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Add to Google Aug. 23 — Sens. Tim Scott and Chris Van Hollen 47:30 Get more news on Share Add to Google Aug. 23, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT By Amina Kilpatrick , Mark Hodge and Kayla Hayempour Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called steep new U.S. tariffs on a wide swath of his country’s goods “a miscalculation” Saturday morning after trade talks with Canada collapsed late Friday.

Carney blamed the breakdown of talks on what he said were the Trump administration’s “uneconomic” and “unfair” demands.

The 50% tariffs affect about $20 billion worth of U.S. imports from Canada, according to the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office. The import taxes will hit everything from hockey sticks to some building materials, liquors and certain kinds of clothing.

Carney said Canada was pursuing a “focused response,” with tariffs on the U.S. “concentrated in sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics.” The duties would take effect Sept. 8, he said.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Saturday morning in an interview on Fox News: “We don’t have new talks planned with the Canadians. We’ve said enough, and so we’ve taken countermeasures.” He also said the U.S. would “respond to Canadian retaliation.”

Blasting down those iconic and bumpy streets with a view of the U.S. Capitol from his car, Florida native Kyle Kirkwood took the checkered flag to win a once-in-a-lifetime IndyCar race on a sunny Sunday.

The Freedom 250 Grand Prix was an elaborate 250-mile spectacle in Washington with few expenses spared to celebrate the country’s semiquincentennial, bringing the city a rare blend of power, money and speed.

Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives. From there, he proved unbeatable.

Reaching top speeds of about 180 mph, the cars zipped down Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, the longest straight on the track. They raced past the D.C. courthouse and the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on the seven-corner track.

“You can’t even put it in words. This is incredible,” Kirkwood said in a postrace interview. “Man, that was a hard race. One hundred forty-seven laps. I’m out of breath right now.”

Add to Google Tim Scott says he’s ‘very confident’ Republicans will keep Senate control: Full interview 19:19 Sen. Tim Scott defended Sen. Darline Graham, his fellow South Carolina Republican , ahead of Tuesday’s special GOP primary runoff, dismissing concerns over her national security debate blunder last week.

“Darline Graham is the real deal,” Scott told NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” calling her “highly qualified, incredibly competent, ready for primetime.”

Scott backed Graham just days after she was asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea are important national security issues. In a viral moment, Graham responded: “I’m just going to be honest here.