Week in Politics: Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America'; Fed chair signals hikes

President Trump signed an executive order to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America to provoke Canadian leaders. Meanwhile, the new Fed chair says inflation continues to be a problem.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have t

Mark Carney dismisses Donald Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’  Toronto Star

The longtime mapping service said it will not rename Lake Ontario after Trump signed an executive order calling it “Lake America.”

President Trump on Thursday signed an order rechristening Lake Ontario as Lake America, but businesses around Niagara Falls say they won’t be changing their tune.

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari:io, which means "the lake is beautiful, the lake is big."

Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario is symbolic political theater aimed at diverting our attention away from the fallout of his trade war with Canada, write Reuben Rose-Redwood and Derek Alderman.

The Fed chair stopped short of signaling a rate hike but said the central bank may have "work to do" if price trends don't improve

President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” has been met with disbelief, ridicule and outright rejection from some Americans living along the lake, with residents insisting they will continue calling the historic body of water by its familiar name. Trump signed an executive order on Thursday

US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s comments reassured investors that fighting inflation remains the Fed’s main priority.

Trump, who signed the order at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, sat in front of a map with the words, “MAKING THE GREAT LAKES EVEN GREATER.”

Can Trump just rename Lake Ontario to Lake America? What comes next  USA Today

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates.

Comments from the new Fed chair appeared to reassure Wall Street that fighting inflation remains the priority for the central bank.

The Great Lake’s name could change on your map app depending on what side of the US-Canada border you’re on.

President Donald Trump made a big announcement today - signing an executive order to officially rename Lake Ontario in Canada to 'Lake America.'

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh says inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has sent before about his economic outlook

Fed Chair Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed with US inflation stubbornly elevated  AP News

President Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 27, 2026, to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images On Aug. 27, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” claiming his administration had alr

Ottawa-based Jackpine took about 100 orders for 'Lake Ontario' caps shortly after launching the product online in response to Trump’s threats

Questions about Warsh’s approach have intensified amid President Donald Trump’s continued calls for lower interest rates

Some foreigners, and other irrelevant people, complain that Americans don’t care about their tiny, unimportant countries. And of course, that’s true, and for obvious reasons. Why should we waste our time thinking about some weirdly shaped blotch on the living room globe when they can’t even speak English there like civ

Amid tariff war with Canada, Trump has signed an executive order renaming the shared lake.

Democrat Hillary Clinton apparently does not like that President Donald Trump, the man to whom she lost the 2016 presidential election, has renamed Lake Ontario.

NFL announcer trolls Trump's order changing Lake Ontario to "Lake America"  CNN

Trump Wants To Rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America'  HuffPost

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 27 to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America', a change he said would take effect immediately. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took to X, writing the Great Lake's name will remain 'now and always'. The order comes after US-Canada trade talks collapsed last

Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America as US-Canada trade talks collapse  thenationalnews.com

In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America as part of his dispute with Canada, FAA officials are reportedly moving to fire two air traffic controllers who allegedly left work early on the night of a deadly crash at LaGuardia Airport and an ICE officer facing charge

House Democrats are planning legislation to counteract the executive order President Trump signed Thursday redesignating Lake Ontario as "Lake America," Axios has learned. Why it matters: Democrats are scrambling to contain the fallout from an escalating economic conflict between the Trump administration and the Canadi

President Donald Trump on Thursday followed through on a threat to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” issuing an executive order to “Make the Great Lakes Even Greater” amid a collapsed trade deal with Canada, further escalating tensions between the two former allies. The lake in question has been known as Lake Onta

Sam Stein and Andrew Egger went live to cover Trump order to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” They give their takes on the absurdity of it, the cost, and why Trump’s latest map-making stunt is a perfect snapshot of a president who seems increasingly out of ideas and out of touch. Plus, they dig into Trump’s bizar

Donald Trump has said he will rename Lake Ontario as ⁠Lake America in the US following the escalating trade war with Canada.

Trump suggests renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' amid trade tensions with Canada. While he can influence US federal names.

The Federal Reserve may soon consider raising interest rates after new data showed inflation didn't change from June and is higher than expected. CBS News contributor J.D. Durkin has more information.

The move comes amid heightened tensions in the region, including over the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the controversially referenced gulf to the Arabian Sea.

Canadian politicians aren't too concerned about Trump's threat to rename Lake Ontario. Arrush Chopra/NurPhoto via Getty Images Canada's leaders heard Trump's threat to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America, and they don't really care. They said it will always be Lake Ontario in Canada, regardless of what Trump decides t

US President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, as relations between the neighbors hit a new low.

Canada announced new tariffs of up to 50 percent on hundreds of American goods in retaliation for U.S. tariffs that took effect last week. Starting Sept. 8, Canada will double tariffs on American steel and aluminum to 50 percent and impose tariffs on around 700 other products.

The latest escalation in an ongoing trade war between the US and Canada will see new levies on goods from steel to furniture, fresh tuna and makeup.