Shumita Basu

Carney on Sunday asked Canadian voters to send a strong mandate to deal with an escalating trade war over tariffs with President Trump, saying Trump wants to, quote, break us. Carney and Canada's Liberal Party will face Conservatives and their leader, Pierre Pauliev, who has sought to distance himself from Trump.

Since Trump announced steep tariffs, Canada's Liberals have done increasingly better in national polling. In other news, Pope Francis is out of the hospital. The 88-year-old pontiff thanked the crowds and gave a blessing in a brief public appearance on Sunday after his discharge from a hospital in Rome.

Since Trump announced steep tariffs, Canada's Liberals have done increasingly better in national polling. In other news, Pope Francis is out of the hospital. The 88-year-old pontiff thanked the crowds and gave a blessing in a brief public appearance on Sunday after his discharge from a hospital in Rome.

Since Trump announced steep tariffs, Canada's Liberals have done increasingly better in national polling. In other news, Pope Francis is out of the hospital. The 88-year-old pontiff thanked the crowds and gave a blessing in a brief public appearance on Sunday after his discharge from a hospital in Rome.

The pope has been hospitalized for five weeks, first with a microbial infection, then double pneumonia. Officials say he'll continue his recovery at his residence in Vatican City. And finally, a teacher in Idaho is refusing to take down classroom signs that her district said violates policy on content neutral displays.

The pope has been hospitalized for five weeks, first with a microbial infection, then double pneumonia. Officials say he'll continue his recovery at his residence in Vatican City. And finally, a teacher in Idaho is refusing to take down classroom signs that her district said violates policy on content neutral displays.

The pope has been hospitalized for five weeks, first with a microbial infection, then double pneumonia. Officials say he'll continue his recovery at his residence in Vatican City. And finally, a teacher in Idaho is refusing to take down classroom signs that her district said violates policy on content neutral displays.

The poster reads, everyone is welcome here and has hands in an array of skin tones. Sarah Anama teaches world civilizations at Lewis and Clark Middle School. Here she is talking with MSNBC.

The poster reads, everyone is welcome here and has hands in an array of skin tones. Sarah Anama teaches world civilizations at Lewis and Clark Middle School. Here she is talking with MSNBC.

The poster reads, everyone is welcome here and has hands in an array of skin tones. Sarah Anama teaches world civilizations at Lewis and Clark Middle School. Here she is talking with MSNBC.

Today, local advocacy groups have encouraged people to wear Everyone is Welcome Here t-shirts to work or school. A local screen printing shop worked through the weekend to try to meet demand with thousands of shirts ordered. You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.

Today, local advocacy groups have encouraged people to wear Everyone is Welcome Here t-shirts to work or school. A local screen printing shop worked through the weekend to try to meet demand with thousands of shirts ordered. You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.

Today, local advocacy groups have encouraged people to wear Everyone is Welcome Here t-shirts to work or school. A local screen printing shop worked through the weekend to try to meet demand with thousands of shirts ordered. You can find all these stories and more in the Apple News app. And if you're already listening in the news app right now, we've got a narrated article coming up next.

The New Yorker examines why the MAGA movement has appealed to so many young men in recent years and what it might take for the left to reach them again. If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story. And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

The New Yorker examines why the MAGA movement has appealed to so many young men in recent years and what it might take for the left to reach them again. If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story. And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

The New Yorker examines why the MAGA movement has appealed to so many young men in recent years and what it might take for the left to reach them again. If you're listening in the podcast app, follow Apple News Plus Narrated to find that story. And I'll be back with the news tomorrow.

Good morning. It's Friday, March 21st. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, growing concerns that our democratic norms are eroding, what Trump's order to close the Department of Education actually means, and a big privacy breach in the JFK assassination papers. We begin with growing concerns that the checks and balances that define American democracy are breaking down.

Good morning. It's Friday, March 21st. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, growing concerns that our democratic norms are eroding, what Trump's order to close the Department of Education actually means, and a big privacy breach in the JFK assassination papers. We begin with growing concerns that the checks and balances that define American democracy are breaking down.

Good morning. It's Friday, March 21st. I'm Shamita Basu. This is Apple News Today. On today's show, growing concerns that our democratic norms are eroding, what Trump's order to close the Department of Education actually means, and a big privacy breach in the JFK assassination papers. We begin with growing concerns that the checks and balances that define American democracy are breaking down.

At least that's the warning coming from the Varieties of Democracy Project, which measures the health of democracies around the world. The head of that program warns that, quote, if it continues like this, democracy will not last another six months.