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Trump rings in 2023 facing headwinds in his White House run

Donald Trump began 2022 on a high. Primary candidates were flocking to Florida to court the former president for a coveted endorsement. His rallies were drawing thousands. A bevy of investigations remained largely under the radar.

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Georgia special grand jury finishes probe of 2020 election

The special grand jury in Atlanta that has been investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and his allies committed any crimes while trying to overturn his 2020 election loss in Georgia has finished its work.

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A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents

The revelation that classified materials were discovered at think tank offices formerly used by President Joe Biden, as well as at his Delaware home, has prompted questions on how the circumstances compare with the seizure last year of hundreds of documents marked as classified from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida residence of former President Donald Trump.

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Four Oath Keepers convicted of Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Four members of the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack in the second major trial of far-right extremists accused of plotting to forcibly keep President Donald Trump in power.

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Meta reinstating Trump's Facebook account after 2-year ban

Facebook parent Meta said Wednesday it will restore former President Donald Trump 's personal account in the coming weeks, ending a two-year suspension it imposed in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.

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US reunites nearly 700 kids taken from parents under Trump

A Biden administration task force designed to reunite children separated from their families during President Trump's presidency has reconnected nearly 700 children with their families, officials said Thursday.

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AP source: Trump team turns over items marked as classified

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have in recent months voluntarily turned over to federal investigators additional papers marked as classified as well as a laptop belonging to a Trump aide, a person familiar with the situation said Friday night.

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Matt Gaetz says no charges after sex trafficking case ends

Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Republican firebrand known for his strong support of former President Donald Trump, said Wednesday that the Justice Department has ended a sex trafficking case with no charges against him.

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Ohio train derailment response a 'betrayal': Trump

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the federal response to the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as a “betrayal” during a visit to the village where residents and local leaders are increasingly frustrated more than two weeks after the disaster.

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Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 actions, U.S. Justice Department says

Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump's legal vulnerability and the limits of executive power.

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Trump back on Facebook

Former President Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a more than two-year ban.

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Donald Trump indictment would be unprecedented

The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evidence in secret for weeks.

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AP source: Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday

The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments met on other matters Thursday, further delaying a vote on whether or not to indict the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Trump grand jury turns to other matters, done for the week

The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments turned to other matters on Thursday, delaying until next week at the earliest any vote on a historic indictment of the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter. The panel does not meet on Fridays.

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Pence testifies before election probe grand jury: AP source

Former Vice President Mike Pence testified Thursday before a federal grand jury investigating efforts by then-President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Trump calls rape claim 'ridiculous' in video deposition

Donald Trump called a writer's claims that he raped her at a Manhattan department store “the most ridiculous, disgusting story,” testifying in a deposition shown in court Wednesday that the allegations were “made up” and that the assault never happened.

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Trump, CNN gear up for high-stakes town hall after sex assault verdict

Former President Donald Trump was set to appear at a high-stakes CNN town hall and field questions from a moderator and voters on Wednesday, just a day after a civil jury found him liable for sexually assaulting a woman nearly three decades ago.

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Trump digs in on election lies during CNN town hall event

Former President Donald Trump dug in on his lies about the 2020 election during a CNN town hall Wednesday that marked his return to the network just a day after a civil jury found him liable for sexually assaulting a woman nearly three decades ago.

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Attorney General Garland keeps poker face as firestorm erupts after Trump charges

On his first day as attorney general, Merrick Garland pledged a return to what he called the “norms” of the Justice Department and said he would work to eliminate the perception of political interference. But in the two years since he took office, the former federal judge has found himself in the middle of a political firestorm of historic proportions.

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Analysis: Donald Trump's war on truth confronts another test with voters

The cherry tree folklore is too good to be true, but it's no lie that George Washington had a thing for the truth. “I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is the best policy,” he wrote in his farewell address.

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McCarthy floats an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republican lawmakers may consider an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven claims of financial misconduct, responding to enormous GOP pressure to demonstrate support for Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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Donald Trump faces additional charges in classified documents case in Florida

Donald Trump asked a staffer to delete camera footage at his Florida estate in an effort to obstruct the federal investigation into his possession of classified documents, according to an updated indictment unsealed Thursday that adds new charges against the former president and names an additional defendant.

