Trump threatens to change Lake Ontario's name as trade war with Canada heats up
President Trump said the U.S. is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid an escalating trade fight with Canada.
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President Trump said the U.S. is considering changing the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" amid an escalating trade fight with Canada.
A deepening trade war between the U.S. and Canada is once again driving up the cost of goods crossing the northern border. After the Trump administration imposed a 50% tariff on many Canadian products, Canada hit back with import taxes on billions of American-made goods. Nancy Cordes reports.
As a U.S.-Canada trade war sparks cross-border insults, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told CBS News he's hopeful the two sides can reach an agreement — but cautioned that "no deal is better than a bad deal."
Darline Graham, the sister of the late Republican senator Lindsay Graham, is facing Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina's special primary runoff on Tuesday. CBS News' senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed joined Fox News's Jesse Watters on Monday night for a lively interview. Democratic strategist and CBS News political contributor Chuck Rocha joins with analysis.
President Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America on Tuesday as Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States as the countries' trade war escalates. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.
Republican voters in South Carolina are at the polls on Tuesday for the Senate primary runoff between Trump-backed Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports.
Canada announced Tuesday tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion in U.S. imports to match the Trump administration's recently announced tariffs. Is there an off-ramp for the trade battle? Ontario Premier Doug Ford joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Canada announced that it is imposing tariffs of up to 50% on about $20 billion of U.S. imports in an effort to match the Trump administration's newly announced levies on Canadian imports.. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has the latest.
Cattle rancher Shawn Harris joins CBS News to discuss President Trump's decision to remove tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of ground beef for the next 90 days and its impact on American farmers.
President Trump on Tuesday said he is lowering the American flag throughout the U.S. following the death of legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. CBS News' Anthony Mason, Jamie Wax and Nicole Valdes have more.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia, for a round of meetings, sources told CBS News on Tuesday. The nature of the trip is unclear.
Analysts say without meaningful sanctions against China, Iran will likely survive this latest round of financial punishment.
President Trump's Darline Graham endorsement will be tested in today's special Republican Senate runoff in South Carolina. Kyle Kondik, managing editor of "Sabato's Crystal Ball," the newsletter for UVA's Center for Politics, shares his analysis of Republican strategy.
Legal experts will have to decode rare criminal charges against Major Jason Watson, an Air Force officer who publicly criticized President Trump. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more details on this unusual case.
The U.S. threatened secondary sanctions on any nation that trades with Tehran amid a campaign of economic warfare against Iran. Phil Luck, former deputy chief economist at the State Department during the Biden administration, joins with more insight.
Canadian Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne announced Tuesday that the country would match President Trump's tariffs "dollar for dollar" beginning Sept. 8.
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. after trade talks failed. Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's minister of internal trade, joins CBS News with more on the response.
The U.S. plans to expand its war against Tehran with new sanctions, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent promised to punish anyone who trades with Iran. CBS News' Aaron Navarro reports.
Former senior Russian diplomat says U.K. factories making drones for Ukraine "could be attacked - not by Russia, but from unknown sources."
The Supreme Court will allow portions of President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to proceed for now. CBS News' legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more information.
The Trump administration is levying new sanctions against Iran as a form of economic warfare. Meanwhile, Canada announced plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. after a trade deal fell through. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Ramy Inocencio have the latest.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Watson is facing criminal charges after he criticized President Trump in public. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more information.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new economic plot against Iran and threatened countries that continue to trade with Tehran. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to implement portions of an order meant to restrict mail-in voting. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman explains the court's legal reasoning and what to expect going forward.