Top Trump defense policy pick calls Iran nuclear threat ‘existential’ in confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans grilled President Trump’s pick to oversee policy at the Pentagon Tuesday, asking him to state for the record whether the growing nuclear threat from Iran is “existential.” Elbridge Colby, who was nominated as the undersecretary of defense for policy, fielded questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee weeks after … Read more

Trudeau says Trump has declared a trade war on Canada, will retaliate

Justin Trudeau accused President Trump of declaring a “dumb” trade war on Canada as he insisted his country “will not back down.” “A fight with Canada will have no winners,” Trudeau said as he addressed reporters in Ottawa and outlined his government’s response to the sweeping tariffs introduced on Monday. He called for Canadians to … Read more

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian joins Frank McCourt’s TikTok bid as ‘strategic adviser’

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has joined with Frank McCourt and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary in their bid to acquire TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, the group announced Monday. Ohanian, a venture capitalist and onetime executive chairman at Reddit, will serve as a “strategic adviser.” McCourt has referred to his plans to buy … Read more

Wild Coast Raw pet food recalled over bird flu fears

A Washington company has recalled pet food products amid the ongoing bird flu outbreaks. On March 1, Wild Coast Raw of Olympia, Washington, has recalled its frozen Boneless Free Range Chicken Formula raw pet food for cats, according to a March 1 announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The product could potentially contain … Read more