Canadian Conservatives Botch the Election of a Lifetime. Plus. . .

It’s Tuesday, April 29. This is The Front Page, your daily window into the world of The Free Press—and our take on the world at large.

Today: Donald Trump, American revolutionary. Will the murder of the Lindbergh baby—the “crime of the century”—finally be solved once and for all? Why we should pay organ donors for their altruism. And much more.

But first: How did Canada’s conservatives botch the election of a lifetime?

Rupa Subramanya, The Free Press’s correspondent north of the border, has been chronicling the excesses and unpopularity of Canada’s Liberal Party under Justin Trudeau ever since

Today on the podcast, we have two Honestly favorites back to discuss Trump’s first 100 days: Free Press columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon and Free Press contributor Brianna Wu. Bari asks them about tariffs, illegal immigration, deportations, the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and much more. Click the play button below to listen to the episode, or follow Honestly wherever you get your podcasts.

A woman uses her phone’s flashlight while she walks her dog amid a power outage in Spain, Portugal, and France. (Miguel Riopa/AFP via Getty Images)

Widespread power outages struck Spain, France, and Portugal on Monday, shutting down entire cities throughout Europe. Officials found no sign of a cyberattack but trains, hospitals, and schools were affected by the blackout. As of Monday evening the cause was still unclear.
The Trump administration has found the University of Pennsylvania to be in violation of Title IX by “denying women equal opportunities by permitting males to compete in women’s intercollegiate athletics and to occupy women-only intimate facilities.” The school, for whom transgender swimmer Lia Thomas participated in women’s competitions, has 10 days to be in compliance with Title IX before it faces a criminal deferral to Trump’s DOJ. Read Suzy Weiss’s 2022 story, “Watching Lia Thomas Win.”
The Russian military is expanding army bases close to the Finnish border. It’s one of several moves that have alarmed Europeans and point to a wider buildup on NATO’s eastern flank. Finland joined NATO in 2023, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Global military expenditure hit a total of $2.7 trillion in 2024 in what is the largest year-on-year rise since the end of the Cold War. Spending surged amid a rearming in both Europe and the Middle East.
A $70 million fighter jet rolled off a U.S. aircraft carrier, sinking into the Red Sea. The carrier was deployed to fend off attacks from Houthi terrorists on shipping vessels, with initial reports suggesting that the incident occurred due to a rapid movement of the ship away from Houthi fire.

Kamala Harris is set to make her first public remarks since leaving office on Wednesday. The former vice president will speak at a gala for Emerge, a group that encourages Democratic women to run for office. She is expected to offer some “pointed criticism” of the Trump administration, according to one source.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that Trump was responsible for Shedeur Sanders getting drafted by the Cleveland Browns. “All I will say is the president put out a statement and a few rounds later he was drafted. So, I think the facts speak for themselves now.”

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