1 President Pauses 50-Percent Tariffs On Canada For Three Days
President Donald Trump has paused planned 50-percent tariffs on about $20-billion worth of Canadian goods after the United States and Canada reached a last-minute trade deal. The tariffs were set to take effect just after midnight tonight and would have covered products including wine, dairy items, building materials and hockey equipment. Trump said the pause came because the two countries have a deal, though final documents still need to be completed. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Trump had spoken several times as the deadline approached, and the move prevents the new tariffs from taking effect for now while the two sides finish their agreement.
2 Minnesota Sues Texas Governor To Compel The Extradition Of ICE Agent
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a federal lawsuit against Texas Governor Greg Abbott to force the extradition of an ICE agent charged in a nonfatal shooting. The agent, Christian Castro, is accused of firing at the front door of an occupied Minneapolis home on January 14th during Operation Metro Surge, striking a Venezuelan man in the leg, then lying about what happened. Texas Rangers arrested Castro on May 29th, and a Cameron County judge ordered him held pending extradition. But after Minnesota Governor Tim Walz sent a formal extradition request, Ellison says Abbott withheld the warrant needed to transfer Castro back for trial. Ellison is seeking a restraining order to keep the sheriff's office from releasing him, while Abbott's office and the sheriff declined to comment.
3 Former Senior Adviser To Anthony Fauci Pleads Guilty To Trying To Conceal COVID Research Records
A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci has pleaded guilty to plotting to conceal federal records related to research on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. David Morens, 78, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. government, a felony that carries up to five years in prison, and is set to be sentenced November 12th in Greenbelt, Maryland. Prosecutors say Morens used his private email account to get around public records laws while working at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, concealing or destroying records tied to COVID-19 research grants. The case grew out of a House Republican probe into the pandemic's origins. Fauci repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment rights during a congressional hearing last month, but Fauci was not charged in the case. Morens' attorney said his client has taken responsibility for what he did.