Tracy Mumford

Carney's never been elected to office. His background's in banking. He led the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England. Federal elections in a few months will determine whether Carney will keep the prime minister post. Some Canadian voters have said that a crucial question for them going into that election is, who will be the best choice to stand up to Trump?

This weekend, immigration authorities arrested a recent graduate of Columbia University who played a prominent role in last year's campus protests against the war in Gaza. The pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a green card and is a legal permanent resident of the United States.

This weekend, immigration authorities arrested a recent graduate of Columbia University who played a prominent role in last year's campus protests against the war in Gaza. The pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a green card and is a legal permanent resident of the United States.

This weekend, immigration authorities arrested a recent graduate of Columbia University who played a prominent role in last year's campus protests against the war in Gaza. The pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil holds a green card and is a legal permanent resident of the United States.

But a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he led activities aligned with Hamas, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on social media, quote, We will be revoking the visas and or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.

But a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he led activities aligned with Hamas, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on social media, quote, We will be revoking the visas and or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.

But a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security claimed that he led activities aligned with Hamas, which the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted on social media, quote, We will be revoking the visas and or green cards of Hamas supporters in America so they can be deported.

Khalil's lawyer told The Times that they haven't been able to find out where he's being held and said his arrest is part of a broader attack on activism and free speech. For the Trump administration, it's a significant escalation in its crackdown on what the president has called anti-Semitic campus activity.

Khalil's lawyer told The Times that they haven't been able to find out where he's being held and said his arrest is part of a broader attack on activism and free speech. For the Trump administration, it's a significant escalation in its crackdown on what the president has called anti-Semitic campus activity.

Khalil's lawyer told The Times that they haven't been able to find out where he's being held and said his arrest is part of a broader attack on activism and free speech. For the Trump administration, it's a significant escalation in its crackdown on what the president has called anti-Semitic campus activity.

On Friday, the administration canceled $400 million in grants and contracts for Columbia in response to what it said was the school's failure to protect Jewish students from harassment. Columbia's president said it takes those concerns seriously and will work with the federal government to address them. In the meantime, she said the cuts will affect nearly every corner of the school.

On Friday, the administration canceled $400 million in grants and contracts for Columbia in response to what it said was the school's failure to protect Jewish students from harassment. Columbia's president said it takes those concerns seriously and will work with the federal government to address them. In the meantime, she said the cuts will affect nearly every corner of the school.

On Friday, the administration canceled $400 million in grants and contracts for Columbia in response to what it said was the school's failure to protect Jewish students from harassment. Columbia's president said it takes those concerns seriously and will work with the federal government to address them. In the meantime, she said the cuts will affect nearly every corner of the school.

In Syria, the country's facing the biggest flare-up in violence since the fall of its authoritarian leader, Bashar al-Assad. Assad was thrown out of power back in December, but in the past few days, his loyalists have attacked the new government's security forces along the country's west coast. And those forces have responded with a bloody crackdown.

In Syria, the country's facing the biggest flare-up in violence since the fall of its authoritarian leader, Bashar al-Assad. Assad was thrown out of power back in December, but in the past few days, his loyalists have attacked the new government's security forces along the country's west coast. And those forces have responded with a bloody crackdown.

In Syria, the country's facing the biggest flare-up in violence since the fall of its authoritarian leader, Bashar al-Assad. Assad was thrown out of power back in December, but in the past few days, his loyalists have attacked the new government's security forces along the country's west coast. And those forces have responded with a bloody crackdown.

More than a thousand people have been killed, according to an independent monitoring group. The majority of them have been civilians.

More than a thousand people have been killed, according to an independent monitoring group. The majority of them have been civilians.

More than a thousand people have been killed, according to an independent monitoring group. The majority of them have been civilians.

My colleague Christina Goldbaum has been reporting from Syria.