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Trump’s team considers overhaul to steel, aluminum tariffs
Wall Street Journal: The U.S. currently charges a 50% tariff on the steel and aluminum in most imported…
February 13, 2026
Trump privately lashes out at GOP lawmakers over racist video blowback
CNN: Hours after refusing to apologize for a racist video posted to his Truth Social account, President Donald Trump hadn’t let go.…
February 13, 2026
Pentagon used Anthropic’s Claude in Maduro Venezuela raid
Wall Street Journal: The mission to capture Maduro and his wife included bombing several sites in Caracas last month. Anthropic’s usage…
February 13, 2026
Will pressure from Trump cause Cuba to finally buckle?
Financial Times: The communist regime is more isolated than ever and fuel supplies are dwindling. Diplomats fear outbreaks…
February 13, 2026
Boss of P&O Ferries owner DP World leaves over Jeffrey Epstein links
The Guardian: Documents disclosed by the US Department of Justice revealed that Sulayem emailed Epstein in 2015 that he met a girl…
February 13, 2026
‘My conscience is clear’: Hungary’s opposition leader says he was lured into sex tape ‘honey trap’
Euronews: Péter Magyar has claimed his former girlfriend lured him into a compromising situation and rejected allegations of…
February 13, 2026
Rubio skips Ukraine meeting with European leaders in Munich
Financial Times: One European official said the cancellation was “insane”. It came as the Trump administration increasingly distances…
February 13, 2026
Why ads are coming to your AI chatbot
Financial Times: Faced with the commercial necessity of making money to justify the lofty valuations now being placed…
February 13, 2026
Trump’s Minnesota retreat points to power of public anger
New York Times: The withdrawal came as polls show Americans opposing the president’s immigration tactics, and as some…
February 13, 2026
Washington pushes back against EU’s bid for tech autonomy
Politico: Europe and the U.S. “face the same sort of threat and the same threat actors,” said Cairncross,…
February 13, 2026
Meet YOLO Republicans: Lawmakers with nothing to lose threatening Trump’s grip on Congress
Politico: The reasons why this handful of GOP lawmakers feel empowered to spurn their president and their party…
February 13, 2026
Ramping up election attacks, Trump does not let reality get in his way
New York Times: President Trump increases his attacks when he fears an election loss. With midterm elections approaching,…
February 13, 2026
MAGA thought police: Homeland Security orders social media sites to hand over information about people behind anti-ICE accounts
New York Times: The Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to identify Americans who oppose Immigration…
February 13, 2026
US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone,’ Chancellor Merz tells Munich conference
The Guardian: The US acting alone has reached the limits of its power and may already have lost…
February 13, 2026
Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
The Canadian Press: A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on…
February 13, 2026
Freeland violated law by answering questions about byelection: Elections commissioner
The Canadian Press: The report said journalists asked Freeland about both government policy and the byelection. The commissioner’s…
February 13, 2026
Charles Milliard acclaimed as new leader of Quebec Liberal Party
The Canadian Press: With no other candidate accepted by the party, the Liberals formally announced Milliard as the…
February 13, 2026
Supreme Court nullifies Liberal single-vote election win in Montreal-area riding
CBC: The ruling means that a new byelection will have to be called for the Montreal-area riding of…
February 13, 2026
Why Jamil Jivani thinks there’s ‘a lot of goodwill’ for Canada after meeting Trump
National Post: Was there anything that surprised you in your conversations? One thing that really stood out to…
February 13, 2026
Canada, Denmark deepen defence ties after Greenland annexation threat
CBC: Canada and Denmark signed a defence co-operation agreement on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, setting…
February 13, 2026