Tracy Mumford

Trump first announced the tariffs last month, then almost immediately paused them, saying he was giving the country's time to meet his demands for border security, including stopping the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

Trump first announced the tariffs last month, then almost immediately paused them, saying he was giving the country's time to meet his demands for border security, including stopping the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.

That has Canada unsure of how to appease the president, since very little fentanyl actually comes across the northern border. U.S. authorities only seized about 40 pounds of the drug coming in from Canada last year, compared to 500 times that amount from Mexico. On Mexico's part, it's been moving troops to the border and escalating its raids on drug labs.

That has Canada unsure of how to appease the president, since very little fentanyl actually comes across the northern border. U.S. authorities only seized about 40 pounds of the drug coming in from Canada last year, compared to 500 times that amount from Mexico. On Mexico's part, it's been moving troops to the border and escalating its raids on drug labs.

That has Canada unsure of how to appease the president, since very little fentanyl actually comes across the northern border. U.S. authorities only seized about 40 pounds of the drug coming in from Canada last year, compared to 500 times that amount from Mexico. On Mexico's part, it's been moving troops to the border and escalating its raids on drug labs.

And yesterday, Mexican authorities transferred 29 top cartel members into American custody — Turning over people U.S. authorities had been trying to prosecute for decades. The first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is set to expire tomorrow night. And what comes next is a big question mark.

And yesterday, Mexican authorities transferred 29 top cartel members into American custody — Turning over people U.S. authorities had been trying to prosecute for decades. The first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is set to expire tomorrow night. And what comes next is a big question mark.

And yesterday, Mexican authorities transferred 29 top cartel members into American custody — Turning over people U.S. authorities had been trying to prosecute for decades. The first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is set to expire tomorrow night. And what comes next is a big question mark.

Phase one of the agreement was designed to pause the fighting and build momentum toward a more long-lasting deal. But Israel and Hamas are still as far apart as they've ever been on the crucial issues that need to be resolved, like if Hamas will agree to disband its forces and if Israel will agree to end the war completely.

Phase one of the agreement was designed to pause the fighting and build momentum toward a more long-lasting deal. But Israel and Hamas are still as far apart as they've ever been on the crucial issues that need to be resolved, like if Hamas will agree to disband its forces and if Israel will agree to end the war completely.

Phase one of the agreement was designed to pause the fighting and build momentum toward a more long-lasting deal. But Israel and Hamas are still as far apart as they've ever been on the crucial issues that need to be resolved, like if Hamas will agree to disband its forces and if Israel will agree to end the war completely.

If the deadline tomorrow comes and goes without a deal for phase two, it does not necessarily mean fighting will restart right away. Under the current plan, the truce can be extended if negotiations are actively ongoing. In Syria, my colleague Raja Abdulrahim has been reporting on what life has looked like there since the fall of the brutal Assad regime.

If the deadline tomorrow comes and goes without a deal for phase two, it does not necessarily mean fighting will restart right away. Under the current plan, the truce can be extended if negotiations are actively ongoing. In Syria, my colleague Raja Abdulrahim has been reporting on what life has looked like there since the fall of the brutal Assad regime.

If the deadline tomorrow comes and goes without a deal for phase two, it does not necessarily mean fighting will restart right away. Under the current plan, the truce can be extended if negotiations are actively ongoing. In Syria, my colleague Raja Abdulrahim has been reporting on what life has looked like there since the fall of the brutal Assad regime.

After decades of war and political repression, Raja says people have spent the past three months celebrating a newfound sense of freedom. There's music in the streets, families are having picnics in places the government had made off-limits, and Syrians are packing into small venues for comedy.

After decades of war and political repression, Raja says people have spent the past three months celebrating a newfound sense of freedom. There's music in the streets, families are having picnics in places the government had made off-limits, and Syrians are packing into small venues for comedy.

After decades of war and political repression, Raja says people have spent the past three months celebrating a newfound sense of freedom. There's music in the streets, families are having picnics in places the government had made off-limits, and Syrians are packing into small venues for comedy.

Roja recently went to one of the comedy shows. She says there was a lot of classic stand-up material about religion, marriage, and sex, but the biggest punchline of the night was about Bashar al-Assad, the ousted dictator.

Roja recently went to one of the comedy shows. She says there was a lot of classic stand-up material about religion, marriage, and sex, but the biggest punchline of the night was about Bashar al-Assad, the ousted dictator.

Roja recently went to one of the comedy shows. She says there was a lot of classic stand-up material about religion, marriage, and sex, but the biggest punchline of the night was about Bashar al-Assad, the ousted dictator.