Monday, October 27th, 2025 - Trump ends Canada talks, slaps new tariffs; Don Jr.’s drone deal; Inflation climbs; DOJ eyes polls; Billionaire “pays” troops

Today’s Headlines: Trump abruptly ended trade talks with Canada and tacked on another 10% tariff after learning about a Canadian ad that used Reagan audio to mock his trade policy. Don Jr., meanwhile, invested in a startup building drone-packed mini aircraft carriers that somehow already snagged a Pentagon contract. An appeals court upheld E. Jean Carroll’s $83 million defamation win against Trump, and new inflation numbers show prices up 3% year-over-year — beef alone up 15%. The Justice Department will monitor polling sites in six counties in California and New Jersey as part of Trump’s broader push to tighten control over elections, while Steve Bannon floated a “plan” for Trump to run for a third term. The government remains shut down, with billionaire Timothy Mellon donating $130 million to “pay the troops” — roughly $100 per service member. In Congress, two GOP reps called for investigating Rep. Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship, Eleanor Holmes Norton was scammed out of $4,000 by fake cleaners, Illinois police confirmed an antisemitic gel-blaster attack on Jewish kids, and two suspects were caught after trying to flee with the stolen Louvre crown jewels.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

NYT: Trump Announces Tariff Increase on Canada Over Reagan Ad Spat

NYT: Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

PBS: Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 million defamation judgment against Trump

ABC News: Inflation climbs to highest level since January, beef prices soar

CNN: Justice Department to monitor polling sites in six counties in California and New Jersey

You Tube:Steve Bannon: Trump will have a third term

NYT: Timothy Mellon Is Donor Who Gave $130 Million to Pay Troops During Shutdown

The Guardian: ‘Islamophobia is endemic,’ Mamdani says of Republicans’ push to deport him

NBC: Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton scammed at home by group claiming to be cleaning crew

ABC 7: Investigators classify teen's shooting of 'gel blaster' at Shawnee Park in Skokie, Illinois as antisemitic hate crime: police

AP News: Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris' Louvre museum

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