# state department (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover state department. Page: Feed: --- ## [Echoing Trump, Latin America’s Leaders Boost Allies Across Borders](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/americas/latin-america-leaders-trump.html) _2026-08-23 · Emma Bubola, Annie Correal and Ana Ionova · NYT \> World \> Americas_ With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections. ## [Mexican Governor Accused by U.S. of Aiding Cartel Leaves Office, Again](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/americas/governor-ruben-rocha-moya-sinaloa-mexico.html) _2026-08-23 · James Wagner and Lars Dolder · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Rubén Rocha Moya of Sinaloa reversed course a day after returning to office, amid widespread criticism, including from members of his own party. ## [Carney Slams U.S.-Canada Trade Proposal and Vows Retaliation](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/canada/carney-tariffs-trade-trump.html) _2026-08-22 · Ian Austen · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a powerful speech to Canadians on Saturday morning, hours after ordering negotiators to suspend U.S. trade talks despite President Trump’s punishing tariffs. ## [Carney Stands Up to Trump in U.S.-Canada Trade War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/canada/carney-trump-canada-tariffs.html) _2026-08-22 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Canada’s prime minister walked away from what he thought was a bad trade deal with the United States. Many Canadians are behind him, but it will be costly. ## [Canada-U.S. Trade War Escalates as Talks Collapse](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-tariffs-trade-no-deal-carney-canada.html) _2026-08-22 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Ian Austen and Ana Swanson · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Intense negotiations to stave off new levies by the Trump administration ended in an impasse as Mark Carney suspended talks. U.S. tariffs on Canada, and retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., will come into effect. ## [Waking Up to an Escalating Canada-U.S. Trade War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/22/world/canada/carney-tariffs-trade-trump-free-trade.html) _2026-08-22 · Ian Austen · NYT \> World \> Americas_ The two countries are locked in a potentially devastating tariff war after last-minute demands ended talks in Washington late Friday night. ## [Canada-U.S. Tariff Talks Continue as Trump’s Midnight Deadline Looms](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/canada/trump-carney-tariffs-trade-talks.html) _2026-08-22 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Canadian negotiators were in Washington to finalize a deal that would stave off new tariffs and improve the terms of existing ones, but Mark Carney faces a tough sell back home. ## [Mexican Governor, Accused by U.S. of Helping Cartel, Returns to His Job](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/americas/mexico-sinaloa-governor-cartels.html) _2026-08-21 · James Wagner · NYT \> World \> Americas_ After U.S. prosecutors accused Gov. Rubén Rocha Moya of protecting the Sinaloa cartel, he said he would step down to focus on his defense. On Friday, he declared he was back. ## [‘Flashing Red Warning Sign’ for Lawmakers: Poll Shows Voters Reject US-Israel Military Integration](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/flashing-red-warning-sign-for-lawmakers-poll-shows-voters-reject-us-israel-military-integration/) _2026-08-21 · Brett Wilkins · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ A new poll of US voters published on Tuesday offers a warning for congressional lawmakers backing a plan to deepen military ties between the United States and Israel, finding that a clear majority of voters oppose the proposal—which some critics have called “treasonous.” The Data for Progress survey of 1,217 likely US voters—conducted August 3–7 for Demand Progress and the Institute \[…\] ## [Machel Montano, Soca Sovereign, Takes Over Brooklyn Public Library](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/arts/music/machel-montano-soca-brooklyn-public-library.html) _2026-08-21 · Patricia Meschino · NYT \> World \> Americas_ The career retrospective for Machel Montano, a first for a Caribbean artist, highlights his ties to New York City. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cU2R5VbcVl0Q) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [The Confession in the Escalation: If Iran Is Beaten and Hormuz Is Ours, Why the ‘Unprecedented’ Sanctions?](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/the-confession-in-the-escalation-if-iran-is-beaten-and-hormuz-is-ours-why-the-unprecedented-sanctions/) _2026-08-21 · Larry C. Johnson · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ In my previous piece — The Walls Have Doors Now — I argued that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s promised “measures like have never been seen in the history of the economic isolation of a country” would push against an open frontier: an Iran with land bridges to Pakistan, military and intelligence lifelines to Russia and China, and, \[…\] ## [Rare South American