The House returns from recess with a Senate-passed stopgap funding bill leading its agenda as a shutdown deadline approaches. Lawmakers may also face ethics votes, a GOP anti-socialism resolution and a narrowing Republican majority.
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Canada rejected President Donald Trump’s order to have the U.S. government call Lake Ontario “Lake America,” installing a large shoreline sign defending the original name. The dispute comes amid 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and planned Canadian counter-tariffs.
Google Maps now displays Lake Ontario as “Lake America” for users in the United States after President Trump ordered the federal government to adopt the new name. Canadian leaders and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul rejected the change amid an escalating U.S.-Canada trade fight.
Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed apologized to the state’s Jewish Democratic Caucus for comments he made after a March synagogue attack. He said his remarks may have been misconstrued and that he did not intend to justify the attack.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei urged Muslim and Gulf leaders to unite against their “real enemy” as the Strait of Hormuz dispute remains unresolved. Tehran is also facing mounting pressure from sanctions, a naval blockade and inflation.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a sign declaring “Lake Ontario — Now and Always” after President Trump ordered the U.S. government to call the Great Lake “Lake America.” The Seneca Nation and other critics also condemned the move as trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada escalate.
A federal judge in California ruled that the Trump administration violated constitutional free-speech rights by targeting international students and other noncitizens for deportation over criticism of Israel and pro-Palestinian advocacy. The decision sided with The Stanford Daily and plaintiffs who said the policy chilled campus speech.
British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the United States after DHS said he overstayed his authorization and missed an immigration hearing. The former Breitbart editor, a supporter of strict deportation policies, was detained at the New Orleans airport before being sent to the UK.