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What to Actually Buy (or Skip) Before the Aug. 19 Tariffs Hit

  Pulished August 15, 2026 Four days out, the "stock up now" advice making the rounds is mostly aimed at exporters, not shoppers. Here's what genuinely moves the needle on your car, wine, and grocery bill — and what's just noise. At 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, a new round of U.S. tariffs is set to hit roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian exports — dairy, alcohol, and vehicles among them — unless Ottawa and Washington reach a deal first. As of this weekend, the signals are genuinely mixed. Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charette, told a government advisory group Friday that there's still "a significant amount of work to do," with talks expected to run through the weekend. At the same time, industry executives following the negotiations told the Washington Post the two sides are inching closer to an arrangement that would pair Canadian concessions on autos, alcohol, and dairy with commitments on energy, defence, and critical minerals — in e...
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s VOA Job Cuts Amid Legal Battle

 

Kari Lake, senior advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced in late August that the job cuts at Voice of America would take effect Tuesday.


A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate more than 500 jobs at Voice of America (VOA), the U.S. government-funded international broadcaster. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, prevents the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) from carrying out a reduction in force that would have cut 532 full-time positions—representing the majority of VOA’s remaining staff.

Judge Lamberth sharply criticized the administration for showing “concerning disrespect” toward the court, noting that the layoffs were initiated just hours after government lawyers had suggested such cuts were only a possibility. He warned that contempt proceedings could follow if compliance with court orders is not ensured.

The suspension preserves the status quo while the court considers a broader challenge from employees who argue that the cuts would cripple VOA’s ability to fulfill its statutory mission as a “consistently reliable and authoritative source of news.”

VOA, founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, remains a key part of U.S. public diplomacy, reaching hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The case underscores the ongoing clash between the administration’s efforts to reshape government-funded media and judicial oversight aimed at protecting its independence.


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