The said Tuesday that it would to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv, more than a week after imposing the measures to push Ukrainian President to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.
The announcement came at talks between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine also said it was open to a 30-day ceasefire in the war with Russia, subject to Kremlin agreement.
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Trump administration to resume military aid to Ukraine and intelligence sharing
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it would immediately lift its suspension of military aid to Ukraine and its intelligence sharing with Kyiv, more than a week after imposing the measures to push Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to enter talks to end the war with invading Russian forces.
The announcement came at talks between Ukraine and the United States in Saudi Arabia. Ukraine also said it was open to a 30-day cease-fire in the war with Russia, subject to Kremlin agreement.
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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stops short of calling Canada a close ally of the US
鈥淚 think Canada is a neighbor. They are a partner. They have always been an ally,鈥� Leavitt told the White House press corps during a briefing.
鈥淧erhaps they are becoming a competitor now,鈥� she said, especially in light of Trump鈥檚 announcement Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum for Canada in an escalation of the trade war with the U.S.鈥檚 northern neighbor.
Leavitt continued to press Trump鈥檚 suggestion that Canada would be well served becoming the 51st state in the United States.
鈥淗e believes Canadians would benefit greatly from becoming the 51st state of the United States of America,鈥� she said.
White House press secretary calls market volatility a 鈥榮napshot'
鈥淲e are in a period of economic transition 鈥� from the mess that was created by Joe Biden,鈥� Leavitt said while speaking to reporters in the White House briefing room.
She was touting increases in the automotive industry while pointing to the high inflation that occurred during the early part of Democratic President Joe Biden鈥檚 administration.
鈥淲hen it comes to the stock market, the numbers we see today, the numbers we saw yesterday, the numbers we will see tomorrow, are a snapshot in a moment in time,鈥� she said, repeating Trump鈥檚 claim that the U.S. is entering 鈥渁 golden age in American manufacturing.鈥�
Leavitt did not mention that markets were higher in September, when Biden was nearing the end of his term in office.
University of Maine says USDA has paused funding during investigation into Title IX compliance
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said last month it initiated the compliance review in the wake of a disagreement between President Trump and Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills over the role of transgender girls in sports.
Trump signed an executive order designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls鈥� and women鈥檚 sports. Trump characterized Maine as out of line with the order and told Mills 鈥測ou鈥檙e not getting any federal funding鈥� during a meeting with governors during the disagreement.
University of Maine officials said in a statement that federal funding is critical to its work supporting farmers, fishermen and foresters in the state. They said the university has complied with the USDA investigation and has been informed the funding pause is temporary until further notice.
Judge blocks federal cuts to a teacher training program
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun sided with eight states that sued to keep federal funding in place for a pair of the Trump administration wants to slash.
The grants largely help bring teachers to rural districts, but California, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Wisconsin had argued that cutting the programs was illegal.
The Education Department had said the grants supported divisive ideologies.
Trump answers backlash against Musk by buying a Tesla
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a Tesla is being brought to the White House for Trump.
The president announced in an overnight social media post that he was going to buy a car from Elon Musk鈥檚 company, which has faced sagging sales and declining stock prices as Musk slashes government jobs, programs and funding throughout the federal bureaucracy.
Leavitt said getting the new vehicle would be a 鈥渧ery exciting moment,鈥� and that Trump would pay full market price.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says to give Trump鈥檚 economic policies 鈥榓 chance鈥�
Johnson suggested President Trump鈥檚 economic policies amounted to a 鈥渟hake-up鈥� in the short term that would eventually result in 鈥渞epairing and restoring the American economy.鈥�
Johnson was fielding reporters鈥� questions at the U.S. Capitol.
鈥淕ive the president a chance to have these policies play out,鈥� he said.
Wall Street scrapes 10% below its record after Trump鈥檚 latest tariff threat worsens its sell-off
The S&P 500 earlier sank as much as 1.5% Tuesday before paring its loss to 1.4%, which put it 9.9% below its record. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 711 points, or 1.7%, as of 1:32 p.m. ET, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.2% lower.
The drops came after Trump said he would raise tariffs on steel and aluminum coming from Canada, doubling their planned increase to 50%. The president said it was a response to after Trump began threatening tariffs on one of the United States鈥� most important trading partners.
Canada incoming PM says he鈥檒l keep tariffs in place until US shows respect and commit to free trade
Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his government will keep tariffs in place until Americans show respect and commit to free trade after President Trump threatened historic financial devastation for Canada.
Carney, who鈥檒l be sworn in as Justin Trudeau鈥檚 replacement in the coming days, said Trump鈥檚 latest tariffs are an attack on Canadian workers, families, and businesses.
鈥淢y government will ensure our response has maximum impact in the US and minimal impact here in Canada, while supporting the workers impacted,鈥� Carney said.
said Tuesday that he鈥檒l double his on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States鈥� northern neighbor and showing an indifference to recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks.
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Trump says a TikTok deal is in the works
In less than a month, TikTok could have one or a few new owners, again, or simply to in the United States.
