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Can Trump actually change Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’? Here’s what to know | CNN Politics
Amid a growing trade war with one of the United States’ closest allies, President Donald Trump on Thursday moved to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” needling Canada further after trade talks collapsed.
Canadian council considers changing street named after Trump to Taco Avenue | CNN
A Canadian city council is considering renaming a street named after US President Donald Trump – and among the contenders for a replacement are “Obama Avenue” and “Taco Avenue.”
Judge pauses US Postal Service plan to implement Trump’s new mail voting restrictions | CNN Politics
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily blocked the US Postal Service from carrying out a plan, issued under an executive order from President Trump, that could limit mail voting.
Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month | CNN
Air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport again had difficulty communicating by radio with President Donald Trump’s helicopter as it prepared to depart the White House on Thursday, relying on other helicopters in the air to relay messages to Marine One, according to air traffic control audio reviewed by CNN.
Judge rules the Pentagon’s supply chain risk label for Anthropic unlawful | CNN Business
A federal judge ruled the Pentagon’s decision to label AI company Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk’ violated the law and ordered the designation be removed Thursday evening.
Six months on, Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ risks igniting crises far beyond the Middle East | CNN
When US President Donald Trump launched his war against Iran, he called it an “excursion” that would take just a few weeks. Six months later, the conflict has become a nightmare for almost everyone even remotely involved in it.