President Donald Trump said the U.S. is considering renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America" as the trade dispute with Canada escalates. The lake sits on the border between New York state and Toronto, Ontario. Trump also told Canadian leaders on Monday to "fall in line" or face consequences worse than existing tariffs, and denied that U.S.-Canada talks had collapsed.
Lake Ontario lies on the border between the two countries, with New York state on one side and Toronto, the capital of Canada’s Ontario province, on the other Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections . “I would never interfere with C…
Lake Ontario lays on the border between the two countries, with New York state on one side and Toronto, the capital of Canada’s Ontario province, on the other Sign up for the US Breaking News email On Truth Social, however, the president shot down assertions that the US talks with Canada collapsed in part due a proposed trade deal that would have weakened French language protections . “I would never interfere with C…
President Trump said the U.S. is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid an escalating trade fight with Canada.
The rhetoric between the two countries is escalating, with Trump telling Canadian leaders on Monday to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE” than existing tariffs.
NPR – Politics U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled a new package of economic sanctions against Iran, which the Trump administration has called "economic D-Day." The measures aim to isolate Iranian trade and could sanction entities that facilitate money laundering on behalf of Iran or deal with the regime in Tehran. Iran has vowed to respond to the sanctions in a "seismic manner."
NYTimes – US A 68-year-old French tourist, identified as Pierre Michel Formosa, died in California's Death Valley National Park after his car became stuck in mud on a remote road, leaving him searching for help in 116°F (46.6°C) heat. The death occurred last week, and he was found dead in the park's salt flats.
NYTimes – Business An independent arbitrator has ordered the Washington Post to reinstate opinion columnist Karen Attiah, who was fired last September over social media posts she made after the killing of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. The arbitrator ruled the newspaper lacked sufficient cause to terminate Attiah, who was a union-protected employee and the last Black full-time member of the Post's opinion desk.
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