Thursday, March 27th, 2025
Danielle Smith’s fight against Trump tariffs takes her to right-wing non-profit PragerU gala
In a fiery legislature speech this week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the Mark Carney Liberals “want this lady and Alberta to just sit down and shut up.” Smith was referring to her efforts to reach out and change the minds of Trump-friendly conservatives at a time when Canada is threatened by a U.S. trade war. The new Liberal leader and his party haven’t publicly said she shouldn’t venture stateside; in fact, they might appreciate some of her rhetoric, given that they’ve made a partisan ad out of her remarksRead more
Trump takes aim at WilmerHale law firm, citing ties to lawyer Robert Mueller
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Thursday targeting law firm WilmerHale, one of a handful of major firms the president has taken aim at that have connections to his legal or political adversaries. The proclamation cited WilmerHale’s ties to Robert Mueller, the former U.S. special counsel who investigated Russian contacts with Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. Like three earlier executive orders issued by Trump against other firms, the proclamation suspended security clearances held by lawyers at WilmerHale, restricted their access to government officials and ordered a review meant to terminateRead more
Marco Rubio derides detained protesters as ‘lunatics’ when asked about Tufts University student
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the U.S. State Department may have revoked more than 300 visas and warned that the Trump administration was looking every day for “these lunatics” after Washington this week detained and revoked the visa of a Turkish student at Tufts University. Rubio’s comments were in response to a question about Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student who was detained on Tuesday evening in Somerville, Mass., outside of Boston, by masked and plainclothes agents. Her detention was the latest Trump administration action against a foreignRead more
King Charles required ‘short’ observation in hospital Thursday following scheduled cancer treatment
King Charles was hospitalized for “a short period of observation” on Thursday after experiencing “temporary side effects,” related to a scheduled cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. His engagements for Thursday afternoon and Friday were cancelled. “His Majesty has now returned to Clarence House and as a precautionary measure, acting on medical advice, tomorrow’s diary programme will also be rescheduled,” the palace said. “His Majesty would like to send his apologies to all those who may be inconvenienced or disappointed as a result.” Charles, 76, has been undergoingRead more