Diseases Offer Clues on the Next Pandemic](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/world/americas/rare-south-american-diseases-climate-change-pandemics.html) _2026-08-21 · Zane Irwin, Lucía Cholakian Herrera and Sebastián López Brach · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Ebola virus, hantavirus and the pathogen that causes Covid-19 likely jumped from animals to humans. So do these viruses — and scientists say climate change is speeding their spread. ## [Trump Tariff Talks Leave Key Canadian Official Hopeful](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/world/canada/trump-carney-tariffs-trade-deal.html) _2026-08-20 · Ian Austen and Ana Swanson · NYT \> World \> Americas_ While President Trump has declared that the two countries effectively have a deal, a Canadian trade official said progress continued ahead of the Saturday deadline. ## [Lloyd Robertson, Unflappable Canadian Broadcaster, Dies at 92](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/business/media/lloyd-robertson-dead.html) _2026-08-20 · Adam Nossiter · NYT \> World \> Americas_ His 41 years as a national television news anchor surpassed the tenures of Walter Cronkite and Tom Brokaw. ## [Sen. Darlene Graham Isn’t Wrong](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/sen-darlene-graham-isnt-wrong/) _2026-08-20 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/some-shattering-illusions-of-our-declining-empire/) _2026-08-20 · George D. O’Neill, Jr. · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Now that the lofty 250th-anniversary rhetoric about the greatness of our country has faded, it is time to face the reality of our country’s actual behavior. The US fashions itself as a generous and benevolent world leader enforcing the “rules-based order”—a deceptive construct used by globalist elites to bully other countries. The rules are arbitrarily \[…\] ## [ICE Wants Our Emails](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/ice-wants-our-emails/) _2026-08-20 · Andrew P. Napolitano · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ When a government agency comes to an internet service provider demanding information about Americans because of what they have said on social media, the provider should discard the demand, close the door or hang up the phone. The government is not entitled to rummage through the political opinions, associations, criticisms and angry rhetoric of anyone \[…\] ## [More Parents Obtain Shots Exemptions for their Children](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/more-parents-obtain-shots-exemptions-for-their-children/) _2026-08-20 · Adam Dick · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Americans this century have moved away from supporting the loudly proclaimed exhortation that it is extremely important that children take a slew of shots states impose for school attendance in vaccine mandates. This changing sentiment is manifesting among parents in their increasingly, where able, opting their children out these shots mandates. Mary Kekatos reported Monday \[…\] ## [Trump and Canada’s Carney Seem to Make Progress on a Tariff Deal, but Questions Linger](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/canada/trump-canada-tariffs-carney-deal-trade.html) _2026-08-20 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff and Ana Swanson · NYT \> World \> Americas_ After a deadline extension, the latest U.S. tariff threats seemed headed toward resolution on Wednesday, but questions lingered about what Canada would give up, and what it would get in exchange. ## [Pennies Have Been Abandoned. Now What Will Be Done with Nickels?](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/pennies-have-been-abandoned-now-what-will-be-done-with-nickels/) _2026-08-19 · Adam Dick · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ The United States government minted its final penny in November of 2025. This came after fiat money inflation succeeded in depriving pennies of nearly all their value. Pennies are still circulating, but it is increasingly common for stores to round cost totals to avoid giving pennies in change. Also, people seeing that the metal content \[…\] ## [Retro Grid Dungeon Crawler (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/NdHVPOhkz1fv) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Retro grid movement with first-person combat, loot and skill-tree progression. ## [5 Americans and Ecuadorean Official Are Killed in Helicopter Crash in Kenya](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/world/africa/helicopter-crash-kenya.html) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Mpoke Bigg · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Ecuador’s director of national intelligence was also among those who died in the crash. The search and recovery efforts were being hampered by a fire at the site and the difficult terrain, officials said. ## [Trump Pauses 50 Percent Tariffs on Canada and Claims Deal Is Near](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/canada/tariffs-trade-trump-carney.html) _2026-08-19 · Ian Austen, Ana Swanson and Matina Stevis-Gridneff · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada was less definitive about what the intense talks produced, saying “important work” remained. ## [Carney and Trump Talk Again as Deadline Nears on New U.S. Tariffs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/canada/trade-tariffs-trump-carney.html) _2026-08-18 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Canada is seeking a deal to dodge further economic pain at the hands of the Trump administration on midnight Tuesday. But at what cost? ## [A Rescue Mission in Remote Colombia](https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000011097252/a-rescue-mission-in-remote-colombia.html) _2026-08-18 · Federico Rios, Leila Medina and Joey Sendaydiego · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Our photographer Federico Rios joined aid flights in Chocó to document earthquake rescue efforts in remote communities. ## [Trump: Hormuz Is ‘New American Territory’!](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/trump-hormuz-is-new-american-territory/) _2026-08-18 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Chocó, Colombia, Faces Deeper Hardship After an Earthquake](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/world/americas/colombia-earthquake-choco.html) _2026-08-18 · Genevieve Glatsky and Federico Rios · NYT \> World \> Americas_ In Chocó, a remote region, “pain, hunger and homelessness await” survivors of last week’s earthquake, the governor said. Shakira visited to help draw awareness. ## [Netanyahu’s Réprise of the ‘Iraq WMD Deceit’ – Re-launched to Promote War on Iran](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/netanyahus-reprise-of-the-iraq-wmd-deceit-re-launched-to-promote-war-on-iran/) _2026-08-18 · Alastair Crooke · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ President Trump took Secretary of War Hegseth’s military cheerleading (“US military potency is awesome”) at face value, only belatedly to discover that the US is out of interceptors in a war that hinges on air defences. “The restock mathematics is just as cold. Four years to refill the stocks (not four months), because components include \[…\] ## [The Rabbi Was Right](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/the-rabbi-was-right/) _2026-08-18 · Eric Margolis · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Murdering foreign leaders is not something any American president should ever do. How can the US uphold its claim to be a champion of laws and political decency while committing murder and sabotage? Alas, Donald Trump is not the first US president to stoop so low. The Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations enlisted gangsters in attempts \[…\] ## [Trump To Oman: ‘We’ll Bomb The Sh\*t Out of You!’](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/trump-to-oman-well-bomb-the-sht-out-of-you/) _2026-08-17 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ ## [Support the Troops: Bring Them Home!](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/support-the-troops-bring-them-home/) _2026-08-17 · Ron Paul · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_ Last week we heard that US sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and other ships in the Middle East were being fed food that, from photos that surfaced in the media, looked worse than what you would feed a dog. Parents and spouses of service members risked disciplinary action against their loved ones \[…\] ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gbcNylroc8xD) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Canadian Petition to Expel U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra Takes Off](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world/canada/hoekstra-ambassador-petition-canada-trump.html) _2026-08-17 · Matina Stevis-Gridneff · NYT \> World \> Americas_ Mr. Hoekstra has been President Trump’s faithful messenger in Canada amid a historic low in relations. More than 200,000 Canadians want him gone. ## [A Shooting at the U.S. Consulate in Toronto Exposes a Neighborhood’s Guns-for-Hire Network](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/canada/us-consulate-synagogue-shooting-toronto-canada.html) _2026-08-16 · Vjosa Isai and Ian Willms · NYT \> World \> Americas_ A shooting at a U.S. Consulate has thrust a neighborhood with a troubled past into the center of an emerging criminal phenomenon: young guns for hire as gig workers in the underworld economy. ## [Trump’s Other Hold on the Americas: The Visa](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/16/world/americas/trump-americas-visas.html) _2026-08-16 · Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, Emma Bubola, Gabriel Labrador and David Bolaños · NYT \> World \> Americas_ As part of its expansionist approach to the Western Hemisphere, the Trump administration is trying to reassert its dominance, one U.S. visa at a time. ## [How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/health/cyclospora-invesigation-fda.html) _2026-08-15 · Christina Jewett and Julie Creswell · NYT \> World \> Americas_ The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall. ## [‘Why I Quit Biden’s State Department.’ With Guest Josh Paul](https://ronpaulinstitute.org/why-i-quit-bidens-state-department-with-guest-josh-paul/) _2026-08-15 · Daniel McAdams · The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity_