In a viral video recorded at a conference in Seoul, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., said: “Perhaps basic decency and behavior is what China needs to do.”
Congress seems poised to pass the Fix Our Forests Act, which would expedite forest thinning work, test new firefighting tech and build up homes' wildfire armor.
Companies and special interest groups with some of the diciest issues expected to land on California's next governor's desk are among the top financial backers of Democrat Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial front-runner.
LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 18, 2026 - - Sec. Xavier Becerra, who is running for governor of California, prepares to answer a question from the media after touring businesses in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles on August 18, 2026. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Strife with the U.S., including Trump’s tariffs, has pushed Canada to find new trading partners. That could ultimately raise prices for U.S. businesses.
A federal judge has already halted the plan nationwide, but the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to revive it, arguing the federal government would be seriously harmed by voter fraud if it does not.