Key Events (10)
President Trump spoke with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Russian President Putin on Ukraine ceasefire negotiations. Following the Trump-Putin call, Putin agreed to a 30-day halt on attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, though he refused to commit to a full month-long truce. Zelenskyy subsequently agreed to accept a partial ceasefire on energy and infrastructure targets, describing his call with Trump as 'frank' but 'very good.'
Russia launched drone strikes on Ukrainian targets, including energy facilities and hospitals, within hours of the Trump-Putin call and the agreed partial ceasefire. Putin's demands for a full ceasefire were characterized as extraordinarily ambitious, and European leaders reacted with skepticism to the partial agreement.
A federal judge blocked Trump's administration from implementing its ban on transgender people serving in the U.S. military. Additionally, a conservative former federal judge stated that Trump has 'declared war' on U.S. rule of law due to his defiance of court orders regarding deportations.
A federal judge ordered that the case of Mahmoud Khalil, an international student at Columbia University, be moved from Louisiana to New Jersey. The judge also denied the Trump administration's attempt to dismiss the legal challenge, while international students reported feeling targeted and fearful of arrest.
The Federal Reserve cut its U.S. economic growth outlook amid concerns about Trump tariffs and raised its inflation forecast to 2.7% for the year. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said uncertainty is 'remarkably high.'
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's termination of nearly 25,000 workers was illegal and ordered them to be rehired. The judge also found that the administration's shutdown of USAID likely violated the Constitution.
The Trump administration paused $175 million in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over its transgender athlete policy. A White House official reportedly called the funding freeze 'just a taste of what could be coming' for the Ivy League university.
The Trump administration fired only two Democratic commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission. An appeals court heard arguments over Trump's bid to fire two board members, and a judge declined to block Trump and Elon Musk's government cost-cutting team from taking over the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Trump administration officials announced plans to sign an executive order on Thursday aimed at dismantling the Education Department and reassigning some of its primary duties. The Justice Department also removed disability guidelines from the Americans with Disabilities Act website following a Trump order.
Trump called for the impeachment of a federal judge and again assailed a federal judge at the center of a deportation flight controversy. Senator Lisa Murkowski said fellow Republicans were afraid of Trump and Elon Musk.