Canada has announced as relations sharply deteriorate, after President Donald Trump mused about and insulted Canada鈥檚 Prime Minister Mark Carney by calling him 鈥淕overnor Carney.鈥� More than 700 U.S.-made products are on Canada’s tariffs list, hitting everyday purchases such as seafood, cheese, clothing, cosmetics and toilet paper with duties as high as 50%.
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Trump to move ahead with his , though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching . Mail balloting has long been a for Trump, who has claimed that it breeds fraud despite strong evidence to the contrary and his own use of .
Treasury Secretary announced a new round of sanctions aimed at Iran on Monday and warned every country that to sever those financial ties or face retaliation from the U.S. The announcement follows Trump鈥檚 pledge against Iran, in an effort to sever it from the rest of the global economy.
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Trump pays tribute to Dolly Parton following death of the American icon
Trump in a posting on social media 鈥渙ne of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond.鈥�
鈥淭his is a true loss for millions of people,鈥� Trump added. 鈥淭here has never been anyone like her, and never will.鈥�
Trump also said that he was ordering the lowering of U.S. flags throughout the country for a week period beginning on Tuesday evening to honor Parton.
Agriculture secretary acknowledges farmers鈥� concerns over trade war but says US will come out on top
Talking to reporters outside the White House on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said she鈥檚 proud that Trump is 鈥渨illing to stand up and make the hard decisions.鈥�
鈥淭here鈥檚 no doubt that it causes concern amongst our farmers and ranchers,鈥� Rollins said, adding that there are 鈥渁 lot of unknowns鈥� in the situation.
Rollins spoke shortly after Canada announced on about $20 billion worth of American goods, responding to Trump鈥檚 on about $20 billion in Canadian imports, including dairy products.
鈥淚 believe strongly that once they finish this next round of negotiations, whatever you want to call it, that America will certainly be the better for it, and that our farmers and ranchers will benefit the most,鈥� Rollins said.
ICE arrests jumped to nearly 50,000 in July, the highest monthly total of Trump鈥檚 second term
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures.
The spike in immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance its mass deportations agenda despite a shift in approach earlier this year from in large American cities that sparked a public outcry to arrests that have garnered less attention but have nonetheless been disruptive.
The July arrest tally of 49,571 marks a 15% jump from 43,021 arrests a month earlier and a 70% increase from 29,241 in February, in the aftermath of the Trump administration鈥檚 enforcement surge in Minnesota, according to government data that was provided by ICE to the University of California, Berkeley鈥檚 Deportation Data Project and analyzed by The Associated Press.
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Finance minister: 鈥楾his is a Team Canada moment鈥�
鈥淭his a moment to stand up,鈥� Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne also said.
Canada will not accept restrictions on its ability to choose its trading partners, he said.
鈥淢aintaining our economic sovereignty is non-negotiable. That鈥檚 what we did, and that鈥檚 what we鈥檒l do,鈥� Champagne said.
Canadian minister of jobs spells out economic impact of US tariffs
The 鈥渦njust tariffs鈥� and 鈥渆conomic warfare鈥� have consequences, said Patty Hajdu at the press conference, noting that the impact of tariffs has been felt before, though not at this level.
The unknowns of what comes next 鈥� how big a dent tariffs will make in people鈥檚 pocketbooks 鈥� causes 鈥渨orry and anxiety鈥� that makes it challenging to plan for the future, she said.
鈥淚t has an effect of sort of freezing people in place: Should I make that investment? Should I buy that new house? Should I take that vacation? Should I add on to my businesses? Should I add a product line?鈥� Hajdu said.
Canada aims to cushion blow to its economy and consumers
Canada also announced a support package for workers and businesses affected by the dispute worth $7.5 billion in Canadian dollars (US$5.4 billion). They said the counter tariffs will raise costs for some businesses and consumers, but expect the overall economic effects to be moderate.
They said the government has provided more than $30 billion Canadian dollars (US$21.7 billion) in tariff-related support since the beginning of 2025 鈥� far more than it has collected in retaliatory duties 鈥� as it tries to cushion the blow.
The two countries have deeply integrated supply chains across , energy, agriculture and manufacturing, making a prolonged trade fight potentially costly for businesses and workers on both sides of the border.
Industry Minister M茅lanie Joly urged Canadians to buy Canadian products as they 鈥渓aunch this movement of resistance to what is happening to us.鈥�
Canada is matching US tariffs 鈥榙ollar for dollar, rate for rate鈥�
Canadian officials led by Finance Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne announced the retaliatory tariffs, which they said would go into effect on Sept. 8.
