GOP lawmakers criticize Trump’s beef import plan amid blowback from ranchers
House and Senate Republicans on Friday criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend tariffs on ground beef imports, with lawmakers from agricultural states decrying the impact Trump’s decision will have…
Steelworkers back Canada holding the line on trade, call for a stronger response to protect Canadian jobs and industry
TORONTO, Aug. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — United Steelworkers union (USW) National Director Marty Warren issued the following statement on the suspension of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations and the imposition of…
Tariff refunds are hitting retailers’ wallets. Here’s what they’re doing with the money.
America’s biggest retailers are now sitting on tariff refund checks from the federal government. How they plan to spend the billions of dollars in returns is up to them. The…
Saturday assorted links
1. New publication analyzing AI constitutions. 2. Niall Ferguson vs. Iain Banks, and against some other stufff too (TFP). 3. NYT obituary for Victor Niederhoffer. 4. “Engineered systems known as…
How bitcoin and gold went from a slump to an MVP week in just a few days
Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington. Bitcoin…
‘Resign. You’re destroying the country’: Republican voter in key Ohio district slams Trump
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Byron Donalds says Trump ‘did not break that promise’ to keep prices down amid Iran…
The latest on trade negotiations between Canada and the United States
U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speak at the G7 working luncheon, during the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN…
‘Fed up with a war they didn’t want’: Midwestern voters air frustrations impacting the midterms
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Byron Donalds says Trump ‘did not break that promise’ to keep prices down amid Iran…
Quick quotes: Here’s what people are saying about the Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
From left, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron during a working session at the G7 summit in…
‘I am not running for president,’ Attorney General Todd Blanche says at the Iowa State Fair
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Byron Donalds says Trump ‘did not break that promise’ to keep prices down amid Iran…













