SCOTUS hears arguments on birthright citizenship
SCOTUS hears arguments on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about the enforcement of President Trump's birthright citizenship order. Five of the six conservative justices seemed open to backing the president but hesitant to stray from precedent. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
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SCOTUS hears arguments on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case about the enforcement of President Trump's birthright citizenship order. Five of the six conservative justices seemed open to backing the president but hesitant to stray from precedent. CNN's Paula Reid reports.
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Qatari PM defends offering plane to President Trump
In an interview with CNN's Becky Anderson, Qatari Prime Minister and minister of foreign affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani downplayed the significance of the luxury jet gifted to President Donald Trump, saying it was a "very simple government to government dealing."
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Lawmaker asks RFK Jr. if he'd vaccinate his kids
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) asks HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. if he'd vaccinate his children for measles, chickenpox and polio at a hearing.
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See how Trump is being welcomed in Middle East
CNN's Betsy Klein breaks down the details of President Donald Trump's lavish tour of the Middle East.
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Trump meets Syria's new leader
In a historic meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President Trump met with Syrian jihadist-turned-president Ahmed al-Sharaa and announced plans to lift sanctions on Syria. CNN's Becky Anderson breaks down who the Syrian leader is and why this meeting was so significant.
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New book reveals 'shocking' claim that Biden didn't recognize Clooney
President Joe Biden did not recognize George Clooney when he arrived for a record-breaking June 2024 fundraiser the movie star was co-hosting, according to a forthcoming book from CNN's Jake Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson.
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Will Trump attend possible Putin-Zelensky meeting?
President Donald Trump continued to express interest in traveling to Turkey for a possible high-stakes meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump is currently scheduled to be Doha and Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
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Syrians react after Trump says he plans to lift sanctions
President Donald Trump announced he plans to lift sanctions on Syria during a speech in Saudi Arabia citing the fall of the Assad regime as grounds for the release of pressure on the country. Syrians spared little time before celebrating.
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Erin Burnett's whiteboard: The rising cost of your YETI bottle
CNN's Erin Burnett uses her whiteboard to illustrate the rising cost of popular consumer goods like YETI products amidst President Donald Trump's ongoing negotiations with major global trade partners.
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Trans Master Sgt. grieves losing military career
After a nearly two decade career in the military, Nick Wright says he will now be forced to discharge after the Supreme Court said that the Trump administration can begin immediately enforcing a ban on transgender service members in the military.
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Honig: Trump's birthright order 'doomed to fail'
President Donald Trump's efforts to end birthright citizenship are the most serious challenge to the 14th Amendment in a long time. CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig explains why he thinks the Supreme Court is unlikely to side with Trump.
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The politics of abortion have changed. Here's how.
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Yahoo
17 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Canada's digital services tax is 'needlessly inflammatory' during trade talks with U.S.
Canada's implementation of a digital sales tax on foreign technology companies at the end of June could exacerbate tensions during key trade negotiations with the United States, say business leaders on both sides of the border. 'At this current time with a trade war and an active negotiation coming out of the G7, it just seems needlessly inflammatory,' Matthew Holmes, executive vice-president and chief of public policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, said. 'We're not arguing for the government to make concessions that won't help realize a resolution to the trade conflict, but it does seem like it could lead to a worse outcome.' The digital services tax, which became law last year, applies a three per cent levy on revenue earned from digital services that rely on engagement, data and content contributions from Canadian users. It also applies to certain sales or licencing of Canadian user data. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne last week confirmed the tax would be going ahead at the end of this month, despite it being a major U.S. trade irritant. 'This was voted on by Parliament, so we're going ahead with the DST,' he said on Thursday. On June 30, businesses will have to make their first payments retroactive to Jan. 1, 2022. Most of the revenue will be collected from U.S. tech giants. The DST was first challenged by the Joe Biden administration, with former U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai launching dispute settlement consultations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) last August. Since then, Donald Trump's administration has renewed its focus on what it views as unfair fines and levies on U.S. companies from foreign countries. In January, Trump also removed the U.S. from the Pillar One Reform by the Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development that is trying to settle global taxing rights for cross-border digital services. Current U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer also mentioned the DST in a list of trade irritants with Canada in a March 1 report on foreign trade barriers. Other countries, including France, Italy and the United Kingdom, have implemented their own digital sales taxes. The Canadian federal government and the Trump administration are currently in talks on a new economic and security deal, with a deadline of July 21. Most Canadian goods are exempted from tariffs imposed by Trump, but there remains a 25 per cent levy on cars and a 50 per cent tariff on steel and aluminum. Asked if the federal government is considering a pause on the DST in the context of trade discussions with the U.S., Champagne said 'all of that is something that we're considering as part of broader discussions.' On June 13, 21 Republican lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter asking Trump to get the tax removed during trade negotiations with Canada or to retaliate if the tax is implemented. 'If Canada decides to move forward with this unprecedented, retroactive tax, it will set a terrible precedent that will have long-lasting impacts on global tax and trade practices,' the letter said. 'We are confident that any Digital Sales Tax Act collections will be met with a swift U.S. government response.' The letter said Canada's DST will cost U.S. tech companies $2 billion in retroactive taxes and $2.3 billion annually going forward. One of the signatories, Congressman Ron Estes, said the tax is discriminatory and a 'shakedown' of primarily U.S. tech companies. 'It is absurd to think that the United States would simply sit idly by while our allies retroactively target our innovators and treasury, and it is further proof that the United States must implement common sense measures like Section 899 in our recently passed House budget reconciliation bill,' Estes said in a statement. Section 899 seeks to tax foreign investment from countries Trump believes have unfair foreign taxes on American companies. The bill is currently making its way through the U.S. Senate. Graham Davies, chief executive of the Washington, D.C.-based Digital Media Association, which represents music streaming services, said the DST is coming at a time when tech companies are also being asked to pay another tax under Canada's recently passed Online Streaming Act. 'In terms of their concerns, it's the combination of having the digital services tax, which has already raised concerns in terms of the bilateral relationship between Canada and the U.S., added onto that the Online Streaming Act, which adds another five per cent in tax,' he said. Should Canada target Big Tech in trade war negotiations with the U.S.? Will Canada's Digital Services Tax survive Trump's tariffs assault? Holmes said most tech companies will end up downloading the costs of the DST onto Canadian companies that run businesses on their platforms and, ultimately, consumers. 'We have from the very beginning said this will be inflationary,' he said. 'As more businesses and as more of our lives include digital transactions, this will just add to the affordability crisis.' • Email: jgowling@ Sign in to access your portfolio
