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Trump criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying "Powell's termination cannot come fast enough" and claiming Powell is "always too late and wrong" on interest rate policy. Trump suggested Powell would resign if asked, amid ongoing tensions over tariff impacts.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited the White House to discuss tariffs and trade, representing Europe's interests. Trump accepted Meloni's invitation to visit Rome and signaled support for an EU-US trade deal, though he said the US was "in no rush."
The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on whether Trump can implement his birthright citizenship plan to end citizenship for children born to non-citizen parents in the US.
The Trump administration threatened to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status and demanded detailed records on foreign students, with Secretary Kristi Noem calling their activities "illegal." Multiple universities rallied in support of Harvard against the pressure.
Foreign students sued Trump officials after approximately 1,000 international students had their visas revoked by the State Department, placing them at risk of deportation and detention.
Democrats including Senator Cory Booker pressed the Trump administration to comply with a Supreme Court order to return Kilmar Ábrego García, a wrongly deported US citizen, from El Salvador. El Salvador refused a visit by Senator Chris Van Hollen.
Conservationists filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its rollback of green policies, specifically targeting a day-one executive order to "unleash American energy" by boosting the oil industry.
The Trump administration moved to narrow protections for endangered species through new proposals from US wildlife agencies, with environmentalists warning the changes could lead to habitat destruction and extinction.
The International Monetary Fund and European Central Bank warned that Trump's tariffs are slowing global economic growth. The ECB cut its main interest rate to 2.25%, a quarter-point reduction, amid concerns over the impact of US border taxes on eurozone growth.
The FDA announced it will suspend its quality-control program for food testing due to staff cuts from wider health and human services reductions, affecting labs that test food to prevent illness.