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Business Today:
‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump's ‘first friend’ Elon Musk's Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war  —  Canada's EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.  —  Business Today Desk
Discussion: Townhall and Crooks and Liars
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New York Times:
Elon Musk's team has gotten access to the Treasury Department's payments system.  — Trump tariffs: The Canadian government has been notified by the United States government that goods exported to the United States will be subject to a 25 percent tariff, with a lower rate for Canadian oil …
CBC News:
B.C. premier announces countermeasures against U.S. tariffs, including ban on ‘red-state’ liquor  —  U.S. President Donald Trump will impose 25% tariff on most Canadian imports beginning Tuesday  —  B.C. Premier David Eby has announced immediate countermeasures in response to incoming U.S. tariffs …
Reuters:
Mexican president orders retaliatory tariffs against U.S.  —  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to the U.S. decision to slap 25% tariffs on all goods coming from Mexico, marking the apparent start of a trade war between the two countries.
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Musk aides gain access to sensitive Treasury Department payment system  —  The access — granted by Scott Bessent, Trump's newly confirmed treasury secretary — comes after the ousting of the agency's top career official.  —  Billionaire Elon Musk's deputies have gained access …
Discussion: DNyuz and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Trump signs order imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China  —  It's the first official action of the president's second-term trade war.  —  President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China, the nation's three largest trading partners …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Favors Blunt Force in Dealing With Foreign Allies and Enemies Alike  —  With Canada, Mexico, China, Colombia and the Middle East, President Trump has wasted no time threatening to use American might to force recalcitrant countries to back down and do what he wants.  —  Soft power is out.
Discussion: Raw Story
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
U.S. Chamber: Tariffs Are Not the Answer
Jeanne Whalen / Wall Street Journal:
Tariffs Are Here. The Price Hikes Coming for These Items May Surprise You.
William Eltherington / CTV News:
Hockey fans boo U.S. national anthem at Ottawa Senators game after Trump imposes tariffs
Discussion: TMZ.com and Fox News
Fatima Hussein / Associated Press:
Elon Musk's DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources
Discussion: Reuters and New York Times
Bloomberg:
‘Complete Betrayal’: Canada Reels as Trump Tariff Rattles Major Trading Relationship
Discussion: Noahpinion and Forbes
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Mexico, Canada announce retaliatory measures following Trump tariffs
Congressman Greg Stanton:
Stanton Leads 40+ House Democrats in Letter Calling on Trump to Immediately Rescind Tariffs on Mexico and Canada
Discussion: Politico
Politico:
Trump administration gives Musk allies access to Treasury payment system
Discussion: DNyuz and No More Mister Nice Blog
API:
API Statement on Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
Discussion: Bloomberg, DNyuz and UPI
Associated Press:
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump slaps tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, risking higher prices for U.S. consumers
Jessie Yeung / CNN:
Critical FAA warning system outage could cause ‘residual’ flight delays today  —  Flights across the US could experience “residual delays” Sunday morning as the Federal Aviation Administration works to restore a critical warning system that experienced an outage Saturday night, according to Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy.
Discussion: Reuters, Axios and New York Post
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NBC News:
Senior FBI official forcefully resisted Trump administration firings  —  Brian Driscoll pushed back so aggressively that some feared he would be dismissed.  Driscoll has so far not handed over the names of thousands of FBI agents who worked on Jan. 6th cases.
Jeremy Faust / Inside Medicine:
BREAKING NEWS: CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals.  Banned terms must be scrubbed.  —  I believe we are breaking news some news here.  To help sustain independent journalism and analysis, please support Inside Medicine.
Discussion: Transgender World
Matthew Keys / The Desk:
NTSB forces reporters to get plane crash updates on X  —  The agency says it will no longer notify reporters about plane crash press briefings via email.  —  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Saturday said it will stop e-mailing news organizations and reporters with updates …
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David McAfee / Raw Story:   ‘This is not right’: Outrage as major government agency accused of ‘breaking the law’
Karoun Demirjian / New York Times:
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say  —  A sense of crisis among aid groups was growing as U.S.A.I.D.'s website went dark.  —  The website for the U.S. Agency for International Development went dark Saturday afternoon as lawmakers and aid workers …
Discussion: The Guardian, Bloomberg, Reuters, DNyuz and Time
Henry Farrell / Programmable Mutter:
DOGE is ripping out the guts of government  —  DOGE is beginning to hit, and this piece, by Mike Masnick, provides the best overview I've seen of what's happening. … The gloss that I'd add to what Mike says is this.  Just as happened with Twitter, we are seeing a Silicon Valley power fantasy playing out in real life.
Discussion: Breitbart and Wired
Chris Prentice / Reuters:
Exclusive: SEC's Republican-led commission tightens oversight of probes, sources say  —  Lawyers at the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) have been told they need to seek permission from the politically appointed leadership before formally launching probes, two sources briefed on the matter said …
Discussion: Bloomberg
New York Times:
‘We Have No Coherent Message’: Democrats Struggle to Oppose Trump  —  More than 50 interviews with Democratic leaders revealed a party struggling to decide what it believes in, what issues to prioritize and how to confront an aggressive right-wing administration.
Kathianne Boniello / New York Post:
Rebecca Lobach ID'd as female soldier inside doomed Black Hawk during DC crash  —  The U.S. Army has identified the female soldier in the doomed Black Hawk helicopter which crashed into an American Airlines flight this week, killing more than 60 people.  —  Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham …
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Chris Lunday / Politico:
Germany's Pistorius pushes back on Trump's NATO spending demand  —  Defense minister dismisses 5 percent target as unrealistic, as Germany grapples with budget uncertainty ahead of snap elections.  —  BERLIN — German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius isn't buying Donald Trump's NATO spending demand.
 
 
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