Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Trump is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, alleging antisemitism and citing disputes over campus diversity and transgender policies at the Ivy League institution.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with Trump at the White House after months of hostile exchanges between the two leaders, with Petro describing the meeting as constructive and both sides ending on amicable terms.

Trump announced plans to lower tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent following India's agreement to stop purchasing Russian oil, representing a potential shift in trade policy.

Trump signed a $1.2 trillion funding bill to end a partial government shutdown, with the Department of Homeland Security funding extended only through the following week and negotiations over immigration enforcement expected to continue.

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to strip temporary protected status (TPS) from up to 350,000 Haitians legally living and working in the United States.

Trump suggested that Republicans should 'take over' elections in 15 states before the midterms to protect the party, claiming the measure was necessary to prevent noncitizen voting despite unsubstantiated evidence of widespread noncitizen voting.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy accused Russia of violating a Trump-brokered truce by launching attacks on energy infrastructure during extreme cold weather, with temperatures reaching -20 degrees Celsius in parts of Ukraine.

A House committee report accused the White House and Department of Homeland Security of covering up the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, raising accountability questions.

Trump filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS, raising concerns about conflicts of interest given his position as sitting president.

Trump administration announced the Kennedy Center would undergo a $200 million renovation without being torn down, with Trump claiming the building's current state was 'actually sort of dangerous.'