President Donald Trump threatened to add wildfire-related costs to tariffs on Canada, accusing it of “Willful Negligence” as smoke from hundreds of fires blankets U.S. cities. Canadian officials pointed to cross-border firefighting cooperation and climate change, while Ontario’s premier urged the U.S. to send help.
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Nigel Farage will face 33 opponents in the Clacton by-election on 13 August after resigning amid scrutiny of his finances. The 34-candidate ballot is believed by Tendring District Council to be a record field.
President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham and urged her to run for a full term after she was appointed to fill the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. South Carolina will hold a special Republican primary on Aug. 11.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said states could face penalties if they do not cooperate with DHS checks of voter rolls for noncitizens. Election experts and state officials questioned the administration’s figures and warned the database at issue can produce errors.
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party and is set to become prime minister on Monday. He promised to unite Labour, confront Reform UK and shift power away from Westminster.
Trump Media plans to sell institutional clients high-speed access to top Truth Social posts, potentially including President Donald Trump’s, with delivery in milliseconds. The company has not disclosed pricing or whether Trump’s posts will be excluded from the paid feed.
Japan’s parliament approved revisions to imperial succession rules aimed at sustaining the shrinking royal family. The changes allow adoptions of distant male relatives and let princesses keep royal status after marriage, but women still cannot become emperor.
President Trump released declassified election security documents and repeated disputed claims about China, voter rolls and voting machines. Election experts and Democrats said the material did not show that any election outcome was altered.