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North America
‘Muskovites’: The baby-faced squad dismantling foreign aid
America’s USAID is being pulled apart by a band of 19-24-year-old tech proteges hand-picked to slash government spending.
- by Cameron Henderson
Latest
‘Unlawful power grab’: Democrats declare war on DOGE amid ‘Elon takeover’ of government agencies
The Elon Musk-led attack on USAID and reports the businessman’s team had gained access to the Treasury’s massive payments system spurred Democrats into action.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
US politics
Greenlanders should join Trump’s America. They’d be richer and safer
The Greenlanders could be among the richest people on the globe if they allowed “The Great Developer” to take control of the island.
- by Christopher Pyne
Updated
US politics
Rupert Murdoch in Oval Office as Trump shakes up trade ties with Mexico, Canada
The US president paused tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports and praised the “legendary” media mogul even as he lashed Murdoch’s newspaper, The Wall Street Journal.
- by Michael Koziol
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Analysis
Trade
Trump has lobbed a trade bomb at Canada. It may just blow up in his face
Canadians are naturally wondering why their long-standing status as close neighbours, friends, allies and partners seems to count for nothing.
- by Michael Koziol
From avocados to whisky – this is where Americans will pay for tariffs
For American families, the likely result of Trump’s trade war with Mexico and Canada is higher prices nearly everywhere they turn, including guacamole, pancakes and alcoholic drinks.
- by Danielle Kaye
Scuba divers fight hypothermia to recover plane crash victims
The families of those killed in Wednesday’s midair collision in Washington have visited the site of the disaster, as scuba divers work in frigid waters nearby to retrieve the victims.
- by David Martin, Michael Sisak and Claudia Lauer
Where to now for divided US Democrats as they struggle to oppose Trump
Elected Democrats have no shared understanding of why they lost the election, never mind how they can win in the future.
- by Lisa Lerer and Reid J. Epstein
Updated
US politics
‘We can play the game’: Trump hints at possible tit-for-tat tariff hikes
The warning to Canada came as the US president said consumers might suffer “pain” from his taxes on goods imported from America’s three biggest trading partners.
- by Michael Koziol
Crash data suggests helicopter flew too high, plane tried to climb in last second
One second before impact, pilots of the American Airlines plane had a “verbal reaction” and the plane increased its pitch – indicating they pulled back on the controls, trying to climb.
- by Michael Koziol
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