Day: March 4, 2025

Ukraine president in 11th-hour U-turn as he agrees to sign minerals deal and make peace with Russia

Canada’s Justin Trudeau says the US has started a trade war. Trudeau’s government hit back against President Donald Trump’s tariffs with levies targeting C$30 billion ($20.8 billion) in products including cosmetics, appliances, tires, fruit and wine. BNN Bloomberg Contributor Jon Erlichman reports on what’s next for Trudeau. (Source: Bloomberg)

House Republicans are rethinking how best to reach constituents after a series of combative town halls where protesters vented about President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s policies.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson urged fellow Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to avoid public town-hall meetings with voters after some events turned into angry confrontations over President Donald Trump’s moves to fire federal workers and defund government programs.

The Department of Veterans Affairs ended 585 consulting contracts deemed non-essential, but HHS, DHS and DoD also buy a large amount of these services.