Trump News for Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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Trump says he’s seriously considering taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public
The Globe and Mail
Mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in conservatorship after housing collapse in 2008
May 21, 2025, 11:56 PM
U.S. Canada partnership resolution introduced in Senate
CP24 Toronto
A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced by United States senators on Wednesday to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership as the relationship continues to be badly strained by Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats of annexation.
May 21, 2025, 11:19 PM
U.S. ambassador on tariffs, future of Norad
CP24 Toronto
The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says while U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to ever remove his slate of tariffs entirely, he’s confident Canada can reach a deal to secure the lowest levies possible.
May 21, 2025, 11:10 PM
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks after all-night session
BreakingNews.ie
The outcome caps an intense time on Capitol Hill, with days of private negotiations and public committee hearings around-the-clock.
May 21, 2025, 11:00 PM
US Mint moves forward with plans to kill the penny
BreakingNews.ie
Donald Trump has described the penny as ‘wasteful’.
May 21, 2025, 11:00 PM
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
BreakingNews.ie
The Department of Homeland Security has claimed Harvard has created an unsafe campus environment.
May 21, 2025, 11:00 PM
Carney says Canada in talks with U.S. on 'Golden Dome' missile defence
ElliotLakeToday.com
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is looking at participating in U.S. President Donald Trump's new Golden Dome missile defence program.
May 21, 2025, 10:49 PM
US Defence Department accepts Boeing 747 from Qatar for Donald Trump’s use
TheJournal.ie
Pemtagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the plane was accepted ‘in accordance with all federal rules and regulations’.
May 21, 2025, 10:41 PM
Sinister Trump dims the lights for another White House ambush
The Guardian
Like a Bond villain startling guests with noxious gas, the president pushed his 'white genocide’ delusion to Cyril Ramaphosa
May 21, 2025, 10:25 PM
Cuomo's comeback faces a new challenger in Donald Trump's Justice Department
Toronto Star
With just weeks to go until New York City's mayoral primary, one of the leading candidates, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, finds himself under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
May 21, 2025, 10:11 PM
U.S. formally accepts Qatar-gifted jet for Trump's use as Air Force One
CBC.ca
U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft from Qatar for U.S. President Donald Trump to use as Air Force One, the Pentagon said Wednesday, despite ongoing questions about the ethics and legality of taking the expensive gift from a foreign nation.
May 21, 2025, 10:11 PM
Trump’s ‘opposite of apartheid’ crusade contrasts with Reagan’s approach
Cable News Network
The 40-year arc of US relations with South Africa goes something like this:
May 21, 2025, 10:04 PM
Trump hosts NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump honored the 2025 NCAA basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House on Wednesday, proclaiming that “lesser teams would have crumbled” during its nail-biting
May 21, 2025, 10:04 PM
U.S. Senate resolution introduced to recognize Canada-U.S. partnership
Toronto Star
WASHINGTON - A resolution with bipartisan support was introduced in the United States Senate today to recognize the U.S.-Canada partnership, a relationship badly strained by President Donald Trump's tariffs and
May 21, 2025, 10:01 PM
Former ambassador calls Trump's missile defence pitch a political blast from the past
Vancouver Is Awesome
OTTAWA — Frank McKenna felt a sense of déjà vu on Tuesday when U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Canada is interested in buying into his new "Golden Dome" missile defence program. Canada's former ambassador to the U.S.
May 21, 2025, 9:54 PM