New York Times

• Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse

  Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect.

• Trump Announces Move to Lift Ground Beef Tariffs in Bid to Lower Prices

  The move prompted blowback from cattle ranchers and Republicans who represent them.

• Pentagon Fires Editor and Publisher of Independent Military Publication

  The firings at Stars and Stripes also claimed a Middle East correspondent. They are the latest effort by the Pentagon to diminish the news outlet’s editorial independence.

• Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

  It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

• Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban

  The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority.