There is outrage. But also optimism. And then there is the question: Given everything else going on, why now?
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Canada-U.S. Tensions Stay on Baseball Field During Blue Jays-Dodgers World Series
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt Game 1 of the World Series in Toronto on Friday, overt politics were absent. Unity between the two nations was on display before the first pitch.
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Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe ad, which will stop airing on Monday, used audio of a 1987 address by Ronald Reagan making a case against tariffs.
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Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesTimothy Mellon is a billionaire and a major financial backer of President Trump.
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Trump’s Plans for the East Wing Keep Changing. Here’s a Look.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWill President Trump’s East Wing ballroom hold 650 people, or 999, as Mr. Trump said this week? Or maybe it will hold 1,350 people, according to a drawing Mr. Trump …
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Trump Administration Plans a Shake-Up at ICE to Speed Deportations
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe preliminary plan stems from frustration over the pace of the deportations, which are lagging behind President Trump’s demands.
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Trump Leaves Behind a Reeling Washington to Chase a Deal With China
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump is embarking on a six-day diplomatic tour of Asia, testing his role as a statesman and negotiator as he pursues a trade deal with Beijing.
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Trump Officials Float New Plan for Abrego Garcia: Send Him to Liberia
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe proposal was the latest twist in a byzantine saga that has transformed the Salvadoran migrant into one of the best-known symbols of President Trump’s aggressive deportation agenda.
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U.S. Diplomats Will Work With Troops to Maintain Gaza Cease-Fire, Rubio Says
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSecretary of State Marco Rubio said during a visit to Israel that the State Department would increase its presence at a center set up to monitor the peace deal.
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The president said he was motivated by an ad, paid for by the province of Ontario, that featured Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs in a 1987 radio address.