s executive order, issued in March, directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile and transmit to the states a list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state, and the Justice Department to prioritize investigating and prosecuting state and local election officials who issue ballots to people ​deemed “not eligible” to vote in federal elections.

It also required the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters on each state’s approved mail-in ballot list. ​The Postal Service recently moved to implement Trump’s directive.

Trump has vowed to end the use of mail-in ballots nationwide before the midterms, and has long cast doubt on the security of ‌such ballots, ⁠although evidence of voter fraud is rare.

Republicans are seeking to retain control of Congress in the hotly contested midterms. Restricting mail-in ballots would stand to disproportionately benefit Republicans given that Democratic voters traditionally have been more likely to use mail-in ballots than Republican voters.

JUDGE RULED TRUMP LACKED AUTHORITY

In June, Talwani ruled that the president lacked the authority to order changes in how states administer federal elections, noting that under the U.S. Constitution, states have the role of determining voter-eligibility requirements. ​The judge also noted that federal ​agencies lack the ability to compile ⁠accurate citizen lists for each state.

The Justice Department had said the lawsuit challenging Trump’s directive was premature and that the states did not have the required legal standing at this stage to sue. The agencies have not yet taken ​any concrete actions that impact the states and so any harm they allege is speculative, the administration said.

The states ​contend that their claims ⁠are not hypothetical and that the administration’s “rushed effort to change the rules of mail voting on the eve of the November midterms risks disenfranchising a substantial number of voters.”

The judge rejected the administration’s arguments, finding that the suit was not filed too soon and that the states had legal standing because they would face election ⁠administration disruption, ​compliance costs and a credible threat of criminal prosecution.

Trump’s executive order is part of his wider ​efforts to make fundamental changes in U.S. elections. Trump, who has made false claims of widespread fraud in U.S. elections including his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden, has pressed the Republican-controlled ​Congress to pass a contentious package of voting restrictions called the SAVE America Act.

Reporting by Andrew Chung in New York; Editing by Will Dunham and Matthew Lewis

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Trump administration plans to revoke visas of foreigners seeking asylum

2026-08-24T20:46:04.87Z / Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

August 24, 2026 8:46 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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• Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown
• Rights groups say crackdown has violated free speech, due process rights
• State Dept says it will coordinate with DHS to revoke visas

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration said on ‌Monday it planned to revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the U.S., marking its latest step in a sweeping immigration crackdown.

A State Department spokesman said it was ​coordinating with the Department of Homeland Security “to identify and revoke the non-immigrant visas of foreigners ​who have come to the United States claiming to be short-term visitors, but ⁠then file for asylum to stay here permanently.”

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The State Department statement did not specify the number ​of visas that will be revoked in the process.

The Associated Press put the number of foreigners whose business ​and tourism visas is planned to be revoked at up to 200,000, which if materialized, would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history. The AP cited State Department documents and two U.S. officials.

The State Department will revoke ​so-called B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026 whose holders have sought asylum or ​are now seeking asylum, the AP report added. The B1 and B2 non-immigrant visas are issued for business and tourism ‌travel.

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The visa ⁠revocations would not necessarily result in immediate deportation, the AP report said, adding that most of those with asylum cases currently pending would be re-categorized but would lose their status as business or tourism travelers.

Earlier on Monday, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau alleged on X that the American immigration ​system “has long been swamped by ​frivolous asylum claims.”

The ⁠State Department said earlier this month that under the Trump administration, it has revoked more than 175,000 visas of foreign nationals.

Trump has pursued an immigration crackdown that ​includes revocations of visas and green cards and an aggressive deportation drive. He says ​the crackdown ⁠aims to improve domestic security.

Rights groups say the crackdown has violated free speech and due process rights and created an unsafe environment, particularly for ethnic minorities, who have raised concerns about racial profiling.

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While Trump campaigned in ⁠2024 on ​a platform of stopping illegal immigration, his administration has also ​made legal immigration more difficult – for example, by imposing new and expensive fees for applicants of certain work visas. The government’s crackdown ​has faced legal challenges.

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