Politico reports: Never mind Russia, North Korea and Iran, a majority of Canadian citizens now see the neighboring United States as the “greatest threat” to their country. Fifty-nine percent of Canadians view the U.S. as a major risk, according to a study published Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, as President Donald Trump continues to suggest that Canada should become …

Mediaite reports: Elon Musk jabbed President Donald Trump on Tuesday, suggesting the president was no longer trustworthy after his administration concluded that the conspiracy theories surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were false. “How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won’t release the Epstein files?’ wrote Musk to his 222 million followers on X. Musk …

Axios reports: Copper prices notched record highs Tuesday after President Trump signaled plans to impose a 50% tariff on the commodity. The price of copper figures into a wide variety of goods, including building construction, electronics, transportation equipment and industrial machinery. Copper futures were up more than 9.5% at 3:08pm to $5.51 per pound. At one point today, the commodity …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume carrying out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, elements of his campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government. The justices lifted San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s May 22 order that had blocked large-scale federal layoffs called “reductions …

From the Wall Street Journal editorial board: In letters to Japan’s Prime Minister and South Korea’s President, Mr. Trump huffs and puffs again about bilateral trade deficits, which he mistakenly thinks are a sign of foreign exploitation. “We must move away from these longterm, and very persistent, Trade Deficits,” he says. Hence the new 25% tariffs, starting Aug. 1. What …

CBS News reports: Cuban reggaeton artist Leamsy La Figura, arrested last week in Miami-Dade on assault charges, was transferred to South Florida’s new immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz in the Everglades, the singer confirmed in a phone call. He and other detainees claim they are enduring inhumane conditions at the site, including lack of access to water, inadequate …

CNN reports: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has ended its emergency response to H5N1 bird flu, citing a drop in cases. “As reports of animal infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus (“H5N1 bird flu”) have declined and no human cases have been reported since February 2025, on July 2, 2025, CDC’s H5N1 emergency bird flu …

Bloomberg News reports: President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule. “We could run DC. I mean, we’re looking at DC,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting Tuesday, where he …

The Daily Beast reports: President Donald Trump was apparently all buddy-buddy with President Barack Obama at the late Jimmy Carter’s funeral, even imploring his erstwhile nemesis to play golf with him. The High Lord of MAGA apparently tried to woo his Democratic predecessor by “enticing him with descriptions of Trump’s courses around the world,” according to an advance copy of …

“Lori Chavez-DeRemer is our Secretary of Labor. And the H2A visa program, all of the programs that ensure to moving in seasonal ag workers are under Secretary Chavez-DeRemer. She has been working around the clock with her team. But I can’t underscore enough. There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way, and we move …

“As a general area of policy, we should not be dropping gigantic tariffs, particularly on countries that we are trying to ally against China. Japan is threatened by China. South Korea is threatened by China. We should be trying to draw those people in, not trying to alienate them outward so that they are going to trade more with China. …

The Hill reports: President Trump on Tuesday said he would not provide an “amnesty” program that would offer help to farms and migrant farm workers, but did announce a new program intended to support the agriculture industry. Trump has heard complaints from the agriculture industry in recent weeks that massive raids have disrupted their businesses. “There’s no amnesty,” Trump said. …

The New York Times reports: The Energy Department has hired at least three scientists who are well-known for their rejection of the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, according to records reviewed by The New York Times. The scientists are listed in the Energy Department’s internal email system as current employees of the agency, the records show. They are Steven …

“In February, I did an interview on Fox. And it’s been getting a lot of attention because I was asked a question about the client list. And my response was, ‘It’s sitting on my desk to be reviewed.’ Meaning the file — along with the JFK, MLK files as well. That’s what I meant by that. “The [prison] video was …

The Guardian reports: A pregnant physician who was denied a Covid-19 vaccine is suing the Trump administration alongside a group of leading doctors associations, charging that the administration sought to “desensitize the public to anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric”, according to their attorney. The lawsuit specifically takes aim at health secretary Robert F Kennedy’s unilateral decision to recommend against Covid-19 vaccines …

Politico reports: The Education Department dismissed civil rights complaints at such a rapid clip this year that former officials and advocates are concerned about a core agency function amid Trump administration plans to make deep staffing cuts. In court documents filed last week, the department disclosed that its Office for Civil Rights dismissed 3,424 complaints between March 11 and June …

The New York Post reports: The NYPD under Mayor Eric Adams solicited bribes for promotions, falsified time cards, put unqualified pals in specialized units and routinely ignored rules on body cameras, a bombshell series of new lawsuits claims. Four bombshell lawsuits filed late Monday accuse Adams and his top NYPD allies of running a department where corruption and retaliation were …

The New York Times reports: The I.R.S. said on Monday that churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations, carving out an exemption in a decades-old ban on political activity by tax-exempt nonprofits. The agency made that statement in a court filing intended to settle a lawsuit filed by two Texas churches and an association …

Axios reports: President Trump on Tuesday insisted the August 1 tariff deadline set this week in letters to U.S. trading partners is firm and won’t change. Why it matters: It’s the opposite of what he said Monday night. “There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change. In other words, all money will be due …

The Times of Malta reports: A top “Maltese” aide to US President Donald Trump was actually born in the Soviet Union, documents show. Questions have been swirling in Washington D.C about the true origins of Sergio Gor, after US media reported his reluctance to reveal his place of birth to journalists, other than to say it was “not Russia”. Property …