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Trump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices

The loop Donald Trump's private jet made above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters — and a few rival candidates — on the ground. It was a reminder that the four-time indicted former president casts a Boeing 757-sized shadow over the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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Capitol riot case: ex-Proud Boys organizer sentenced to 17 years

A former organizer of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Thursday to 17 years in prison for spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 presidential election.

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Inside the meeting of Republican electors who sought to thwart Biden's election win in Georgia

When Republicans gathered on Dec. 14, 2020, claiming to be legitimate electors casting the state's 16 electoral votes for Donald Trump, they met at the Georgia Capitol in a room just upstairs from the building's public entrance. A Trump campaign official asked for the electors' “complete discretion,” telling them to say only that they were meeting with two state senators who were there.

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Trump civil fraud trial: ex-president's lawyer ask 'directed verdict'

Donald Trump's lawyers made a longshot bid Thursday to put an immediate end to the New York civil fraud trial that threatens his real estate empire, arguing that state lawyers had failed to prove that the former president intended to dupe banks, insurers and others by inflating his wealth on financial statements.

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Trump civil fraud trial: ex-president's lawyers ask for mistrial

Lawyers for Donald Trump asked for a mistrial Wednesday in the New York civil fraud case that threatens the former president's real estate empire. His team accuses the judge of tainting the proceedings with “tangible and overwhelming” bias.

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Trump civil fraud trial: judge denies mistrial request

The judge in Donald Trump 's civil fraud case denied his bid for a mistrial Friday, rejecting claims from the former president's lawyers that the proceedings are infected with political bias.

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Trump's fraud trial eyes his sweeping financial reports

Donald Trump's company no longer prepares the sweeping financial statements that New York state contends were full of deceptive numbers for years, an executive testified Monday at the former president's civil fraud trial.

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Trump fraud trial: court reinstates gag order

A New York appeals court Thursday reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after the former president repeatedly disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial.

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Colorado Supreme Court bans Trump from the state's ballot under Constitution's insurrection clause

The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution's insurrection clause and removed him from the state's presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation's highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race.

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Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to review Colorado ruling barring him from ballot

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitutional provision prohibiting those who “engaged in insurrection” will end his political career.

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Donald Trump ordered to pay The New York Times nearly $400,000 in legal fees

Former President Donald Trump was ordered Friday to pay nearly $400,000 in legal fees to The New York Times and three investigative reporters after he sued them unsuccessfully over a Pulitzer Prize-winning 2018 story about his family's wealth and tax practices.

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Trump defamation trial: jury awards $83.3M to E. Jean Carroll

A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.

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ABBA asks Donald Trump to stop using their songs

Swedish supergroup ABBA has asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at campaign rallies, but the Republican presidential nominee's campaign says it has permission.

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Trump film 'The Apprentice' will open before U.S. election

After struggling to drum up interest following its Cannes Film Festival premiere, “The Apprentice,” starring Sebastian Stan as a young Donald Trump, has found a distributor that plans to release the film shortly before the election in November.

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Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having 'resorted to crimes'

Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power, according to a newly unsealed court filing from prosecutors that lays out fresh details from the landmark criminal case against the former president.

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Trump returns to Pennsylvania for a rally at the site of assassination attempt

Donald Trump plans to return Saturday to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, as the former president sets aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill a promise — “really an obligation,” he said recently — to the people of Butler, Pennsylvania.

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Trump says he shouldn't have left White House after 2020 loss

Donald Trump gave a profane and conspiracy-laden speech two days before the presidential election, talking about reporters being shot and suggesting he “shouldn’t have left” the White House after his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

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'Saturday Night Live' to Trump: 'We've been with you all along'

The first “Saturday Night Live” since Donald Trump’s election victory began with the most somber of tones as a group of plainly dressed cast members, primarily women and minorities, described their new reality.

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Trump’s tariff threat would hurt Ontario economy

If U.S. President-elect Donald Trump follows through on a threat to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all Canadian imports, Ontario will likely see the brunt of the impact, a business professor at Carleton University says.

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Trump offers public show of support for embattled Pentagon nominee Pete Hegseth

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday offered a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Defense Department, whose confirmation by the Senate is in doubt as he faces questions over allegations of excessive drinking, sexual assault and his views on women in combat.

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Ford, Trudeau meet on Trump tariff threat

Ontario Premier Doug Ford threated to cut off energy supply to the U.S. in response to the tariffs President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose on all Canadian imports.

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U.S. special counsel Jack Smith has resigned, Justice Department says

Special counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Justice Department after submitting his investigative report on President-elect Donald Trump, an expected move that comes amid legal wrangling over how much of that document can be made public in the days ahead.

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How Trump and Biden worked together

When Qatar’s prime minister emerged Wednesday to declare — at long last — that a ceasefire-for-hostage deal had been struck in Gaza, representatives for two American administrations were on hand in Doha to bask in the victory.

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Ford shares plan on Trump tariff threats

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is unveiling more details about his “Fortress Am-Can” plan to bolster the relationship between the U.S. and Canada in the face of tariff threats by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

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Which industries are hurt most?

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday to impose tariffs of 10 per cent on Canadian energy and 25 per cent on everything else beginning on Feb. 4.

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Canadian state a real desire, president says

U.S. President Donald Trump once again says that he wants to see Canada become a state due to the unsubstantiated claim that the States is “paying $200 billion a year” to its northern neighbour.

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Trump moves to end the U.S. penny

Nour Ismail, a cashier at the All-Star Deli & Grocery in Manhattan, says the handful of pennies tossed into the bodega’s tip jar by the end of the day is mostly a nuisance, rather than a welcome reward for good service.

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Canada ‘open’ to early renegotiation of U.S. trade agreement: Anand

As U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for Canada to become the 51st state – claiming a US$200 billion trade deficit with Canada – Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says the federal government is 'open' to renegotiating the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) before 2026.

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Howard Lutnick as U.S. commerce secretary

The U.S. Senate confirmed wealthy financier Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary Tuesday, putting in place a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s hardline trade polices.

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Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decades-long tenure as a power broker who championed conservative causes but ultimately ceded ground to the fierce GOP populism of U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Trump adviser denies U.S. wants Canada out of Five Eyes

As U.S. President Donald Trump threatens tariffs and pushes for Canada to become the 51st state, his trade adviser Peter Navarro is rebuffing a report that says he is proposing Canada be pushed out of the Five Eyes alliance.

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drug lord Caro Quintero and 28 meet with Trump team

Mexico has sent drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, who was behind the killing of a U.S. DEA agent in 1985, to the United States with 28 prisoners requested by the U.S. government, a Mexican government official and other sources said Thursday.

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Trump takes actions to increase lumber supplies

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a pair of actions to increase domestic lumber production, including a directive for the Commerce Department to investigate the possible harms that lumber imports pose to national security.

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Zelenskyy treatment angers Canada’s Ukrainians

Leaders from Canadian Ukrainian organizations say they are shocked by Friday’s clash between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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B.C. forest minister says Trump’s lumber order a ‘distraction’

B.C.‘s Forest Minister said the latest executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump is “nothing more than a distraction” after Trump signed two orders to increase his country’s domestic supply of timber while reducing its reliance of timber imports from other countries, including Canada.

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Ontario municipalities outline city responses to Trump’s tariffs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are vowing to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on all Canadian exports and goods. Mayors around the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area (GTHA) are also doing their part.

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Joly briefed Carney on Trump tariffs

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly’s office confirms she has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney on President Donald Trump’s tariffs days ahead of Sunday’s leadership vote this week.

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Trump will lead task force preparing for 2026 World Cup

U.S. President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when his on-again, off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent.

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Greenland political parties join together against Trump

All five parties in Greenland’s parliament issued a joint statement on Friday rejecting President Donald Trump’s latest effort to take control of the strategic Arctic island.

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A father of a trans man voted for Trump, now he’s afraid

Ashton had been tormented by fear that he would be rejected by his family in the weeks leading up to his coming out in 2012. But his father stood by him through therapy and doctor’s appointments.

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EU retaliatory trade action comes mid-April: Trump tariffs

The European Union is delaying until mid-April its retaliatory trade action over the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25 per cent, senior officials said Thursday.

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Border mayors push for government help amid trade war

With a little over a week before 25 per cent tariffs are expected to be implemented on all Canadian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump, mayors in border towns like St. Stephen are paying close attention to all the noise.

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Donald Trump, major U.S. law firm reach deal

A prominent international law firm reached a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to dedicate at least US$100 million in free legal services and to review its hiring practices, averting a punishing executive order like the ones directed at nearly a half-dozen other major legal institutions in recent weeks.

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Showrooms swarmed by anti-Musk demonstrators

Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man.

