The Latest: Canadian Prime Minister Carney tells Trump: ‘Stop trying to be tough’

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of attacks from Washington. Carney said U.S.-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations. Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand its operations in Venezuela, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits.

Americans’ belief that there is widespread corruption in the U.S. government has reached a record high, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday. About 9 in 10 Americans – 89% – say corruption is widespread throughout the U.S.

That’s up 10 percentage points from last year, and marks the highest measure recorded in Gallup’s 20-year trend. Here’s the Latest: Mark Carney says the deal Trump sought would wipe out Canadian industries Carney said during a fresh barrage of taunts from Trump administration officials that the U.S. approach in the talks would have left Canadian industries effectively as subsidiaries of American companies or imposed terms under which they would be “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.” Carney said Washington also sought limits on Canada’s future trade deals.

“We’re not going to — of course, we’re not going to accept those terms,” Carney said. We will strike free trade deals with the countries we wish to strike free trade deals.” Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said Carney told labor leaders they could not expect relations with the United States to “go back to normal any time soon,” calling the current situation “a new normal that we have to get adjusted to.” Dan Driscoll says Wednesday is last day as Army secretary Driscoll posted his departure date on X late Tuesday, a day after the White House announced his resignation. Army official said Monday that Driscoll submitted his resignation after speaking with President Donald Trump on the current state of the Army.

Despite widespread reporting of tensions between Driscoll and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Driscoll said it was an honor to serve under Hegseth and Trump. “Our Soldiers, Civilians, and their Families are our Nation’s very best, and they have inspired me ever…