Author: Emily Hallas, Washington Examiner

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Friday he is dropping special tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, marking Ottawa’s latest move to deepen ties with countries it views as more “predictable” than the United States.  Under the “landmark” deal, Canada is allowing 49,000 of the vehicles into the country, dropping 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs…

One of the Secret Service agents on Vice President JD Vance’s security detail was placed on administrative leave on Tuesday after being accused of leaking sensitive information.  The agent was captured on video footage and in text messages published Tuesday by the O’Keefe Media Group telling an undercover journalist about sensitive information related to Vance’s…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Greenland is “vital” for the Golden Dome missile defense system, reiterating arguments that U.S. possession of Denmark’s territory is critical for national security.  The president also urged NATO to support Greenland’s acquisition on the basis that it will boost the alliance’s defense capabilities against Russia and China. His statement…

A man accused of breaking into Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home is in police custody, according to the Secret Service. The suspect was arrested overnight after allegedly shattering several windows with a hammer at the Vances’ Cincinnati residence and vandalizing a Secret Service vehicle on its way up the driveway. “An adult male was…

Moscow claimed Tuesday that an alleged Ukrainian attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s home earlier this week was meant to derail the United States’s work to end the Russia-Ukraine war.  The supposed attack is “aimed at thwarting President [Donald] Trump’s efforts to promote a peaceful resolution” to the war, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.  Ukraine…

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo this month advising federal agents to expand operations targeting alleged domestic terrorists.  The Justice Department’s memo, dated Dec. 4, appeared to mark a significant extension of the government’s blueprint to squelch suspected domestic terrorism, as well as broadening the scope of people who could be detained under the…

A string of election victories on Tuesday has Democrats bullish about the midterm elections, leading them to expand their target map for 2026.  In an upset win, the party flipped the Miami mayorship blue for the first time in nearly three decades, fueling Democratic confidence, while Eric Gisler’s sweeping victory in a Georgia state House…