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Canada retaliates against U.S. tariffs with dollar-for-dollar levies

Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump hold a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

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Canada is retaliating against President Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canadian products, threatening a dollar-for-dollar counterattack beginning Sept. 8.

Leavitt to join Trump’s super PAC after leaving White House

President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Outgoing press secretary Karoline Leavitt is heading over to President Trump’s super PAC MAGA Inc. after stepping down from the White House podium, she said Friday.

President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Leavitt to join Trump’s super PAC after leaving White House

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, bottom left, who is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) poses for photos with newly promoted generals Wang Shuguang, top left and Wang Gang, top right while Zhang Shengmin, Vice Chairman of the CMC stands at the right in Beijing, on Friday, July 3, 2026. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Chinese military practices strikes against U.S. missile defenses, Humvees

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Women wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus chat as they pass by the headquarters of ByteDance, owners of TikTok, in Beijing on Aug. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

TikTok settles $400 million children’s privacy lawsuit

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Log Cabin Republicans drop transgender advocacy

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The Pentagon is seen from the air, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leadership over editorial independence squabble

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Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Log Cabin Republicans drop transgender advocacy

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The Pentagon is seen from the air, July 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leadership over editorial independence squabble

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People hold a rally in front of the National Archives to highlight President Joe Biden's decision to declare the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

New archivist says Equal Rights Amendment is still dead

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Black bear dies after getting trapped inside car in Colorado

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Congress should protect Americans’ right to repair their own cars

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FILE - Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a May Day rally at Washington Square Park in New York, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

New York’s Mamdani love: Political masochism

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Spanberger’s Virginia places illegals first, victims last

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AI and data centers can make the Midwest great again

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Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Log Cabin Republicans drop transgender advocacy

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Liam Griffin and Matt Delaney got an inside look at the National Mall's transformation into a racetrack, speaking with Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, Jonathan Bailey, president of operations at Penske Corp. and IndyCar driver Marcus Ericsson.

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The Hollies disbanding after 6 decades

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Pentagon fires Stars and Stripes leadership over editorial independence squabble

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Pentagon officially opens program to loan government money to private investment funds

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Trump urges court to reject BBC’s bid to secure records from his family in defamation case

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a housing announcement in Toronto on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP) ** FILE **

U.S. imposes 50% tariffs on $20B worth of Canadian products, and Canada says it will retaliate

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Cattle battle: Trump to waive higher tariffs on ground beef in bid to lower prices

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Construction crews work on a new border wall segment near the end of a previously built section on Kuuchamaa Mountain, Friday, April 24, 2026, seen from Tecate, Mexico. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Trump’s border success takes bite out of cartels’ income

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Janelle Stelson, a candidate for the Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District, speaks during a debate, April 9, 2024, in York, Pa. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti, File)

Democratic candidates’ discreet plea to allies: Please stop talking about Trump

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Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers speaks during an election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Suburban Showplace Collection in Novi, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Rogers tries to form a never-El-Sayed movement of Democrats in Michigan Senate race

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Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico speaks at a rally on Monday, July 13, 2026, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Brenda Bazán) ** FILE **

Who is James Talarico?: Fair-minded Christian or a crunchy left-winger

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Voters in central Texas make their way to an active polling station to vote in Pflugerville, Texas, Tuesday, March 3, 2026. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Two red states just became Senate toss-ups, and the GOP is on defense

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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Donald Trump hold a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Oct. 7, 2025. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Canada retaliates against U.S. tariffs with dollar-for-dollar levies

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President Donald Trump, accompanied by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, speaks to reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Feb. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Leavitt to join Trump’s super PAC after leaving White House

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An attendee reacts as a protestor shows off a shirt as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Protester ejected from Trump rally was wearing ‘Kill Your Local Pedophile’ shirt

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump stumps for Darline Graham ahead of South Carolina runoff

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By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A customer shops at a Grocery Outlet store in Pleasanton, Calif., on Sept. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Terry Chea, File)

‘Trickflation’ sells less food at a higher price in containers that look bigger

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

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Generation Z embraces AI cost-cutting to lead surge in new business starts

By Sean Salai - The Washington Times

A security person moves journalists away from the Wuhan Institute of Virology after a World Health Organization team arrived for a field visit in Wuhan in China's Hubei province, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Fauci’s former chief of staff pleads guilty to hiding records to thwart COVID origins inquiries

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Black bear dies after getting trapped inside car in Colorado

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Passenger injured after laptop catches fire on American Airlines flight

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump moves to cancel American Bar Association accreditation of law schools

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

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Teacher accused of sending fake active shooter alerts to 5 schools in Louisiana

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

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Pro-democracy activist Tang Ngok-kwan poses for photographs in Victoria Park, an area where a candlelight vigil held to commemorate the Tiananmen crackdown in Hong Kong, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

Former Hong Kong vigil organizer strives to mark Tiananmen crackdown despite convictions

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Robots are prepared ahead the opening ceremony of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games

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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters her prime minister's office in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s leader Takaichi explains why she spends long hours in seclusion at her official residence

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Decommissioned Syrian air force planes are seen at the Abu Duhur military air base east of Idlib, following the takeover of the area by Syrian opposition fighters on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam, File)

A U.S. envoy says Israel did not give a warning to the U.S. ahead of a recent Syria airstrike

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IndyCar Series driver David Malukas drives a race car down West Executive Drive during an event with President Donald Trump to promote the upcoming Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race, Monday, July 13, 2026, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) **FILE**

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Racers, organizers finalize Freedom 250 Grand Prix preparations

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Indiana Fever forward Makayla Timpson (21) defends New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart (30) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Breanna Stewart urges a safe space as transgender debate sparks rallies at Fever games

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Bad news for big men: Commanders’ Newton ruled out indefinitely as line injuries rise

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels works out before a joint practice with the Miami Dolphins at NFL football training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Pope Leo calls for dialogue over conflict, says young Catholics are a sign of hope

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