Sign up to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that the trade negotiations with the United States were “tough,” following Trump’s speech in Las Vegas calling Canada “nasty.” The State Department will vet the social media accounts of foreign journalists applying for visas to work in the United States, according to a media report yesterday. The ⁠White House and the State Department’s official accounts on X shared a link to the article, but the ​State Department declined to confirm the specifics of the report. As of July 7, 2026, GAO found that $110 billion in claimed savings were incorrect or lacked supporting evidence.