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U.S. starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff

U.S. customs agents began collecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10 per cent tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners due to start next week.

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Trump lets the water flow

U.S. President Donald Trump has long complained about modern rules that limit water flow for showerheads, making it harder for him to wash his 'beautiful hair.'

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Supreme Court says he must return deported man

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must facilitate the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal.

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Trump replaces Obama portrait with painting of... himself

Donald Trump took his rivalry with Barack Obama to the walls of the White House Friday, replacing a portrait of the former U.S. president with one of himself surviving an assassination attempt.

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Trump says no country 'off the hook' on tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Sunday that no country would be getting “off the hook” on tariffs despite a 90-day reprieve on some levies, while also downplaying exemptions for Chinese technology.

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Trump team tries to project confidence as tariffs rattle markets

Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump’s economic policies after another week of reeling markets that saw the Republican administration reverse course on some of its steepest tariffs.

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Trump calls for end to U.S. public media funding, NPR, PBS

U.S. President Donald Trump called on Congress on Thursday to “immediately” defund two public broadcasters as he and his supporters ratchet up their long-running battle with the US media.

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Bank of Canada may halt interest rate cuts after tariff pause

The Bank of Canada is likely to pause its rate-cutting cycle this week as rising inflation, weakened employment and U.S. President Donald Trump’s retreat from sweeping reciprocal tariffs have reduced the urgency of economic stimulus.

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How Harvard's challenge to Trump administration tests limits

On one side is Harvard, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest university, with a brand so powerful that its name is synonymous with prestige. On the other side is the Trump administration, determined to go further than any other White House to reshape American higher education.

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talks with Japan as U.S. seeks deals

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the economy and caused the administration to assure the public that it would quickly reach deals.

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Trump defending Obamacare at the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is defending the Affordable Care Act before the Supreme Court – a notable contrast to his first term, when his administration sought to repeal the law in Congress and then refused to defend it in a major challenge brought by GOP-led states.

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Harvard University sues the Trump administration

Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.

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Border control 'successes,' White House says

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday there have been 'successes' at the Canada-U.S. border — but offered no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada.

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'No intention' of firing Jerome Powell

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, just days after his statement that he would like to terminate the head of the U.S. central bank caused a stock market selloff.

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Trump comments on reliance of U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump says at some point the automobile tariffs slapped on Canadian imports could increase while also indicating his administration is working on a deal with Canada.

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Melania wears Canadian coat during Easter event

Melania Trump's Easter look this year was described as ‘muted’ by Vogue, but it stood out to some because of the message it sent amid a trade war.

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Free travel for U.S. ships through Panama and Suez

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that American military and commercial ships should be allowed to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal free of charge.

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Impact of Donald Trump

As Canadians pick their next leaders to face off against Donald Trump, it is unclear how much weight the U.S. president's influence will carry, writes political analyst Eric Ham in a column for CTVNews.ca.

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Novavax vaccine scrutiny in U.S. sows uncertainty about shots

The Trump administration’s effort to impose new requirements on Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine — the nation’s only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus — is sowing uncertainty about updates to other vaccines, too.

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U.S. ordered to restore US$12M for Radio Free Europe

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore US$12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years.

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Kamala Harris plans speech criticizing Trump policies

Former U.S. vice president Kamala Harris plans to use a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize U.S. President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor.

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Judge blocks Trump executive order targeting elite law firm

A federal judge on Friday blocked a White House executive order targeting an elite law firm, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump’s campaign of retribution against the legal profession.

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EPA to shuffle of scientific research

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a broad reorganization as part of the Trump administration’s drive to cut costs that some activists worry will harm the agency’s independent scientific research.

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Trump criticized for AI image of himself as the pope

U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself dressed as pope as the mourning of Pope Francis continues and just days before the conclave to elect his successor is set to begin.

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Carney’s approach to Trump meeting in the spotlight

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s approach to his Tuesday meeting with Donald Trump is in the spotlight after a flurry of meetings between world leaders and the U.S. president, including a disastrous Oval Office dressing-down of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February.

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Second judge finds 18th century wartime act against gang is improper

Two separate federal judges 2,000 miles apart ruled Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump improperly used an 18th century wartime law to try to speed the deportations of people his administration labels members of a Venezuelan gang.

