Canada struck back at US President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of US goods, in response to the latest round of tariffs on Canada.
The outcome could resonate far beyond Canada, showing other governments whether a smaller US ally can withstand Trump’s economic pressure.
Republicans will descend on Dallas this week for a two-day convention dreamed up by Trump to rally his supporters for this year’s midterm elections. Republicans have never held a midterm convention before, although Democrats did in the 1970s and 1980s.
Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point. Just 32 per cent of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat” satisfied with the US school system, according to a new poll.
That’s an 11-point drop over the past two years and the lowest since Gallup began polling on the subject 27 years ago.
