Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.25.26

MaddowBlog Today’s edition of quick hits. Aug. 25, 2026, 5:30 PM EDT Today’s edition of quick hits. * Ottawa responds to the White House: “Canada struck back at the United States on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment, as the trade war between the once-friendly neighbors escalated sharply.” * In the Middle East: “Palestinian residents of war-battered Gaza fled homes and businesses as Israeli strikes and tank fire killed at least four people Monday, including two children, hospital officials said, a week after a U.S. delegation asked Israel to draw down attacks. After evacuation warnings by Israel’s military, a strike hit a building in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.” * Arguabl