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Mike Mazzei, Backed by Trump, Wins Oklahoma Primary for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
Mike Mazzei, a former state senator who lent more than $11 million of his own money to his campaign, narrowly defeated the state’s attorney general, Gentner Drummond.

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Mike Mazzei delivering his closing remarks at a televised debate this month in the Oklahoma Republican governor’s race.
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Graham, and Trump, Triumph: Six Takeaways From South Carolina’s Senate Runoff

Par : Patricia Mazzei
President Trump went all in for Senator Darline Graham in a primary runoff on Tuesday. It worked, preserving his undefeated streak in Republican Senate primaries this year.

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Senator Darline Graham’s victory on Tuesday showed President Trump’s continued ability to move Republican primary voters, especially when he goes all in on a race.
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Trump Administration Sends Saudi Nuclear Deal to Congress for Review

Par : Robert Jimison
The prospect that the kingdom could enrich uranium has drawn opposition from Democrats and revived concerns about nuclear proliferation in the Middle East.

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Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the Saudi energy minister, in Saudi Arabia last year. The two signed an agreement last month as part of a broader package of cooperation on civilian nuclear power.
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Darline Graham, Backed By Trump, Wins Primary for Senate in South Carolina

Par : Emily Davies
Ms. Graham, who is temporarily filling the seat long held by her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, prevailed in a runoff and will be heavily favored in November.

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Senator Darline Graham has won her party’s nomination to compete for a full, six-year term in November.
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5 Things to Know About Mike Mazzei, Oklahoma G.O.P. Candidate for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
The former state senator, who was endorsed by President Trump, spent millions of dollars of his own money on the race.

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Mike Mazzei at a televised debate with Oklahoma Republican gubernatorial candidates earlier this month in Tulsa.
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5 Things to Know About Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma G.O.P. Candidate for Governor

Par : J. David Goodman
Mr. Drummond, the state attorney general, faces an opponent backed by President Trump and Gov. Kevin Stitt. The campaign has highlighted his independent streak.

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Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma’s attorney general, in Oklahoma City in 2023.
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Trump’s Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost From Initial Court Order

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs
A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.

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People sort through ballots at a ballot processing center during a statewide special election in California last year.
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At Trump’s IndyCar Race, a V.I.P. Invitation Became a Diplomatic Snub

Par : Anton Troianovski and Eric Schmitt
Foreign ambassadors were promised free food and drinks, misting fans and shaded seats during the event. Then some of them were uninvited.

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White House staff members watch the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the National Mall last week. Some ambassadors were uninvited.
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5 Things to Know About Darline Graham, Trump-Backed South Carolina Senate Candidate

Par : Emily Davies
Ms. Graham is currently serving out the term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. She has argued that her lack of political experience is a strength.

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Senator Darline Graham during a rally hosted by President Trump in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Friday.
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5 Things to Know About Ralph Norman, South Carolina Senate Candidate

Par : Patricia Mazzei
Mr. Norman, a five-term congressman, is a hard-line conservative running against the sister of the late Senator Lindsey Graham.

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Ralph Norman speaking to supporters in Anderson, S.C., this month.
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Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil

Par : Zane Irwin
The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters.

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A gas station in Tehran on Tuesday. The United States imposed a monthslong blockade on Iran’s shipments of oil, the nation’s economic engine.
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In Canada and at Home, Deference to Trump Turns to Defiance on Tariffs and Other Issues

Par : Peter Baker
While the president remains the most dominant figure in the world, other leaders and institutions are pushing back more vigorously than at the beginning of his second term.

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World leaders and domestic institutions are showing less willingness to submit to President Trump’s will.
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Conservative Gay Rights Group Ends Support for Trans Causes

Par : Richard Fausset
The Log Cabin Republicans, which is dedicated to gay causes, says that trans rights advocates focus too much on minors.

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A Log Cabin Republicans table at the 2025 Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md. The organization had embraced trans rights issues in 2015 before its reversal.
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Where Does Trump’s Effort to Restrict Mail Voting Stand?

Par : Adam Sella and Abbie VanSickle
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue with plans to curtail mail-in voting, but the fast-moving, high-stakes legal fight continues.

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President Trump has long made unfounded claims that mail voting is fraudulent and corrupt, even as he has cast his own ballots by mail in multiple elections.
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What’s More Than ‘Maximum’? Trump Faces Limits on Iran Sanctions.

Par : Michael Crowley
President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” is intended to break the stalemate with Iran. But decades of sanctions have done little to change the country’s behavior.

