Key Events (10)
Trump was sued over his administration's TikTok deal, with critics alleging that the agreement benefited firms that enriched the president personally.
Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and announced she would be replaced by Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin, an immigration hardliner and staunch Trump ally. Noem was grilled by Republicans at a congressional hearing before her departure.
New York and other U.S. states sued Trump over what they called 'illegal and reckless' tariffs, arguing the president lacks authority to impose the levies and demanding federal refunds. The lawsuit targeted Trump's new 10 percent global tax on imports.
The Republican-led House rejected a Democratic-backed war powers resolution to end Trump's hostilities with Iran, with the measure failing 212-219. This followed the Senate's similar refusal to constrain the administration's military action.
Trump stated he should have a role in choosing Iran's next leader, making his most detailed comments yet about a U.S. vision for creating a new government in Tehran. The Pentagon announced it sank an Iranian warship via submarine strike.
Trump administration announced plans to close the controversial Camp East Montana ICE facility at Fort Bliss in Texas, which has faced repeated criticism for harsh living conditions and mistreatment of detainees.
Trump administration is failing to address the spread of measles, with cases climbing past 1,000, according to health experts who say the CDC is not taking necessary steps amid funding cuts.
The U.S. Small Business Administration cut off loans to immigrant entrepreneurs, making green card holders ineligible as part of the Trump administration's 'America First' agenda.
South Africa's president Cyril Ramaphosa called Trump's policy to offer refuge to white Afrikaners 'racist,' telling the New York Times that the president is 'truly uninformed' for spreading claims of 'white genocide' in South Africa.
RFK Jr., as health secretary, urged medical schools to increase nutrition education training as part of his Maha agenda, calling for schools to incorporate 40 hours of nutrition instruction.
Tariff Actions (1)
Trump imposed a new 10 percent global tax on imports, which multiple states sued to invalidate, arguing the president lacks constitutional authority to impose such tariffs unilaterally.
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