WASHINGTONPOST (Rachel Lerman) - U.S. announces bans on Canadian imports including alcohol, motorcycles
The proclamations from the Trump administration escalate the trade war between the United States and Canada.
NYTIMES (Zachary Small, Graham Bowley and Robin Pogrebin) - Lonnie G. Bunch III, Departing Smithsonian Secretary, Faced ‘Mounting Pressure Campaign’
Under Lonnie G. Bunch III’s leadership, President Trump accused the Smithsonian of liberal, anti-American bias. Supporters say he was dedicated to nonpartisan scholarship.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Details from Corie Walsh’s first court appearance
Corie Walsh, the 40-year-old Illinois woman with a reported interest in Lindsay Clancy’s case was ordered to be held in jail Tuesday morning. Walsh is facing three counts of first-degree murder of her 2-year-old son, who was discovered in the basement of the family home on September 1. CNN’s Whitney Wild reports from outside the courthouse in Joliet, Illinois.
YOUTUBE (CNN) - US strikes 5 Iranian tankers near Kharg Island
The US targeted multiple Iranian tankers near Kharg Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to two US officials. One of the officials said US forces struck the Iranian tankers tied to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps in response to attempted m missile attacks on a US Navy warship. 0:00 New video of US strikes on five Iranian oil tankers 1:50 Why the US is reducing its military presence in the Middle East 4:10 Is Iran getting missile technology from another country? 6:18 Does the White House think the US has the situation under control? Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Trump #Iran #News
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Judge picks new location for Alex Murdaugh's double-murder retrial
Judge Debra McCaslin ruled last month that the retrial cannot take place anywhere in the 14th Circuit.
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - 'Everybody should feel insulted': NM Rep. BLASTS Trump floating renaming the state to 'New America'
President Trump went on a posting spree about renaming New Mexico to “New America." Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) joins Alicia Menendez to share his thoughts on Trump’s posts, saying “everybody should feel insulted.”
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YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - After LOSING mail voting ruling, Trump BEGS SCOTUS to back him on midterm scheme
MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton examines President Trump’s fight to restrict mail-in voting and is joined by Janai Nelson, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - CHAOS: RECORD-HIGH gas prices as Trump’s trade war sends GOP midterm fears soaring
With 56 days until the midterm elections, MS NOW’s Antonia Hylton reports on the latest developments and is joined by The Nation’s Joan Walsh and former Obama speechwriter David Litt. (The Beat's YouTube: https://ms.now/ari)
AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Trump bans some Canadian imports as North America trade war intensifies
President Trump said the U.S. would ban Canadian alcohol, some dairy products and large motorcycles, sharply escalating a trade war largely fought with tariffs . Why it matters: The measures deepen the economic rift between countries that have spent decades interlinking commerce, threatening disruption for businesses and consumers on both sides of the border. Zoom in: The import bans take effect Sept. 29, effectively cutting off U.S. market access for the targeted Canadian goods rather than simply making them more expensive. - Trump imposed the bans under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which allows the president to bar imports from countries that maintain or increase discrimination against U.S. commerce. - The White House said…
NYTIMES (Dustin Volz) - Chinese Threat Requires a Broader Spying Mission, C.I.A. Deputy Director Says
China’s economic competition with the United States makes Chinese companies a legitimate target, the agency’s deputy director, Michael Ellis, said at a conference.