Trump鈥檚 tariffs 鈥渨ill have real consequences for Canadian workers, businesses and communities across our nation. Canada must respond, and today we are,鈥� Champagne said.
鈥淲e did not choose this conflict, but when our economic integration is used as a weapon rather than the foundation for a win-win partnership, we need to stand up,鈥� Champagne added in French.
Canada strikes back with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion in American goods
Canada is targeting more than 700 U.S.-made products as escalates. The list extends well beyond industrial goods, hitting everyday purchases such as seafood, cheese, clothing, cosmetics and toilet paper, with some facing duties as high as 50%.
The tariffs on American steel, dairy products, appliances, farm equipment, pulp and paper and electronics take effect Sept. 8 at rates of 15%, 25% and 50%, with Canada matching the corresponding U.S. tariff rate on each product.
Canadian officials said the goal is not to raise revenue but to protect Canadian companies and reduce U.S. imports. Goods facing 50% tariffs also include some aluminum products, furniture, clothing and apparel. Appliances, dairy products including cheese, fish and seafood, and certain steel and aluminum derivatives will face 25% tariffs. Existing Canadian countertariffs on U.S. autos will remain in place.
Trump鈥檚 trade war with Canada could rattle economies in states with key Senate races
Trump鈥檚 trade war threatens Republican efforts to address voters鈥� economic concerns as control of the U.S. Senate hinges on states along the border.
鈥淚mposing new tariffs on Canada is a mistake,鈥� Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, one of Democrats鈥� top targets this year, said while campaigning Monday.
The issue also puts pressure on Republicans in the border states of Michigan, Ohio and Alaska, and in Iowa, whose main trading partner is Canada.
鈥淭rump is escalating a trade war with Canada for his own vanity,鈥� Michigan鈥檚 Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed said on social media, adding that his Republican opponent, former Rep. Mike Rogers, is a 鈥渞ubber stamp鈥� for such policies.
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Ontario premier, after trading insults with Trump, wants to dial it down
Doug Ford, who traded personal insults with Trump a day earlier, struck a more conciliatory tone Tuesday, dismissing the president鈥檚 Lake Ontario threat as 鈥渁 lot of rhetoric鈥� and urging the two countries to resume negotiations.
Ford acknowledged in a CNN interview that the dispute had 鈥済ot a little personal鈥� and agreed it鈥檚 time to lower the temperature. He said the trade fight is hurting both countries and that Canada and the United States should 鈥済et back to the table鈥� and negotiate a fair deal.
US consumer confidence falls to lowest level in 7 months as gas prices remain elevated
Americans鈥� confidence in the economy declined again this month as the ongoing conflict in Iran keeps pump prices over $4 a gallon.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July. That鈥檚 the lowest in seven months and essentially in the same lukewarm range its been in since the beginning of the year. In late 2024 and early 2025 the readings were consistently above 100.
Respondents鈥� views of their present situation improved, but their outlook for the near-term future soured. Americans remain frustrated with the economy after five years of elevated , potentially to Trump and Republicans with fewer than 70 days to go before Election Day.
Businesses and consumers are caught in the middle, facing uncertainty about price increases
Michael Howard II, owner of a furniture business in Warren, Michigan, outside Detroit, said the tariffs will hamper the 鈥渁bility for us to put food on the table for our family, but also impacts the ability for us to give back to our community.鈥�
Howard and his wife started their business a decade ago. They make and sell everything from dining room tables to bookcases.
鈥淭o say that we don鈥檛 need Canada is just disingenuous,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 dishonest. And it鈥檚 just absolutely not truthful. We need our neighbor, but also they need us.鈥�
Canadians warn that trade war could harm US automakers
Ontario Premier Doug Ford in an exclusive interview Monday that 鈥渆verything is on the table,鈥� noting his province would be ready to cut off electricity and critical minerals to the U.S. if the trade war worsens. Trump 鈥渦nderestimates Canada. We鈥檙e all in,鈥� Ford said.
Cars and auto parts, as well as energy products, were excluded from Trump鈥檚 latest round of tariffs 鈥� but remained key sticking points in negotiations that crumbled over the weekend, and Carney said Monday that Washington鈥檚 auto-sector proposals would 鈥済radually dismantle鈥� Canadian production.
Canada is the largest customer for U.S. automobiles, Carney noted 鈥� and he questioned what Trump鈥檚 latest move would mean for workers in states such as Ohio, Kentucky and Alabama who depend on that demand.
