Key Events (10)
Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in the Kremlin hours after a Russian general, Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, was killed in a car bombing near Moscow. Russian officials called the talks 'quite useful' as an investigation was launched into the suspected Ukrainian bombing.
Canadian Prime Minister revealed that Trump brought up the possibility of Canada becoming a '51st state' during a March phone call, according to BBC reporting on April 25.
Federal Judge William Orrick issued a temporary injunction blocking Trump from withholding federal funds from sanctuary cities, ruling that parts of the Trump orders were unconstitutional and affecting over a dozen jurisdictions.
US consumer sentiment experienced its largest drop since 1990 following Trump's tariff announcements, with a score based on Americans' financial outlooks falling 32% since January, prompting expert warnings of economic slowdown.
Trump claimed he was negotiating with China on tariffs to soothe financial markets, but Chinese officials stated that no talks have taken place, contradicting the president's statements.
Attorney General Pam Bondi rescinded Biden-era protections for journalists, issuing a memo about criminal leak investigations that characterized the conduct of leakers as 'treasonous.'
A Times/Siena poll found that voters increasingly view Trump's use of power as overreaching, with skepticism growing about his efforts to expand his authority and his handling of issues including the economy and immigration.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's chief of staff Joe Kasper unexpectedly left his position following his involvement in a power grab that led to the dismissal of three Pentagon officials.
A draft Trump budget document outlined steep cuts or elimination of funding for child care, housing assistance, foreign aid, and health research, described as targeting 'radical' safety net programs.
An executive order signed by Trump made it easier to fire probationary federal workers by requiring managers to review and sign off on performance, adding a new hurdle for workers to achieve full employment status.
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The order declares that federal employees will only attain full employment status if their managers review and sign off on their performance, adding a new obstacle for probationary workers to clear.
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