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U.S. and Canada Escalate Trade Dispute With Retaliatory Tariffs on $20 Billion of Goods

Washington imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion of Canadian imports, prompting immediate retaliation from Ottawa as President Donald Trump also signed an executive order seeking to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”

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USPS Whistleblower Warns Mail-Ballot Screening Portal Is Untested Ahead of Midterms

Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Todd Blanche Nomination for Attorney General

Trump Administration Expands Drug-Pricing Agreements to 26 Manufacturers

U.S. Treasury Proposes New Restrictions on Banque Misr’s UAE Branches

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll Resigns Amid Pentagon Leadership Friction

U.S. Supreme Court Allows $400 Million White House Ballroom and Bunker Project to Continue

FTC and States Sue Amazon Over Alleged Manipulation of Advertising Prices

FBI Warns Election Officials of Foreign Disinformation Campaigns Targeting Midterms

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