U.S. suspends new tariffs on Canadian goods.
Today's events
Canada tariff suspension.
A presidential proclamation temporarily suspends the additional duties on Canadian alcoholic beverages, dairy, and motor vehicles that took effect August 19 under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.1Aug 21 · Fed. Reg.Congo peace process.
Congo's government and the March 23 Movement met August 17–21 in Switzerland with U.S., Qatari, Togolese and African Union mediators, agreeing a negotiation roadmap and a first ceasefire-verification mission on August 24.2Aug 22 · StateTikTok settlement.
The Justice Department settled its children's-privacy suit against TikTok and ByteDance for $400 million — $300 million now, $100 million once a prior consent decree is vacated.3Aug 21 · DOJTrade talks in China.
A U.S. interagency delegation joined the third Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation senior officials' meeting in Dalian, China, running August 17–28, pressing for access in agriculture, energy, fisheries and services.4Aug 22 · StateSanta Ynez pipeline.
A federal court in California upheld the Energy Department's Defense Production Act order restarting 50,000 barrels a day through the offshore line, rejecting the state's bid to shut it down.5Aug 21 · DOJMid-Atlantic grid order.
Energy Secretary Wright ordered PJM Interconnection and Constellation to keep two Eddystone units in Pennsylvania available from August 23 to November 20; the units were slated to close in May 2025.6Aug 21 · DOESilicon metal duties.
Commerce issued antidumping and countervailing duty orders on silicon metal from Australia and Norway after the trade commission found U.S. producers materially injured; duties reach entries made since February 9.7Aug 21 · CommerceMiddletown Works.
The Energy Department awarded Cleveland-Cliffs $500 million toward a $1 billion rebuild of its Ohio blast furnace, after the company found customers would not pay a premium for green steel.8Aug 21 · DOEZimbra mail flaw.
CISA added an actively exploited command-injection flaw in Zimbra Collaboration Suite (CVE-2026-73570) to its known-exploited catalog, triggering federal remediation requirements.9Aug 21 · CISA
Allied Governments
Gaza aid convoy case.
Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom called Israel's August 19 decision not to pursue criminal charges over the 2024 World Central Kitchen drone strikes “shameful.”aAug 21 · Australia DFATHong Kong verdict.
Britain's Indo-Pacific minister said the guilty verdicts against Hong Kong Alliance leaders Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung undermine China's commitments under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.bAug 21 · UK FCDO
Voices
“Canada is discriminating against the commerce of the United States by banning the purchase, distribution, or retailing of U.S. alcoholic beverages…”
Proclamation 11056 · Aug 211
“[The Parties] reaffirmed their commitment to pursue negotiations towards comprehensive peace and conflict resolution through the implementation of the Framework Agreement.”
Joint Statement on the Doha Process, Congo and the March 23 Movement · Aug 222
“This resolution secures a significant monetary recovery and reflects the Department's commitment to ensuring children receive the full protections that Congress mandated.”
AAG Brett A. Shumate, DOJ Civil Division · Aug 213
“U.S. leadership in APEC is a key dimension to pursuing America First policies that foster prosperity and advance economic growth in the United States and across the region…”
Office of the Spokesperson, U.S. Dept. of State · Aug 224
“This ruling upholds decisive federal action to protect national security by restarting the flow of 50,000 barrels of oil per day when the stability of America's energy supply is threatened.”
Principal Deputy AAG Adam Gustafson, DOJ Energy and Natural Resources · Aug 215
“The energy sources that perform when you need them most are the most valuable.”
Energy Sec. Chris Wright · Aug 216
Sources
- Federal Register, “Temporary Suspension of Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages, Dairy, and Motor Vehicles” (Proclamation 11056), filed August 21, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/canada-duty-suspension
- U.S. Dept. of State, “Joint Statement Between the Representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Representatives of the Alliance Fleuve Congo/March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) on the Doha Process,” August 22, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/drc-afc-m23-doha-process
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, “Justice Department Secures $400M Settlement with TikTok and ByteDance to Resolve Children's Privacy Litigation,” August 21, 2026. justice.gov/opa/pr/…/tiktok-bytedance-settlement
- U.S. Dept. of State, “United States Participates in Third APEC 2026 Senior Officials' Meetings in Dalian, China,” August 22, 2026. state.gov/releases/…/apec-som3-dalian
- U.S. Dept. of Justice, “Federal Court Protects National Energy Security and Rejects Dangerous State Efforts to Obstruct Sable Offshore Corporation's Operation of the Santa Ynez Pipeline,” August 21, 2026. justice.gov/opa/pr/…/santa-ynez-pipeline
- U.S. Dept. of Energy, “Energy Secretary Keeps Critical Generation Available in Mid-Atlantic,” August 21, 2026. energy.gov/articles/…/mid-atlantic-emergency-order
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce, “Silicon Metal From Australia and Norway: Antidumping Duty Orders,” August 21, 2026. federalregister.gov/…/silicon-metal-ad-orders
- U.S. Dept. of Energy, “Energy Department Announces $500 Million Award to Revitalize American Steelmaking,” August 21, 2026. energy.gov/articles/…/middletown-works-award
- CISA, “CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog” (CVE-2026-73570, Zimbra Collaboration Suite), August 21, 2026. cisa.gov/news-events/…/kev-cve-2026-73570
- Australia Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade, “Joint statement: Israel closing the investigation into strikes on World Central Kitchen convoy,” August 21, 2026. dfat.gov.au/news/…/world-central-kitchen-convoy
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, “Response to the Hong Kong Alliance leaders' national security law verdict,” August 21, 2026. gov.uk/government/news/…/hong-kong-alliance-verdict