US households face higher prices on more than 550 Canadian products
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Carney: Netflix in French is not a joke
鈥淭here is a huge gap between the American perspective and the Canadian perspective. That鈥檚 the first point,鈥� Carney added. 鈥淚n the final hours of the negotiations, it was a question of 鈥� you mentioned Netflix 鈥� discoverability on platforms, the streamers. You can see whether, if you want to watch some television, it is easy or not to find French-language and Quebec programs. Because of legislation here in Quebec, it is easier now. But for the Americans, that is an irritant. No, it is a law.鈥�
Labeling is another example, he said: 鈥淭hat is also on the list of irritants the Americans mention. And the government says each time: No, no, no. The joke is over. It鈥檚 not amusing. It鈥檚 not a 鈥榝unny fact.鈥� It鈥檚 a right.鈥�
Here鈥檚 what Carney said about the US position on French-language content and labels
Carney said Monday that U.S. negotiators had raised the discoverability of French-language content on streaming platforms, along with French-language labeling rules, as trade irritants.
And he rejected the idea that such protections were negotiable, saying in French: 鈥淔or the Americans, questions about the French language, Quebec culture, francophone culture and Canadian culture are irritants. Here in Quebec, here in Canada, they are rights 鈥� fundamental rights.鈥�
Trump denies attempting to interfere with Canadians鈥� right to speak French
鈥淚 love French Canadians,鈥� the president said in a follow-up social media post.
Trump appeared to be responding to assertions by Carney that the United States had proposed measures he deemed unacceptable that would
Trump accused Carney of telling a 鈥渓ie鈥� and disparaged the prime minister as 鈥渨eak鈥� and 鈥渋neffective.鈥�
鈥淚 would never interfere with Canadians speaking French! In fact, I have never even thought of doing such a stupid thing,鈥� he said, asserting the claim was made up by Carney in a bid to boost his political standing at home.
Jeffries says he took the meeting with Kushner to address the affordability crisis
The Democratic leader said affordability is not a hoax as Trump has said, but very real 鈥� 鈥淧eople are drowning in this failed economy.鈥�
The meeting between Jeffries and Kushner, the president鈥檚 son-in-law and top outside adviser, was seen as an overture from the administration before the midterms elections.
Speaker Mike Johnson, a close Trump ally, had bristled that Kushner better not be hedging his bets against Republicans.
Democratic leader Jeffries fires back at critics after meeting with Jared Kushner
鈥淗e asked for a meeting and I took it,鈥� says Rep. Hakeem Jeffries in a defiant video posted to social media.
Wearing a New York Yankees cap and looking straight into the camera, Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats seize majority control of the House, leveled a follow-up warning: 鈥淚 shouldn鈥檛 have to say it but I am: No one is going to get a pass.鈥�
鈥淲e are going to hold every single member of the Trump cartel accountable 鈥� from day one,鈥� Jeffries said, foreshadowing a robust oversight agenda.
Trump says he鈥檚 considering renaming Lake Ontario as 鈥楲ake America鈥� as trade war with Canada escalates
Such a change would be reminiscent of the Republican president鈥檚 unilateral action last year by executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the .
The United States and Canada are locked in a trade dispute, with Canada expected to announce retaliatory measures Tuesday. That鈥檚 in response to the Trump administration on $20 billion of Canadian goods over the weekend after talks between the countries broke down.
鈥淭he United States is giving serious consideration to changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America in that we don鈥檛 expect to doing much business with Ontario any longer,鈥� on social media.
The U.S.-Canadian border runs through the middle of the lake on the shore of New York state. Ontario is Canada鈥檚 most populous province and is home to the country鈥檚 auto industry.
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Canada set to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to 鈥榝all in line鈥�
Canada will announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States on Tuesday after relations deteriorated sharply Monday, with President Donald Trump telling Canadian leaders to 鈥渇all in line鈥� or face consequences 鈥渇ar WORSE鈥� than existing tariffs and Prime Minister Mark Carney accusing Washington of trying to subordinate Canada.
Trump also threatened on Canadian vehicles, auto parts and steel, while Carney said U.S. trade demands showed Washington wanted to 鈥渄estroy our major industries,鈥� including autos, steel and aluminum.
Finance Minister Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne and three other Cabinet ministers are also expected Tuesday morning to share details of supports for workers affected by tariffs. Carney said earlier Monday that Canada may need to move away from matching U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar and instead use more targeted retaliation aimed at protecting Canadian workers and businesses.
