The federal government says it’s in close contact with its American partners as the Biden administration escalates efforts to halt Canada’s tax on large foreign digital services companies. The Office of the United States Trade Representative has requested dispute settlement consultations with Ottawa under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement. “The United States opposes unilateral digital service … Read more
Former president Barack Obama has turned a decade-old controversy over his fashion choices into a meme in support of Democratic Party presidential candidate Kamala Harris. On Wednesday, Obama leveraged the classic “how it started, how it’s going” meme format with a photo of himself from August 28, 2014 and another of Harris from the first … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will remain on the Colorado presidential ballot, his campaign told the Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday, despite Kennedy suspending his campaign and endorsing Republican Donald Trump last week. His campaign said Kennedy did not plan to withdraw from Colorado’s ballot and “has encouraged all of his supporters to vote for … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says senior Biden administration officials pressured Facebook to “censor” some COVID-19 content during the pandemic and vowed the social media giant would push back if it faced such demands again. In a letter to Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chair of the judiciary committee of the House of Representatives, Zuckerberg alleges … Read more
Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. said Tuesday the country will work well with whomever wins the November presidential election, saying the government’s “Team Canada” approach of continually meeting with a bipartisan group of American federal, state and local officials has prepared Canada for any eventuality. Speaking to reporters at the Liberal cabinet retreat in Halifax after … Read more
“I think that people haven’t really been excited about the presidential candidates for a long time,” Cahn said. “For 12 years, really, since Barack Obama, we haven’t seen this kind of excitement about a candidate.” Embroidered campaign hats for the Democratic Party presidential and vice-presidential candidates on the production line at Unionwear in New Jersey. … Read more
Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). When a bunch of guys in suits walks into a small business, it usually … Read more
By Betsy Klein | CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has tasked his team with coming up with an agenda for his final six months in office, defining key priorities for the administration as he looks to secure a one-term legacy – including a robust schedule on the world stage. On a call with political appointees across … Read more
The United States is urging Israel and Iran to constrain reprisal attacks as it works to avoid an all-out regional war. “What we are focusing on … is having … de-escalation conversations,” White House Press Secretary Katherine Jean-Pierre told reporters in Washington on Tuesday. The White House has worked both on preventing further violence and … Read more
Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel, The Country Girls, before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according to a statement by … Read more
