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Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington
Alexander Panetta, CBC's outgoing correspondent in Washington, D.C., writes that he stopped seeing the U.S. as a two-dimensional entity on a screen as it became the surroundings of his life.
Confessions of a gun smuggler: Former trafficker reveals how she brought weapons into Canada
Everyone knows guns used by Canadian criminals are often smuggled from the U.S. Not everyone knows how — not like Naomi Haynes does. That's because she did the smuggling.
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Here's Donald Trump's endgame in Iran
The United States now appears at the cusp of a development scarcely conceivable just days ago: direct involvement in bombing Iran. What is Donald Trump doing? Iran strategists differ on some details but share one broad assessment of what the U.S. president is aiming at.
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Musk vs. Trump: A power couple tumbles into a messy divorce
It's gotten very ugly, very quickly. Within hours, Elon Musk appeared to call for U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment. Meanwhile, Tesla stock had plunged, as the market feared the president might punish Musk businesses.
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They fled their home countries to report from the safety of the U.S. Now, they fear they're in danger
For decades, U.S. presidents proclaimed a mission to spread democracy, but Trump is now slashing such initiatives. That has put staff at Radio Free Asia, a news service that has angered Asia's autocracies, at risk of losing more than just their jobs.
Trump tariffs suffer staggering setback in U.S. court
A U.S. trade court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump's global tariffs from going into effect, ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from nations that sell more to the United States than they buy.
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Trump's ambassador predicts Canada trade deal — with a catch
There’s some good news, and some bad news, for Canada from U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Ottawa.
Canada wants to join Golden Dome missile-defence program, Trump says
Donald Trump says Canada has asked to join the missile-defence program his administration is building, adding a new chapter to a long-running cross-border saga.
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A Trump doctrine in foreign policy? He just made it clearer than ever
In one notable speech, on one memorable Mideast trip, we saw the clearest ever expression of what one might call the Trump Doctrine. The art of the deal now trumps ideals in U.S. foreign policy.
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The 'New Deal' of grift: Trump sets standard for presidential self-enrichment
Billy Carter's beer business? Bill Clinton's favours for donors? Nixon's gazebo? Hunter Biden's lobbying? Add a few zeros, and a little more frequency, and you've got a snapshot of Trump's second term.