Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, is meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, a week after winning the job with a promise to confront the increased aggression shown by Trump.
As the two countries struggle to resolve Trump’s trade war, the U.S. displayed his unique mix of graciousness and discourtesy. Shortly before Carney’s arrival, Trump said on social media that the United States didn’t need “ANYTHING” from its northern neighbor — a theme he revisited in the Oval Office alongside efforts to show warmth.
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As Trump battles elite colleges, House GOP looks to hike endowment tax by tenfold or more
The president’s feud with America’s elite universities is lending momentum to Republicans on Capitol Hill who want to increase a tax on wealthy college endowments by tenfold or more.
House Republicans already were considering a hike in the tax on college endowments’ earnings from 1.4% to 14% as part of Trump’s tax bill. As …