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President Trump has bombarded Iran with new sanctions during his second term, targeting virtually the country’s entire economy.
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South Carolina Election Becomes Test for Trump

Par : Tiffany Tan and Tim Balk
Runoffs in the state are typically sleepy, but the Republican Senate contest between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman seemed to be drawing relatively high turnout.

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A poll worker helping a man cast his vote in Cayce, S.C., on Tuesday.
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How the Supreme Court Is Issuing Orders as Trump ‘Emergencies’ Return

Par : Ann E. Marimow
The justices are still struggling with whether and when to explain themselves to the public when the court issues temporary, but consequential, orders.

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In 19 months, the president has already asked the justices to intervene far more times than George W. Bush and Barack Obama did during their 16 years in office combined.
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Trump Threatens to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America as U.S.-Canada Trade War Heats Up

Par : Karoun Demirjian
The president’s threat is his latest jab at Canada since trade talks between the two countries broke down.

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The name of Lake Ontario has become a recent target of President Trump.
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G.O.P. Lawmakers Rebuke Trump on Plan to Increase Beef Imports

Par : Catie Edmondson
Republicans who have mostly refrained from criticizing the president’s actions have been vocal in opposition to the move, which they say will harm their constituents.

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Cattle grazing on a ranch in Gillette, Wyo. “Americans want U.S. beef on the table — not foreign imports,” said Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, the No. 2 Republican.
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Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs

Par : Ian Austen
Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.

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The U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant in Clairton, Pa. Canada has announced it will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on hundreds of American products including steel.
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Trump Wants to Restrict Mail-In Voting. See Which States Rely on It the Most.

Par : Amy Schoenfeld Walker
Nearly 30 percent of voters nationwide use mail ballots. President Trump is seeking greater federal control of mail voting.

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Poll officials in Pinellas County, Fla., processed mail-in ballots for the state’s primary elections earlier this month.
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Trump Administration to Target Visas of Up To 200,000 Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum

Par : Edward Wong
The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holders and asylum applicants, has begun its review. Cancellations could occur in waves.

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“Obtaining a visa in order to seek asylum is fraud — which is grounds for visa revocation,” Tommy Pigott, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement.
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How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War

Par : Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Ana Swanson
Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the United States offered Canada what it said was the best deal of any country, what Canada had to give up in exchange was seen as unthinkable.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada speaking about the trade dispute with the United States on Monday at the Davie Shipyard in Levis, Quebec.
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Trump Administration Aims to Revoke Visas of Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum

Par : Edward Wong
The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holders and asylum applicants, has begun its review. Cancellations could occur in waves.

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“Obtaining a visa in order to seek asylum is fraud — which is grounds for visa revocation,” Tommy Pigott, a State Department spokesman, said in a statement.
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Jeffries Defends Kushner Meeting, Vowing Tough Oversight of Trump

Par : Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman
The Brooklyn Democrat, who is in line to be speaker should his party win the House, has drawn ire from some progressives for huddling with the president’s son-in-law.
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U.S. Tariffs Could Price Canadian Firms Out of U.S. and Threaten Thousands of Jobs

Par : Ian Austen
The 50 percent tariffs President Trump imposed on Canadian exports to the United States will make it impossible for many Canadian companies to continue to sell to the U.S. market, economists say.

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Harvested logs in British Columbia in 2023. Canada’s forestry industry may be hit particularly hard by the latest American tariffs.
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Trump Officials Propose Charging More Than $100,000 for Skilled Worker Visas

Par : Madeleine Ngo
The proposal comes after the Trump administration ran into legal challenges in its attempt to attach a similar fee to the H-1B visa last year.

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The Trump administration has called for an overhaul of the H-1B visa program, saying it has unfairly allowed companies to sideline Americans and hire foreign workers at lower pay.
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Trump’s Attempt to Strangle Iran’s Economy Depends on China’s Cooperation

Par : David E. Sanger
The U.S. has spent 20 years promising ‘crippling sanctions’ on Iran. But the latest effort comes with a reverse twist, after military action failed to accomplish President Trump’s goals.

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In announcing Operation Economic Outcast, the Trump administration said on Monday that it would involve choking off every last transaction that funnels money to Tehran.
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Trump Has Quietly Sought Control Over Postal Service to Transform U.S. Elections

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs · Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti
That effort got new attention on Monday, when the Supreme Court allowed preparations for mail voting curbs to proceed. The justices said it is not a final determination on the order’s legality.

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President Trump and his allies are trying to transform the U.S. Postal Service into a key player in their efforts to transform the nation’s elections.
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Is the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket Changing?

