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The Michigan Senate race between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers has seen AIPAC’s influence wane as campaigners recalibrate amid shifting support, with El-Sayed leading in the open-seat contest and both parties reassessing the lobby’s role ahead of the November vote.
The United States has imposed an import ban on a subset of Canadian goods, part of a broader tariff-driven confrontation. Canada retaliates with matching levies, keeping two-way trade worth about $880 billion annually. Economists say the impact will be modest, but tensions will persist.
The Guardian, France 24, BBC Business and France 24 report the death of Tom Skerritt at 93 from natural causes. His six-decade career spanned M*A*S*H, Top Gun, A River Runs Through It and Picket Fences, earning him an Emmy and multiple film roles.