Trade and Economic Policy - Canada demonstrated willingness to negotiate trade terms while maintaining firm stances on avoiding unfavorable deals with the United States[1][2] - The Trump administration leveraged tariff threats as incentives to open international markets, reduce trade barriers, and boost exports of American agricultural products including beef, corn, and soybeans[3][5] - Bilateral energy cooperation remained robust, with Alberta supplying oil and gas resources to Texas refineries within an interconnected economic framework[6][7] Infrastructure and Technology - Data center development expanded rapidly across the United States, particularly in Texas, driven by the strategic imperative to lead in artificial intelligence[8][9] - Industry standards for data centers incorporated closed-loop cooling systems to minimize community water consumption[11][12] - Electricity prices surged by 30% since 2021, prompting regulatory requirements to ensure zero net cost increases on consumer utility bills from new data center projects[13] Surveillance and Regulatory Environment - Federal proposals emerged to restrict public spending on floating surveillance cameras, with documentation indicating 120,000 such devices operating across 48 states and capturing 20 million license plates monthly[17]

MS NOW’s Ali Vitali sat down with Republican Senator Ted Cruz for a wide-ranging interview to discuss the midterms, the road to 2028, and his new book on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas titled, ‘Going Further: The Incomparable Clarence Thomas.’ Cruz also discussed the state of the GOP, and looking forward to 2028 and whether the party is settled behind Vice President JD Vance. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. » Subscribe to MS NOW: / @msnow » Subscribe to MS NOW’s We the People News ...

For more than three decades, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has been one of the most consequential and controversial figures on the high court. And in a new book, Republican Senator Ted Cruz is drawing on his own Supreme Court clerkship, his longtime friendship, and hours of interviews to offer a personal portrait of Thomas and the experiences that shaped his views on the Constitution. In going further, the incomparable Clarence Thomas Cruz traces Thomas' journey from poverty in segregation in Georgi ...