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Key points

• While Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty have rallied the public behind him, canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney notes U.S.
• Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee in the race.
• Appeals from American tourism organizations seemed to be everywhere Josh Loewen looked over the last year.
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• Trump's first major midterm funds move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitz.

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While Trump's threats to Canadian sovereignty have rallied the public behind him, canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney notes U.S. Demands could hollow out key Canadian industries and limit the country's independence. (Produced by Luke Garratt). Edited By BRIDGET BROWN.

For context, the political group associated with Trump is spending $10 million on television and digital in the Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission.

This is the first significant spending in a premier general election contest by MAGA, Inc., and reflects how a once-safe Republican seat in Texas may be viable for Democrats with the candidacy of James Talarico, a 37-year-old state representative.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is the Republican nominee in the race. Trump's endorsement supported Paxton to defeat the incumbent, Sen. John Cornyn, in a May primary runoff election.

Meanwhile, the ads seek to highlight taxes as a dominant matter at a time when numerous voters have expressed reservations concerning continued inflation. Talarico has favored higher taxes on wealthier households and the two ads seek to portray him as seeking tax hikes more broadly while claiming that Paxton would offer tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and families with children.

US tourism groups want to win Canadian visitors back. A testy trade war isn't helping.

Appeals from American tourism organizations seemed to be everywhere Josh Loewen looked over the last year. Billboards and banners proclaimed a state or city's love for Canada. Online and social media ads offered special deals for travelers from north of the border.

As a Vancouver resident and marketing executive himself, Loewen remarked he understands the conciliatory overtures. The number of Canadians traveling to the United States plunged after Trump returned to office with remarks regarding making Canada the 51st state. The acrimonious trade war between the two countries now is threatening to reinforce the informal boycott just as it appeared to be easing slightly.

But the bilateral rift has not halted state and local tourism office-holders and popular destinations like Graceland from trying to persuade Canadian visitors to return.

In practice, the outreach is happening at the national level, too. Brand USA, the U.S. Tourism industry's marketing organization, is bringing its Travel Week trade-event series to Canada for the first time in October, expanding and rebranding an earlier program known as Canada Connect.

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