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A federal appeals court temporarily blocked Trump's sweeping tariffs, ruling that the president exceeded his authority under a 1977 emergency powers law, and gave him 10 days to rescind all tariffs. The White House condemned the decision, arguing courts should have no role in tariff policy. A separate appeals court ruling allowed the tariffs to remain in place pending further proceedings.
A federal judge expanded an order protecting Harvard from Trump administration restrictions on enrolling international students, building on an earlier block issued the previous week during escalated tensions between the White House and the university.
Trump appeared to issue a two-week deadline to Putin on resolving the Ukraine conflict, escalating the war of words between the two leaders. His engagement strategy with Putin has yielded limited progress toward peace in Ukraine according to analysis.
The Trump administration moved to further decouple the U.S. from China through multiple measures including revoking student visas for Chinese nationals, announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. China's foreign ministry condemned the visa revocation as political and discriminatory.
Elon Musk announced his exit from his U.S. government role, following a public disagreement with Trump over a tax bill. Musk's departure marks the end of his involvement with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), though he said the mission would continue to strengthen.
Young people aged seven to 25 filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump's anti-environment executive orders violate their right to life and constitute unlawful executive overreach.
The Trump administration set a quota to arrest 3,000 people per day as part of its anti-immigration agenda, tripling earlier targets. The directive was delivered by Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem.
The Federal Reserve issued a rare public statement asserting its independence after Chair Jerome Powell met privately with Trump, who had criticized the central bank. Powell stressed that policy decisions would be based solely on objective, nonpolitical analysis.
RFK Jr.'s 'MAHA' (Make America Healthy Again) health report was found to contain citations to nonexistent studies, raising questions about the scientific standards of the Trump administration's health initiatives.
A Democratic congressman called for an investigation into Trump's private dinner with major cryptocurrency investors, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest related to the president's crypto holdings and ties.