Richard Haller, NCPR

Republicans have held New York's 118th Assembly District for over a decade now. Republican Robert Smullen has represented it since 2019. But after losing a primary bid in New York's 21st Congressional District to Anthony Consantino, Smullen decided not to run for reelection to the state Assembly. That leaves the district up for grabs. Republican Heather Scribner will face Democrat Colleen Maxwell in the midterms.

President Trump signed an executive order last week renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America." As Richard Haller reports, people on the U.S. side of the border in the North Country are reacting to the change.

On July 20, President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods, from dairy and alcohol to motor vehicles to building materials like plywood, kitchen cabinets, and cement. They’ll take effect Aug. 19 unless the countries strike a deal before that date.

If President Trump's threatened 50% tariffs go through later this month, construction businesses that rely on materials imported from Canada are among those that will suffer.