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  • Trump And Trudeau's High-Stakes Dinner Spoke Volumes. Body Language Experts Reveal Why.

    Experts examine a viral photo following the pair's meeting, plus other telling body language that came from the visit.

  • Did Justin Trudeau's meeting with Donald Trump break a 225-year-old U.S law?

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump last week likely violated a 225-year-old U.S. law, but experts say it's highly unlikely that Trump will face any consequences.On Friday, Trudeau surprised Canadians by making an unannounced trip to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida. Over dinner, Trudeau, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc and the prime minister's chief of staff Katie Telford talked about a series of contentious issues with Trum

  • When Trump Threatens, Canada and Mexico Go Their Own Way

    (Bloomberg) -- A week before Donald Trump fired off yet another tariff threat on his neighbors, Justin Trudeau and Claudia Sheinbaum had a chance to confer in person about how to tackle that very scenario. Would they join forces against their errant trading partner or was it going to be a case of every person for themselves? Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsThe evidence is pointing

  • James Carville Claims 1 Person Is Secretly 'Driving' Trump's Sketchy Nominations

    The Democratic strategist was friends with the conservative figure who he says is wielding the most influence on the president-elect.

  • Biden Has Drawn Up Pardon List Over Fears of Trump’s Revenge

    Blanket precautionary pardons are being considered for some of Donald Trump’s biggest political foes, according to a new report. Biden officials have been looking at who Trump and his FBI director pick Kash Patel may go after once they take over the White House, the latest sign of concern from the Democratic Party ahead of his impending inauguration. Some of those who are being considered for the precautionary pardon include newly-elected Sen. Adam Schiff, a Democrat who served on Congress’s Jan

  • McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory

    Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop President-elect Trump from nominating their successors. McConnell called the unusual decisions to forgo retirement following Trump’s sweeping victory last month a “partisan” gambit that would undermine the…

  • I Moved To Europe To Escape U.S. Politics. Four Years Later, I've Come To A Terrifying Realization.

    “With every year that passes, visits to my original home feel more like a trip to a foreign country.”

  • Trudeau’s Immigration Plan Hinges on Millions of People Leaving

    (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to fix immigration in Canada depends on the biggest exodus of people since at least the 1940s — one that many economists doubt is feasible.Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsSlamming the brakes on record-setting population growth requires 2.4 million non-permanent residents to leave or change status over the next two years, according

  • Israel showed the 'power' of F-35s in destroying nearly all of Iran's air defenses without a loss, UK admiral says

    The UK's chief of defense staff said Israeli F-35s took out "nearly the entirety" of Iran's air defenses in a single mission.

  • Laura Loomer Mocks MTG Over Trump Pardon Comments

    Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene and far-right activist Laura Loomer are fighting again. This time, it’s over a post by Greene regarding Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, for tax evasion and gun charges. While Greene and Loomer may seem like two sides of the same coin— both are MAGA provocateurs with long histories of incendiary comments— their frequent spats on social media show the two aren’t allies outside of their allegiance to Donald Trump. After Biden’s surprise move to pardon his

  • Lindsey Graham Rapidly Reverses His Take on the Hegseth Allegations: ‘None of It Counts’

    Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pulled off a flip-flop in near-record time Wednesday, dismissing a litany of misconduct allegations against Pete Hegseth that just a day earlier he called “very disturbing.” Hegseth, who President-elect Donald Trump says he intends to nominate for defense secretary, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel room in 2017, which he denies.

  • Bill Clinton Gives Dems Blunt Truths–And Reprimands Biden

    Bill Clinton expressed public misgivings about Joe Biden’s handling of his son’s pardon Wednesday–as he delivered a blunt assessment of why Democrats lost the election. “I wish he hadn’t said he wasn’t going to do it. It does weaken his case,” Clinton said of Biden’s repeated pledges not to pardon his son, which he reversed on Sunday night with a sweeping use of the presidential pardon power. Clinton, the 42nd president, was speaking in Manhattan at The New York Times' Dealbook event, the first

  • Ted Cruz Mocks 'Morning Joe' Hosts And Gets Hit With A Humiliating Throwback

    The Texas senator made a vulgar suggestion about the MSNBC hosts' meeting with Donald Trump.

  • One easy way to offset the damage of Trump's tariffs

    As the threat of tariffs looms over the Canadian economy, businesses, industry associations and policymakers are scrambling to find the right response.If Donald Trump follows through on his threatened tariffs, economists say Canada's GDP would fall sharply, unemployment would rise, inflation would soar and the Bank of Canada would be forced to increase interest rates.But one simple way of offsetting the impact of tariffs has nothing to do with the United States.Long-standing trade barriers betwe

  • Singh won't support Conservative non-confidence motion that uses his own words

    OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he won't play Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's games by voting to bring down the government on an upcoming non-confidence motion.

  • Opinion - Putin’s overseas empire is collapsing all at once — don’t let up on him now

    Russian President Vladimir Putin faces a difficult week as Syria's government collapses, Russian military bases are overrun by rebels, and protests in Abkhazia and Kazakhstan signal a decline in Russian influence in the region.

  • Joly touts 'private' diplomacy as Mexico criticizes Canada's culture, trade

    OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is not escalating a war of words with Mexico, after the Mexican president criticized Canada's culture and its framing of border issues.

  • Abby Phillip, Erick Erickson spar after he dubs her CNN show ‘an embarrassment’

    CNN anchor Abby Phillp and conservative radio host Erick Erickson sparred on the social platform X after he dubbed her show “an embarrassment.” “The tag line for NewsNight on CNN is, ‘Abby Phillip delivers a smart, sharp approach to the day’s biggest stories,’” Erickson said Wednesday in a lengthy post. “I have been invited to…

  • Donald Trump DEA pick Chad Chronister withdraws from consideration, citing 'gravity' of job

    Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement that he decided to withdraw after "the gravity of this very important responsibility set in."

  • Opinion: Michael Ian Black: What I Found Out About Trump Supporters by Making Them Laugh

    I upset a trio of women at one of my stand-up shows the other weekend. The women took offense when I was making jokes about the Jake Paul/Mike Tyson fight before moving on to Trump’s electoral win by saying, “Speaking of rapists.” They walked out. Generally, I’m not a particularly political comedian. My jokes tend to be about my family or stories of my own idiocy. But I’m also somebody who enjoys pushing a few buttons during my shows. When discussing an “empty nester” move for my wife and myself