The U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal lawsuit on September 1, 2026, against the Kansas City, Kansas, school system over its policies on transgender students. ^[1] Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration on Tuesday to stop using memes, throwing shade, and trying to be tough in trade negotiations. ^[2] In April, the Education Department said it found the four Kansas districts in violation of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act by maintaining a policy of not disclosing a student's gender transition at the parents' request. ^[3] Schools in Kansas City, Kansas, have a policy of using students' preferred names and pronouns, and requests from students who do not wish to involve their parents will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. ^[4] The lawsuit alleges that the Kansas City, Kansas, school system violated the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act by maintaining policies that prevent the disclosure of a student's gender transition to parents without the student's consent. ^[5] Carney accused the United States of pursuing terms that could leave Canadian industries gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out. ^[6] Carney stated that U.S.-Canada trade talks could resume if the United States became serious about negotiations. ^[7] The White House announced a partnership with North American Blue Energy Partners to tap into Venezuela's oil industry, giving the Pentagon a stake in roughly a fifth of the country's vast oil reserves. ^[8]