Par : Ann E. Marimow · Alexandra Ostasiewicz · Thomas Vollkommer · Stephanie Swart and Whitney Shefte
The Supreme Court’s emergency docket has shrunk in recent months, and the way justices issue opinions on these cases has also changed. Our reporter Ann Marimow looks at what these shifts tell us about the justices, and what it could mean for the court.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

Par : Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow
The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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Volunteers processing mail-in ballots on Nov. 5, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Judge Orders U.S. to Return Deported Man at Risk of Torture

Par : Madeleine Ngo
The Mexican man was sent to his home country after assisting federal law enforcement by testifying against Mexican drug cartels.

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The U.S. border wall seen from Tijuana, Mexico.
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Trump Lays It on the Line for Darline Graham Ahead of South Carolina Runoff

Par : Emily Davies · Patricia Mazzei and Michael Gold
The president rallied for the sister of Lindsey Graham in her South Carolina Senate run and pressured allies to endorse her. A super PAC run by his advisers has spent nearly $800,000 on her campaign. Will it be enough?

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President Trump rallied for Senator Darline Graham of South Carolina in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Friday, part of a full-court press to secure her victory in a special runoff primary Tuesday to replace her late brother.
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U.S. Unveils Campaign to Cripple Iran’s Economy, but Offers Few Details

Par : Alan Rappeport
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged the effort was more of a warning shot that would begin a period of “quiet diplomacy.”

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States would “tighten the noose” around Iran by imposing sanctions on every source or facilitator of its revenue.
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With Trump Against Him, Can Ralph Norman Win in South Carolina?

Par : Michael Gold
The ultraconservative congressman who has broken with the president on spending is hoping voters reward his experience, contrarian streak and all.

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Representative Ralph Norman’s recalcitrant posture may have widened the rift that cleared the way for President Trump’s endorsement of Senator Darline Graham.
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Iran Pledges to Defy Trump’s Economic Sanctions

Par : Aaron Boxerman · Sanam Mahoozi and Ephrat Livni
Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after the United States announced new efforts to squeeze Iran’s economy. One Iranian official vowed that “not a single drop of oil” would leave the gulf.

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Motorists drive past an anti-American billboard in Tehran on Monday. President Trump has threatened Iran with “economic warfare and isolation on an unprecedented scale.”
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U.S. Military Kills 2 People in Attack on Boat in Pacific

Par : Eric Schmitt
The United States has killed at least 223 people since its campaign of boat strikes began nearly a year ago.

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A screen grab from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command on Monday showed what it said was a vessel operating along a drug-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific.
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Bessent is expected to announce new measures aimed at isolating Iran.

Par : Alan Rappeport
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will hold a news conference outlining the new package of measures.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last week that countries that continue to do business with Iran would face the “full might and force” of the U.S. government.
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Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With IndyCar Race on Streets of D.C.

Par : Shawn McCreesh
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.

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The Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place on Sunday on a 1.7-mile track made up of streets around the National Mall.
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Trump’s Economic Approach Draws Concern From Some Republicans

Par : Bayliss Wagner
A plan to lower tariffs on imported beef and trade tensions with Canada have compounded some G.O.P. worries about a central issue in the midterms.

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President Trump arriving aboard Air Force One at Kennedy International Airport on Aug. 14.
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Trump’s Summer of Fun Ends With an IndyCar Race on the Streets of D.C.

Par : Shawn McCreesh
It was the final, major event planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. The president took a lap.

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The Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place on Sunday on a 1.7-mile track made up of streets around the National Mall.
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Iran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trump’s Economic War

Par : Erika Solomon
Iran’s new hard-line national security adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to prevent “a single drop of oil” from leaving the region.

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Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s new security chief, last month in Tehran. Though hostilities have largely ceased, the United States and Iran are locked in an economic standoff.
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U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations

Par : The New York Times
Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney retaliated “dollar for dollar.”

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the trade dispute with the United States in Levis, Quebec, on Aug. 24.
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What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.

Par : Ian Austen
Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

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Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly

Par : Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni
President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.

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Echoing Trump, Latin America’s Leaders Boost Allies Across Borders

Par : Emma Bubola · Annie Correal and Ana Ionova
With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections.

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President Javier Milei of Argentina, left, with Flávio Bolsonaro, who hopes to be Brazil’s next president, last month. Mr. Milei’s strident support of Mr. Bolsonaro’s candidacy led to a rift with the current Brazilian president.
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Trump’s Top Trade Representative Details Offer That Canada Rejected

Par : Ana Swanson
In an interview, Jamieson Greer, President Trump’s trade representative, laid out details of what the United States offered to Canada before talks crumbled.

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Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said Canada would have been given the most preferential treatment of any trading partner.
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