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France's National Rally will oppose any proposals by the current government for tax increases in the next budget, according to the president of the far-right party, Jordan Bardella. He also touted the strong transatlantic relationship with the US, and said he believes France should receive something from Ukraine in exchange for continued support. Bardella spoke exclusively with Bloomberg Television Anchor Francine Lacqua from Lake Como in Cernobbio, Italy.

A Gallup poll shows 71% of Americans approve of labor unions and a record 47% want them to have more influence, while 52% of Republicans also approve. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend is AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler and she says unions are organizing around wages, AI and the midterms as House Republicans investigate whether some unions improperly used member dues for political activity, allegations Shuler rejects.

The US retains significant munitions capacity for operations against Iran, but stocks of sophisticated interceptors missiles have come under greater pressure. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Defense Analyst Col. Wayne Sanders tells  tells Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason on Bloomberg This Weekend that manufacturers are being pushed to sharply increase production, a process complicated by sprawling supply chains and concerns about preserving advanced weapons for other potential conflicts.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv for their first official visit to Ukraine after more than three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow produced no announced breakthrough. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg News Chief Europe Correspondent Oliver Crook says the renewed US effort comes as Ukraine's deeper strikes into Russia have altered the dynamics of the conflict, while European governments are watching the diplomacy with cautious optimism.

Millions of Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran in recent years, including many who had never lived in Afghanistan, as both Pakistan and Iran step up deportations. BBC Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is on Bloomberg This Weekend and says women and girls face an especially stark transition under Taliban restrictions that bar them from secondary and university education and many jobs.

Canada is set to impose new retaliatory tariffs of as much as 50% on US goods starting Sept. 8, targeting $27.6 billion of imports including steel, aluminum, pulp and paper, appliances and agricultural equipment. Bloomberg News Ottawa Bureau Chief Brian Platt tells Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason on Bloomberg This Weekend that the broader economic impact may be limited, but businesses tied to integrated supply chains, tourism and cross-border commerce could face sharper consequences as the cycle of retaliation continues.

The Trump administration is intensifying economic pressure on Iran through sanctions and a blockade, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying Tehran has about 30 million barrels of crude left for potential Chinese buyers. Bloomberg News Middle East Reporter Dan Williams joins Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason on Bloomberg This Weekend and says the strategy also amounts to a test of endurance, as Washington seeks to outlast Tehran while managing its relationship with China and domestic political pressures.

President Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America is making waves on both sides of the border. Bloomberg News Shaquille Omari looks at how Canada and tech companies are responding.

On Bloomberg This Weekend, Seaport Research Partner Managing Director & Chief Equity Strategist Jonathan Golub says a stronger-than-expected US jobs report reinforces the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, despite President Donald Trump's calls for lower borrowing costs. Golub also says to hosts Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason that his bigger concern is longer-term bond yields as heavy AI investment and government borrowing compete for capital.

In her new book The Time Tax, Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey examines how paperwork, delays and administrative hurdles consume Americans' time and can make government benefits and services harder to access. Joining Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason on Bloomberg This Weekend, Lowrey argues those burdens fall disproportionately on lower-income Americans and says simpler applications, better data sharing and streamlined tax filing could help reduce the cost.

Bloomberg This Weekend has breaking news that US forces struck three Iranian crude carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships, according to US Central Command. The renewed fighting around the Strait of Hormuz adds pressure to shipping and energy markets as President Donald Trump continues to downplay the conflict as something short of war.

On Bloomberg This Weekend Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper calls the Pentagon's polygraph testing of roughly 50 Joint Staff members unprecedented in scale as officials investigate leaks about US munitions stocks. Esper tells hosts Christina Ruffini and Jeff Mason that he is less concerned about immediate combat readiness than the institutional impact of leadership turnover and its potential effect on the military's tradition of an apolitical officer corps.