Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Lynda Kenyan.
As the U.S. Canada Trade War heats up, so too have the insults and the rhetoric.
“As Dan Carpenshack reports, President Trump criticized Ontario for Mayor Doug Ford on social”
media and Ford fired back. "It is social media post-Trump referred to Ford as the "less charismatic intelligent and overall unimpressive brother of the late Great Rob Ford. He was the former mayor of Toronto who admitted to smoking crack cocaine while in office and was caught in a series of drinking scandals.
Premier Doug Ford was quick to reply." "I don't respond to a dictator like President Trump. I'm not going to take any advice off a guy that's the king of bankruptcies." Ford went on to say Trump is actually taxing his own people through tariffs on Canada. Ford says he will throw everything he can at the Trump White House, even consider putting
an export tariff on electricity to the U.S. and beyond news, I'm Dan Carpenshack in Toronto." California's highest court is weighing whether a sheriff broke the law when he seized hundreds
“of thousands of ballots earlier this year.”
Madison Ahmed of Member Station KVCR has the story. Sheriff Chad Bianco, a reverse-eyed county, took the ballots after last year's statewide election on redistricting to favorite Democrats. Bianco, a Republican who was then running for governor, says he was investigating voter fraud. His attorney says Bianco had a warrant enacted within the law.
But Sunny Walknan and attorney for the plaintiffs says a warrant doesn't Trump California election code. "We argued today before the court that no one, not even an elected sheriff, has the power to ignore election rules and seize cast ballots outside the view of the public." The court also heard a case about whether California's attorney general has the authority
to tell Bianco to stop his investigation. The court has 90 days to issue its decisions. For NPR news, I'm Madison Ahmed in San Bernardino.
“"Cruze have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills that has destroyed”
more than 30 homes. Richard Edwards is the fire chief with the trucky Meadows fire protection district." "The fire is a little over 15,000 acres right now, but I am happy to announce that right
now the fire is at 27 percent containment."
Chief Edwards called to fire a human cause, but added it is not yet known if it was intentional or unintentional. The number of residents under evacuation orders and warnings has been reduced to about 63,000 that's down from 90,000 over the weekend. The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the visas of up to 200,000 foreigners
who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum in the United States. This would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. history and will likely face legal challenges. The State Department says that revocations would affect B1 and B2 visas issued between 2016 and 2026, you're listening to NPR.
A federal mediator has determined the Washington Post did not have grounds to fire columnist Karen Atia over a social media post she made shortly after the killing of Trump ally and conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, NPR's David Folkin flick reports the mediator also noted Atia had additional leeway as an opinion writer. What happened to Atia occurred against the backdrop of tensions within the post over a personal
expression by journalists on social media, a backlash against almost anyone critical of
Kirk after his death, and the makeover of the post's editorial section to be more Trump friendly. The top opinions editor Adam O'Neill drew a line after she wrote on social media, quote, "refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative morning for a white man that espoused violence is not the same as violence."
Atia says she's willing to return the post says it respects the arbitration decision but hasn't committed itself to next steps. David Folkin flick, NPR News President Trump plans to visit Ireland next month where he will attend the Irish Open Golf Tournament at his golf course in County Claire on the country's Atlantic coast.
The tournament will be hosted at the Trump International Golf Links Ireland in Duneback. The president will also mix in some presidential activities while he's in Ireland for the tournament. He will attend an event at the US Embassy with workers there and he'll also meet with business officials in Ireland.
The White House says the trip is scheduled to take place on September 12th and 13th. Sign Linda Kenyan, NPR News in Washington.
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