Trump says US, Canada have a deal

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It’s Wednesday. We watch primaries pretty closely around here, but not gonna lie — no one saw Angie Nixon coming in the Florida Senate race.  

Canada tariffs paused 

Pennsylvania’s data center restrictions 

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President Trump told reporters during a tour of the White House grounds on Wednesday that the U.S. and Canada have reached a trade deal, pending the “finalization of documents.” 

The U.S. has been pushing Canada to drop “discriminatory” measures on U.S. alcohol, dairy and motor vehicles.  

Trump didn’t get into details, but said “those tariffs are going to be totally eviscerated, down to zero,” adding farmers and manufacturers would be thrilled by the deal.  

Trump on Tuesday announced he will pause a 50 percent tariff on a variety of Canadian goods, just hours before they were set to take effect.  

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to the decision, writing that “substantial progress has been made, although there is important work still to be done.”  

Full wonk: In a proclamation released by the White House about the pause, it says, “Canada has expressed a commitment to remove the discriminations or unreasonable and unequal impositions at issue.” 

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Hot ’n’ cold: This is just the latest development in the trade war between the two countries.  

Wildfires originating in Canada last month sent smoke down through the U.S. and created dangerously poor air quality for more than 100 million Americans. Trump threatened additional tariffs on top of the now-paused 50 percent measures.  

He’s yet to follow through on that threat.  

Alaska poised for a spicy midterm: 

Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola are all set to face off in a crucial Senate fight after they emerged as the top two contenders in the Last Frontier’s jungle primary.  

Peltola advanced from Tuesday’s primary with a 5-percentage point lead over Sullivan, according to The Hill’s Julia Mueller via Decision Desk HQ.  

Peltola’s power: It is rare for Democrats to be elected in Alaska, but Peltola won an at-large House seat in 2022 and now has the opportunity for an even bigger........

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