Canada trade fight hits Kansas

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Today's Top Stories - September 8, 2026

Today's Top Stories - September 8, 2026

It’s Tuesday, and it’s time to get back into the swing of things after a nice long Labor Day weekend (which is proving to be tough).

Canada’s tariffs in place

Canada’s tariffs in place

“Trump-a-palooza” heads to Dallas

New Hampshire elections

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Programming note: We’re Joshua Feldstein and Claire Leibowitz, filling in for Cate today. Please send us your tips, comments and story ideas to jfeldstein@thehill.com and cleibowitz@thehill.com.

🍁 IN THE WHITE HOUSE 

In case you didn’t believe Canada on those tit-for-tat tariffs:

Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the U.S. went into place at midnight Tuesday, impacting hundreds of American goods, including fish, cheese, apparel, carpets and metal products.  

This comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne told the U.S. that Canada would match U.S. tariffs “dollar for dollar, rate for rate.” America’s neighbor kept its word, and also doubled its tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum to 50 percent on Tuesday.

The Trump administration placed 50 percent tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of Canadian products two weeks ago, goods such as hockey sticks, cement and wine. And it appears no negotiations are in the works. 

Carney followed up on the retaliatory tariffs Tuesday, calling it a “shame” that Canada and the U.S. couldn’t reach a trade agreement. 

“They wanted a say in our future agreements with other counties, and they were offering terms that would, over time, undermine some of the most industries in our country, including automobiles, steel, and forest products,” Carney said. “In short, they were asking far too much and offering far too little.”

Bombarding Bombardier: The president threatened Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier on Monday on Truth Social, saying it would no longer be able to sell products in the U.S.

Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) defended the Quebec-based jet and military aircraft company on the social platform X Monday because of its impact in Kansas.

“The presence of Bombardier in Wichita supports a local workforce of more than a thousand employees, who contribute their talent and expertise to our nation’s defense and aerospace capabilities,” Moran wrote. 

“This afternoon, I reached out to the Trump administration to make certain the President is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas and the importance of its presence in Wichita to many Kansas workers at Bombardier and in the Bombardier supply chain,” he continued. 

Bombardier made Wichita its U.S. headquarters in 2022 to expand flight tests and upgrade operations for its Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets. 

Trump’s threats would not only impact Bombardier employees in Kansas, but also Texas, Arizona,........

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