Front Burner Taking stock of where the biggest changes have happened in Trump’s first 100 days, and to what extent they are irreversible. FRONT BURNER · Posted: May 05, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago President Donald Trump speaks on his first 100 days at Macomb …
Read More »Trump reiterates 51st state threat as Carney prepares for critical White House meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump is doubling down on threats to make Canada the 51st state and says he’ll “always talk about that” as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares for a crucial White House meeting and insists Canadian sovereignty is not up for discussion. “You don’t even realize what a beautiful …
Read More »There are 3 steps Carney must take to get a truce from Trump
Canada’s newly elected prime minister will soon meet with U.S. President Donald Trump. Reaching a deal with him? That’s another matter. Trump said Wednesday that Carney will visit the White House within about a week and that the PM wants to make a deal. But Carney has three major steps to …
Read More »Trump presidency in 100 days keeps courts busy with deportation, transgender and tariff lawsuits
Donald Trump’s presidency is 100 days old on Wednesday, and its bold and often controversial moves have spawned more than 200 lawsuits, according to online publications tracking policy and legal issues arising from the new administration. Trump’s first presidency, between 2017 and 2021, was also marked by litigation compared to …
Read More »Trump will sign an executive order on auto industry tariffs today, White House says
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on auto tariffs on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a news briefing. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declined to give any further details but said the coming measures would help “substantially” with the goal of restoring manufacturing jobs in the U.S. …
Read More »Trump tariffs could throw off Ford’s path to balanced Ontario budget
U.S. President Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war will loom large over Doug Ford’s provincial budget, with experts saying billions in financial aid to impacted workers and businesses will throw a wrench in the premier’s plan to balance Ontario’s books next year. Next month, Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are expected to unveil their …
Read More »Trump blows up the notion his Canada talk was just a fleeting fancy
There’s been no shortage of speculation about how U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Canada might impact the federal election. It’s now time to start asking a new, longer-term question: About how his attitude will impact Canada beyond Monday’s election. It now seems increasingly obvious that Trump’s expansionist aspirations are …
Read More »Trump signs executive order to speed up deepsea mining permits
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deepsea mining industry, marking his latest attempt to boost U.S. access to nickel, copper and other critical minerals used widely across the economy. The order, which Trump signed in private, seeks to jumpstart the mining of …
Read More »See the Ukraine war ceasefire proposals put forth by the Trump administration
Reuters has seen the text of a set of proposals to end Russia’s war in Ukraine that were presented to European officials by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff at talks in Paris on April 17. Witkoff was in Moscow on Friday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, just over a …
Read More »Harvard sues Trump administration over $2.2B US grant freeze
Harvard University announced Monday that it was suing the Trump administration to halt a freeze on more than $2.2 billion US in grants after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard earlier this month, Trump’s administration had …
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