Canada ready to ‘intensify’ trade talks as Trump reportedly prepares to hit more countries with new tariffs – US politics live

<p>Mark Carney says Canada has made proposals to resolve dispute as tariffs are due to be imposed on wide range of goods</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for US Breaking News email</a></p></li></ul><p>Defense secretary <strong>Pete Hegseth</strong>, joint chiefs of staff chairman <strong>Dan Caine</strong> and agriculture secretary <strong>Brooke Rollins</strong> are also scheduled to speak today. They’ll testify in front of lawmakers on the Senate appropriations committee about <strong>Trump’s $88bn supplemental funding request, which would help pay for the war in Iran</strong>.</p><p>This is the first time we've heard from Hegseth and Caine extensively since consecutive days of strikes restarted against Iran this month.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/21/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-mark-carney-lebanon-republicans-gop-spending-bill-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a>