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🗞️ Story file #884

Trump lifts some Canadian tariffs to aid Susan Collins

Oct 23, 7 PM ET to Oct 24, 5 AM ET · 1 outlet not rated for lean

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  1. Oct 23, 7 PM ETfirst on a front page: PBS NewsHour
  2. Oct 23, 7 PM ETfirst on the radio: NPR News Now
  3. Oct 23, 8 PM ETpeak: on 19 front pages
  4. Oct 23, 8 PM ETfirst on TV: Fox News

📰 Spread

the front pages that ran it, hour by hour

Oct 23, 8 PM10 PMOct 242 AM4 AM1019leftcenterrightnot rated
Front pages carrying it at each hourly run, Oct 23, 7 PM to Oct 24, 5 AM ET (peak 19), by the outlets' lean: left · center · right · not rated
Oct 23, 6 PM9 PMOct 243 AMCNBCCNBCCNBC, Oct 23, 3:00 PM ET: U.S. dropping some Canada tariffs, Susan Collins says as trade war looms over Maine Senate raceCNBC, Oct 23, 11:00 PM ET: Trump dropping some Canada tariffs but 'replacing' them with other productsMediaiteMediaiteMediaite, Oct 23, 3:00 PM ET: Trump Will Lift Some Canadian Tariffs in Bid to Help Susan Collins, Sources Tell WSJJust the NewsJust the NewsJust the News, Oct 23, 4:00 PM ET: Trump to lower Canadian tariffs to boost Susan Collins in Maine, she saysIJRIndependent Journal ReviewIndependent Journal Review, Oct 23, 4:00 PM ET: US Exempts Some Canadian Goods From 50% TariffsMarketWatchMarketWatchMarketWatch, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: Some Republicans are opposing Trump on tariffs. Maine’s Susan Collins just got him to back down on Canadian levies.The Washington SunThe Washington SunThe Washington Sun, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: Susan Collins Says She Convinced the Trump Administration to Lift Some Tariffs on CanadaStar TribuneStar TribuneStar Tribune, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: Trump, seeking to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins, exempts some Canadian imports from his 50% tariffsBloombergBloombergBloomberg, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Changes Some Canada Tariffs in Bid to Aid Maine SenatorFinancial TimesFinancial TimesFinancial Times, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from RepublicansNBC NewsNBC NewsNBC News, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: BREAKING: Trump administration cancels some Canada tariffs amid close midterm racesHuffPostHuffPostHuffPost, Oct 23, 5:00 PM ET: Trump Expected To Dismiss Some 50% Tariffs On Canada: ReportHuffPost, Oct 24, 1:00 AM ET: In Bid To Help Collins, Trump Moves To Dismiss Some 50% Tariffs On CanadaNewsweekNewsweekNewsweek, Oct 23, 6:00 PM ET: Susan Collins Touts Canada Tariff Exemptions in Tight Maine Senate RaceCBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News, Oct 23, 6:00 PM ET: Trump lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods in boon to Sen. Susan CollinsNew York TimesNew York TimesNew York Times, Oct 23, 6:00 PM ET: Ahead of Tight Race, Trump Swaps Tariffs on Some Canadian GoodsThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch TimesThe Epoch Times, Oct 23, 6:00 PM ET: Trump Removes Tariffs on Some Canadian Products, Adds OthersBBCBBCBBC, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET: White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods as midterm elections loomReutersReutersReuters, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET: Trump removes 50% tariffs on Canadian products to try to boost to Maine companies - ReutersReuters, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET: Trump ends tariffs on some Canadian products, aiming to help Senator CollinsReuters, Oct 23, 10:00 PM ET: Trump ends tariffs on some Canadian products, as Senator Collins faces close racePBS NewsHourPBS NewsHourPBS NewsHour, Oct 23, 7:00 PM ET: Seeking to help Collins in Maine, Trump exempts some Canadian imports from his 50% tariffsNewsmaxNewsmaxNewsmax, Oct 23, 8:00 PM ET: Report: Trump Eyes Canada Tariff Relief for Collins📺 TVFox News, 8:09 PM ET: COLLINS BRINGS HOME THE POTATOESBBC News, 9:22 PM ET: White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goodsCNN, 10:21 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:22 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:22 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:22 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:22 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:23 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:23 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:23 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:23 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:23 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:24 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:24 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATES. Keith Boykin | Author, "Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?"CNN, 10:24 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:24 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:25 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:25 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:25 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:25 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:26 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:26 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:26 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:27 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:27 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:27 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATES. Mike Rogers | (R) Michigan Senate CandidateCNN, 10:27 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:27 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:27 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:28 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:28 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:28 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:28 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESCNN, 10:29 PM ET: TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACESCNN, 10:29 PM ET: TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATESBBC News, 11:21 PM ET: White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods📻 radioNPR News Now, Oct 23, 11:09 PM ET: story 2 of 7NPR News Now, Oct 23, 9:09 PM ET: story 6 of 8NPR News Now, Oct 23, 7:09 PM ET: story 6 of 8
Who carried it and when: each outlet in the order it picked the story up, a bar for each headline from when we first saw it on the front page to when we last did, in the outlet's lean color (dashed: not rated); a dot marks a new headline. Beneath, its captions on TV, the radio newscasts that carried it (bigger: the lead) and when people were found retelling it. Hover for details.

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💬 quoted: “replacing”

🗣️ only one side says: 🫏 canadian imports 🫏 help collins 🫏 sen susan

✏️ 3 outlets ran more than one headline on it (reworded, or a follow-up)
  • CNBC (2 wordings): “U.S. dropping some Canada tariffs, Susan Collins says as trade war looms over Maine Senate race” → “Trump dropping some Canada tariffs but 'replacing' them with other products”
  • HuffPost (2 wordings): “Trump Expected To Dismiss Some 50% Tariffs On Canada: Report” → “In Bid To Help Collins, Trump Moves To Dismiss Some 50% Tariffs On Canada”
  • Reuters (3 wordings): “Trump removes 50% tariffs on Canadian products to try to boost to Maine companies - Reuters” → “Trump ends tariffs on some Canadian products, as Senator Collins faces close race”
Every outlet's first headline (19), left to right by AllSides rating

📡 Broadcast

TV, radio, and the shows that talked about it

📺 On TV

CNN14 min
BBC News46 s
Fox News25 s
  • TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATES CNN, 8 min
  • TRUMP LIFTS SOME CANADIAN TARIFFS TO HELP COLLINS, GOP RACES CNN, 5 min
  • White House lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods BBC News, 46 s
  • TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATES. Keith Boykin | Author, "Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?" CNN, 39 s
  • COLLINS BRINGS HOME THE POTATOES Fox News, 25 s
  • TRUMP TO WALK BACK SOME TARIFFS TO HELP GOP CANDIDATES. Mike Rogers | (R) Michigan Senate Candidate CNN, 20 s

📻 On the radio

  • NPR News Now, Oct 23, 11:09 PM ET: story 2 of 7
  • NPR News Now, Oct 23, 9:09 PM ET: story 6 of 8
  • NPR News Now, Oct 23, 7:09 PM ET: story 6 of 8

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🗣️ names in it: Canada Donald Trump Susan Collins Maine Republican Party

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