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Week in Politics: Canada talks collapse; U.S. 'Economic D-Day; record national debt
Trade talks with Canada collapse hours before a new tariff deadline. President Trump threatens Iran with an "Economic D-Day" the same week the U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion.