Katie Simpson

@Katie___Simpson

CBC News senior foreign correspondent in Washington.

Joined March 2009

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · Jul 1

From our @Alex_Panetta on his departure from DC. We are going to miss you so much. Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington cbc.ca/news/world/us-…

Katie___Simpson's tweet card. Alexander Panetta, CBC's outgoing correspondent in Washington, D.C., writes that he stopped seeing the U.S. as a two-dimensional entity on a screen as it became the surroundings of his life.

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · Jun 5

Sources told CBC/Radio-Canada they are hoping for some sort of Canada-U.S. trade deal by the time Trump and Carney meet at the G7 summit — just 10 days from now in Alberta. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Katie___Simpson's tweet card. A source told CBC News the two leaders have had a few phone calls in the evenings and exchanged text messages about trade since the prime minister's visit to the White House last month.

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · Jul 20

Lutnick says that August 1st is a hard deadline for the EU on tariffs, but that POTUS is always open to talking.

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · Jun 30

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Canada’s decision to drop the DST: “It's very simple. Prime Minister Carney and Canada caved to President Trump and the United States of America. And President Trump knows how to negotiate,”.

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Josh Wingrove@josh_wingrove · Jun 24

Sent from Marine One as he heads to the NATO summit.

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Alayna Treene@alaynatreene · Jun 24

The president is extremely frustrated, and downright angry, with Israel & Iran upon news of the ceasefire not holding. He stopped to speak to us just now & said he is “not happy with Israel” nor Iran Then he told us neither country “knows what the f**k they’re doing”

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · Jun 22

Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. says she had 3 meetings with American officials about trade since the Trump/Carney meeting at the G7.

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · Jun 11

Ottawa and Washington exchange document outlining terms of a possible trade/security deal, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the situation. I am cautioned deal is not imminent. With @ICILouisBlouin @FannieOlivier cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Katie___Simpson's tweet card. In a sign that Canada and the U.S. are making progress toward some sort of trade agreement, CBC News and Radio-Canada have learned about the existence of a working document outlining details of a...

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Louis Blouin@ICILouisBlouin · Jun 11

NOUVEAU | Négociations : une proposition chiffrée échangée entre Ottawa et Washington, a appris @RadioCanadaInfo. Avec ⁦@FannieOlivier et ⁦@Katie___Simpson⁩. #polcan ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/21711…?

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Alexander Panetta@Alex_Panetta · May 31

A congressional reporter, covering a congressional delegation, is struck by the level of rage in Canada. punchbowl.news/archive/53125-…

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Josh Wingrove@josh_wingrove · May 30

🚨News: Trump is doubling his steel tariff, to 50% from 25%. He made the announcement in his ongoing speech at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh, celebrating the sale of the company to Japan’s Nippon Steel.

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Katie Simpson@Katie___Simpson · May 29

Statement from the White House on the court ruling that blocks a large swath of the Trump administration’s tariffs:

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Matina Stevis-Gridneff@MatinaStevis · May 11

Smiley and substantive. Thanks for having me @RosieBarton & ace to see you again @Katie___Simpson after our DC intro. Watch the whole thing, but our US focused chat is from minute 18.40 or so cbc.ca/player/play/vi…

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