CBC News senior foreign correspondent in Washington.
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We travelled to the Women’s Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA to get a sense of how Donald Trump’s supporters are feeling.
We met women who said they’d give up their right to vote in order to create a more Christian and conservative America
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Katie Simpson retweeted
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NEW: Backstory on the drama at CBS News tonight...
Bari Weiss, Nick Bilton, Tom Cibrowski, and CBS HR invited Scott Pelley to a meeting at 5pm ET tonight to discuss a path forward after his vocal protest earlier this week in the 60 Minutes all-hands.
The two sides did not find common ground. Bari & Co. were left with sense that Scott was not open minded about reaching detente; meanwhile, Scott maintained strong frustrations with leadership.
Scott left meeting and was told they'd have an update on his employment in a matter of minutes... instead, Bari and her team deliberated for several hours.
At around 9:30 p.m., Nick Bilton, the new 60 Minutes E.P., sent this letter to Scott (see tweet below) in which he tells him he has been terminated "for cause." He also sent a memo to staff (see tweet below that).
The language in Nick's memo suggests a legal fight coming. No response yet from Pelley.
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Katie Simpson retweeted
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I'm about to join @KaitlanCollins on @CNN with this breaking news:
Scott Pelley fired by CBS after "60 Minutes" clash with management
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NEW FROM ME: Hundreds of Jan6 defendants are preparing to seek compensation from Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund.
One J6 group alone is working with more than 450 people preparing claims.
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Katie Simpson retweeted
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“The president will hold a press briefing at the White House in 30 minutes. That is not a joke.” - @weijia
The president wants to reschedule the dinner within the next 30 days
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We will provide updates as they become available and confirm information. Our teams are on the ground assessing the situation and investigating. All of our protectees are safe.
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This week on Two Blocks from the White House - an extended conversation about the work travel we’ve been up to lately.
If you haven’t checked out our new podcast yet, this is a good episode to start with.
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Kate Barr, the “Fake Republican,” and her North Carolina experiment.
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Canada needs to be open to accepting a higher tariff as part of any sort of trade deal, per a top Trump trade official.
From our brief interview with USTR Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the SOTU.
With @MikeCrawleyCBC and Sylvia Thomson
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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on trade with Canada — and his desire to seek a higher tariff in order to reshore more jobs to the U.S.
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I asked the White House about whether the CUSMA (or USMCA) exemptions will be applied to the new 10% global tariff.
I am told, “Once something is signed we will be releasing paper that will cover this,”.
So we wait for the executive order to see what comes next for Canada.
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Two Blocks from the White House is where I work, and it's also the name of CBC's newest podcast. This week Paul Hunter, @willy_lowry and I discuss the unrest in Minnesota, and what it means for the Trump administration.
Listen: link.mgln.ai/2blocksKatie
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Donald Trump with the Stanley Cup winning Florida Panthers:
“You denied Canada the Stanley Cup for the 32nd straight year,” he joked.
“We have a little competition with Canada … We’re doing much better than Canada…. We want them to do well and they’re going to do well,”.
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The formal announcement is out - as widely expected Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen Mark Wiseman to be the next Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. News release says he will take on the position starting Feb 15th.
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16 Dec 2025
The White House stands by Wiles after today’s explosive story:
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Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has helped President Trump achieve the most successful first 11 months in office of any President in American history.
President Trump has no greater or more loyal advisor than Susie.
The entire Administration is grateful for her steady leadership and united fully behind her.
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9 Dec 2025
Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. announces she is leaving her post:
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It has been a great privilege to have served and represented Canada and Canadians over the past 8 years in Washington, D.C., and it is with deep gratitude that I will be closing this chapter of my career in 2026. See my full statement below:
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8 Dec 2025
Donald Trump was asked tonight whether he’s ready to restart trade negotiations with Canada:
“We'll see -- the problem is that Canada makes a lot of things we don't need because we make them also, but we'll work it out.“
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8 Dec 2025
Trump also spoke about his relationship with PM Carney:
“Look I've got a great relationship with Canada - they're very tough traders but I have a very good relationship with the Prime Minster and with Canada”
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5 Nov 2025
Tariffs are taxes: Justice Sotomayor.
For live coverage of the tariff arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court, you can follow along here:
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U.S. Ambassador to Canada was heard dropping F-bombs in a tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say. Pete Hoekstra’s anger focused on the province’s anti-tariff ads (the same ones that really upset Donald Trump).
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