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Fox host Jeanie Pirro to be D.C. prosecutor

Donald Trump said Thursday that he is naming Fox News host Jeanine Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital after abandoning his first pick for the job.

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Denmark to summon U.S. diplomat over Greenland intel gathering

Denmark on Thursday summoned the top American diplomat in the country for an explanation following a Wall Street Journal report about the United States stepping up intelligence gathering on Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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White House looking at suspending habeas corpus

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters Friday that the Trump administration is “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus — a legal procedure that allows people to challenge a government’s decision to detain them.

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U.S. to accept white South African refugees

The Trump administration will welcome more than two dozen white South Africans to the United States as refugees next week, an unusual move because it has suspended most refugee resettlement operations, officials and documents said Friday.

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Key prosecutor in Trump’s classified documents case to testify

A key federal prosecutor in the classified documents case against U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to privately testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee in the coming days, a source familiar with the process told CNN.

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Trump to sign order to cut drug prices

President Donald Trump says he’ll sign an executive order on Monday that, if implemented, could bring down the costs of some medications — reviving a failed effort from his first term on an issue he’s talked up since even before becoming president.

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StatCan travel data may be ‘consequential’

A new Statistics Canada report found that Canadian return trips from the U.S. substantially declined, a trend that one professor says reflects the effectiveness of the Canadian movement boycotting American products and travel to protest the Donald Trump administration.

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Trump administration cutting another $450 million in Harvard grants

President Donald Trump’s administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government allegations that it’s a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism.

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Congressman backs down from impeachment vote

A Democratic lawmaker is backing down, for now, from a renegade bid to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump after colleagues in his own party criticized the effort and refused to support it.

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Trump administration allows device for semi-automatic weapons

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration agreed on Friday to permit the sale of a device that allows for semi-automatic rifles to be fired quicker, a decision that gun control activists say paves the way for more mass shootings.

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How the S&P 500 recovered all of its losses for the year

Conditions appeared dire for the stock market in early April. President Donald Trump followed through on a campaign promise and announced sweeping tariffs against most U.S. trading partners. The S&P 500 dropped 12 per cent in four days.

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Trump says program will include Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a “Golden Dome” missile defence shield and said “it automatically makes sense” for Canada to be involved.

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U.S. Canada partnership resolution introduced in Senate

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.

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U.S. ambassador on tariffs, future of Norad

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.

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baseless genocide claims, officials say

South Africa’s top law enforcement official said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that a video he showed in the Oval Office was of burial sites for more than 1,000 white farmers and he “twisted” the facts to push a false narrative about mass killings of white people in his country.

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administration to facilitate return of deported man

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration late Friday to facilitate the return of a Guatemalan man it deported to Mexico in spite of his fears of being harmed there.

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Trump hails West Point cadets for their accomplishments

U.S. President Donald Trump used the first military commencement address of his second term to congratulate West Point cadets Saturday on their academic and physical accomplishments while taking credit for America’s military might.

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Trump says he will delay 50% EU tariff until July

President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union from June 1 until July 9 to buy time for negotiations with the bloc.

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Donald Trump pardoning Virginia sheriff convicted on bribery charges

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he is pardoning a former Virginia sheriff who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a jury convicted him on federal bribery charges for deputizing several businessmen in exchange for cash payments.

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White House to announce new NASA chief candidate

The White House said Saturday it will announce a replacement candidate to serve as U.S. President Donald Trump’s pick to lead NASA, indicating it will withdraw the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman.

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List of ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ removed from U.S. government website

A list of more than 500 “ sanctuary jurisdictions” no longer appears on the Department of Homeland Security’s website after receiving criticism for including localities that have actively supported the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies.

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Trump says he's withdrawing nomination of Jared Isaacman

U.S. President Donald Trump said he is withdrawing the nomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman, an associate of Trump adviser Elon Musk, to lead NASA, saying he reached the decision after a “thorough review” of Isaacman’s ”prior associations.”

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Divers who freed 19 sharks off Florida coast pardoned

Two South Florida shark divers convicted of theft for freeing 19 sharks and a giant grouper from a fisherman’s longline several miles from shore have been pardoned by President Donald Trump.

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WorldPride rally held in Washington in defiance of Trump

LGBTQ2S+ people and supporters from around the world marched through the streets of Washington on Saturday in a joyful celebration meant to show defiance of U.S. President Donald Trump’s rollback of queer rights.

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