The leader of Canada’s most populous province of Ontario said Monday that he’s ripping up a contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Canada. A senior Canadian government official also said that Canada isn’t confident that it can avoid the looming tariffs on Tuesday like
Washington — The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging President Trump’s move to close down the American asylum system, saying it violates legal obligations the U.S. has to offer refuge to migrants fleeing persecution. The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge against an executive action taken by Mr.
Washington — President Trump on Monday took the first steps toward his administration creating a government-owned investment fund, tasking the heads of the Treasury Department and Commerce Department with beginning the process to create an American sovereign wealth fund. Mr. Trump signed an executive order that charges Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick, Mr.
Following the deadly wildfires in Los Angeles in January, President Trump ordered the Army Corps of Engineers to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in California’s Central Valley, more than 100 miles away from the fire zones. Mr. Trump had claimed that California withheld water supplies that could have made a difference
USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid entity, three U.S. officials told CBS News. Officials in President Trump’s administration are expected to announce the moves in the coming days. Discussions about the extent of
Are Trump’s federal buyout offers legal? Examining the legality of Trump’s buyout offer to federal workers 03:48 Republican officials have been quietly pointing out that the Trump administration’s so-called buyout program is illegal, but they doubt that Congress will push back, sources told CBS News. Many federal workers saw an email first thing Monday morning
London — Canadian sports fans, angry at President Trump’s unilateral imposition of 25% tariffs on virtually everything imported from Canada, reacted icily to the Star-Spangled Banner as it was sung at hockey and basketball games over the weekend. Many booed the U.S. national anthem in an uncharacteristic show of frustration after more than 150 years of