Said Carney: “I don’t believe in escalating the conflict; that’s not constructive. But our tariffs are necessary to protect our workers, protect our companies and our communities. We can’t let American goods into Canada tariff free while they charge our companies to export them.”

“Bunch’s departure marks one of the highest-profile shake-ups amid Trump’s broader cultural campaign to restore more ‘truth’ and ‘sanity’ to the retelling of American history.”

“The call was the first time the presidents of Russia and the U.S. had spoken since western security officials began warning that Russia was stepping up its ‘hybrid war’ against Europe this summer.”

Said Trump: “Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms — ‘got to get out of here!’ — and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me.”

“Pritzker’s Ready for the Fight PAC — a phrase often used by the governor and repeated liberally in the committee’s first ad spot — plans to invest at least $20 million in what it considers to be overlooked and competitive races.”

“The Internal Revenue Service improperly allowed data transfers based on partial addresses and failed to satisfy requirements that tightly tie legal information sharing to criminal investigations.”

“The aide, David Maxwell, served as Mr. Paxton’s director of law enforcement for several years until 2020, when he and other high-level staffers accused Mr. Paxton of abusing the power of his office to help a campaign donor under federal investigation.”

“The application submitted to the court on Tuesday marks the latest high-stakes, election-related fight to reach the justices in recent weeks.”

Said Rove: “I’m a little bit nervous about it because, look, we’re in the final stages of the campaign. I’d be more comfortable if this had been held in June and July and set a thematic that could be pursued for four or five months rather than for 56 days.”

He added: “The White House is pushing a big bet, it’s like we’re at the tables, they’re pushing all the chips on saying if we make this about Donald Trump and if we make this about Donald Trump’s record and put him at the centre of this then we have a shot to pull this thing off.”

“The organization, called Tomorrow Together and led by Democratic campaign veterans spanning the ideological wings of the party, is starting with more than $10 million raised from party donors and A.I. safety advocates.”

“The latest actions are part of the Trump administration’s Operation Economic Outcast campaign that is aimed at severing ‘critical financial lifelines’ for the already heavily sanctioned Iranian government. The new penalties are focused on the remaining facets of Tehran’s already beleaguered aviation ecosystem, which has been under countless sanctions from Washington for years.”

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“The real cost of forgetting the pre-9/11 world is not a country that has changed, but one that no longer knows it could be different.”

“The resulting war on terror cost trillions of dollars, hundreds of thousands of lives, a series of misguided wars, and the damaged perception of American power. And yet despite its blunders, this campaign has kept America safe from large-scale foreign attack.”

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“As first-of-their-kind festivities open Wednesday, Trump wants to stoke his core supporters’ enthusiasm by making Election Day on Nov. 3 all about himself — a referendum on his record at an event he conceived to help his party, even if he’s not actually on the ballot.”

“The question is whether he’ll do more to fire up Republicans or Democrats at a moment when his popularity has reached historic lows.”