This post was originally published on this site. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the United States on Saturday of making a last-minute “power play” by trying to restrict Canada’s ability to strike trade deals with other countries, offering new details about what he said caused negotiations between the two sides to collapse. Carney said the U.S. introduced new demands in the final hours of negotiations involving Canada’s other trading relationships, its auto sector and protections for Canadian culture and the French language. “The U.S. introduced at the last hours, in the last hour, efforts to restrict our ability to...

This post was originally published on this site. President Donald Trump’s effort to bring down grocery prices by increasing foreign beef imports is sparking resistance from Republicans in ranching states, who warn American producers could pay the price. Trump announced Friday on Truth Social that the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter tariff-free over the next 90 days, a move he said would lower consumer prices while giving American ranchers time to rebuild the national herd. The move comes as affordability and high grocery prices are top of mind for voters just months...