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  This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 446. Ron Filipkowski Aug 23 … We are officially in a trade war with Canada, historically our closest ally and key trading partner, as Trump seems determined to crash the Republican clown car into a ditch before the midterms. … Politico: “US Trade Rep. Jamieson Greer entered a meeting with Canadian officials Friday afternoon with a frown. For more than a week, Greer had been in wall-to-wall negotiations with Canada’s top trade officials, and the two sides were tantalizingly close to striking a deal that would break through more than a year of icy diplomatic and economic relations. The two had agreed on the overarching framework. Industry groups and stakeholders had been briefed. A deal seemed imminent.” … “The negotiations also exposed friction between Greer and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ’ s respective public policy spheres. While the WH has been adamant officials are in lockstep, two people familiar with the talks said Lutnick felt the ...

  This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 265. Ron Filipkowski Dec 7 …  Pete Hegseth  got several questions about the Sept. 2 boat strike at the Reagan National Defense Forum: “I stayed for probably 5 minutes or so after but at that point it was a tactical operation and I moved on to other things. A couple hours later, I was told there had to be a re-attack because there were a couple of folks who could still be in the fight, access to radios. I said, ‘Roger, sounds good’. I fully support that strike. I would have made the same call myself.” … Q - “When will see the video? Hegseth: We are reviewing it right now to make sure sources, methods - it is an ongoing operation. We have operators out there doing this now. Whatever we decide, we have to be responsible and we are reviewing it.” … Q - “So you will be releasing the video? Hegseth: We’re reviewing it. Q - Is that a yes or a no? Hegseth: We’ll see.” … Hegseth: “Washington, the founder of the War Dept, appealed to God.  ...