About this episode

Steve Paikin and Caryn Ceolin discuss the U.S.-Iran conflict, Donald Trump's political challenges, and summer plans.

Steve Paikin and Caryn Ceolin reflect on the ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran three months after the war began, examining Donald Trump’s struggle to secure a deal and the political and economic fallout ahead of the U.S. midterms. They also discuss Canada-U.S. trade talks, Mark Carney’s foreign policy ambitions, and wrap up the season with a few summer plans. This is your Morning Brief for Friday, May 29th.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Paikin

Guest: Caryn Ceolin

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran conflict
• Donald Trump
• Canada-U.S. trade talks
• Mark Carney
• summer politics
• midterm elections

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• Israel
• Canada-U.S. trade
• Mark Carney
• politics
• midterms

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Organizations: United States, Israel, Iran, Canada-U.S.

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