Questions about the fate of the popular video sharing app have continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to divest or face a ban took effect Jan. 19. After taking office, President Trump gave TikTok a 75-day reprieve by signing an executive order that delayed enforcement of the statute until April 5.
As he returned to Washington from his Florida home Sunday, Trump told reporters a deal could come soon. He didn鈥檛 offer any details on the interested buyers, but said the administration was in talks with 鈥渇our different groups鈥� about TikTok.
鈥淎 lot of people want it and it鈥檚 up to me,鈥� Trump said aboard Air Force One.
A TikTok spokesperson declined to comment.
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Johnson is pleased with Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil鈥檚 arrest
House Speaker Mike Johnson is making his views clear about the arrest of the Palestinian activist, a former Columbia University graduate student who helped lead last spring鈥檚 protests against Israel.
Johnson said he was glad the United States has a president 鈥渨ho鈥檚 strong enough to lay down the law.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e going to arrest your tail,鈥� Johnson said, referring to deporting certain international students in the U.S. on visas. 鈥淭his is just getting started.鈥�
More than 1.1 million people have unclaimed tax refunds from 2021
The Internal Revenue Service says more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed by taxpayers who haven鈥檛 filed their 1040 forms for the 2021 tax year.
The IRS estimates the median refund amount to be about $781. In all, it estimates about 1.1 million people may have money owed to them.
Taxpayers who haven鈥檛 claimed their refunds for 2021 have until April 15 to submit their returns, the service says.
The EU says it will keep supporting Ukraine against Russia鈥檚 illegal invasion
The European Union plans to step up humanitarian aid to Ukraine when others pull back.
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas鈥� speech at the U.N. on Tuesday was clearly aimed at Trump鈥檚 dismissive language about Europe, his massive cutbacks in aid to poor and conflict-torn countries, and his refusal to acknowledge that Russia invaded Ukraine.
鈥淭he EU will remain the U.N.鈥檚 reliable partner of choice,鈥� Kallas said in defending the U.N.鈥檚 commitment to respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations.
While the Trump administration is eliminating 83% of the programs of its former aid agency 鈥� including to the U.N. 鈥� she said the EU will always support rising humanitarian needs, with almost 2 billion euros (about $2.16 billion) this year.
A White House official says they plan to appeal ruling that DOGE is subject to FOIA
The official says the Monday ruling finding DOGE is likely subject to public record law was based on a misunderstanding of DOGE鈥檚 placement in the federal government.
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the case.
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A judge finds DOGE is subject to FOIA requests
Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency is likely covered by public records law and must begin complying with requests from a watchdog group, a federal judge found.
Judge Christopher Cooper rejected the Trump administration鈥檚 assertion that DOGE isn鈥檛 an agency subject to public-records requests because it's part of the White House.
In his ruling late Monday, Cooper cited social-media statements from Musk and President Trump as he found that DOGE likely does wield independent authority that makes it legally subject to the Freedom of Information Act.
The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.
Judge Cooper ordered DOGE to start responding to requests about the team鈥檚 role in mass firings and disruptions to federal programs filed by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
US hasn鈥檛 determined who was behind attack that caused outage on Trump adviser Musk鈥檚 social site X
That鈥檚 according to a Trump administration official familiar with the ongoing investigation into the matter.
Monday鈥檚 outage was described as a cyberattack by the official, who wasn鈥檛 authorized to comment publicly on the matter and spoke Tuesday on the condition of anonymity. The official added that the Republican administration takes all cyberattacks against American companies seriously but underscored that the U.S. government had not gleaned any specific intelligence about who might have been behind the attack.
The comments came after Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and a top adviser to Trump, claimed in an appearance on Fox Business Network鈥檚 鈥淜udlow鈥� show that the cyberattackers had without going into detail on what that might mean.
Cybersecurity experts quickly pointed out, however, that this doesn鈥檛 necessarily mean the attack originated in Ukraine.
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Trump doubles planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50% as trade war intensifies
Trump says the increase of the tariffs set to take effect Wednesday is a response to the price increases the provincial government of Ontario put on electricity sold to the United States.
鈥淚 have instructed my Secretary of Commerce to add an ADDITIONAL 25% Tariff, to 50%, on all STEEL and ALUMINUM COMING INTO THE UNITED STATES FROM CANADA, ONE OF THE HIGHEST TARIFFING NATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,鈥� Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social.
The U.S. stock market promptly fell following the social media post.
Trump slump: Can the president restore trust in his economic plans after his tariffs create fear?
After a brutal stock market selloff because of his tariff threats, President Trump faces pressure Tuesday to show he has a legitimate plan to grow the economy instead of perhaps pushing it into a recession.
Trump was set to deliver an afternoon address to the Business Roundtable, a trade association of CEOs that during the 2024 campaign he wooed with the promise of lower corporate tax rates for domestic manufacturers. But his plans for tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, steel and aluminum 鈥� with more to possibly come on Europe, Brazil, South Korea, pharmaceutical drugs, copper, lumber and computer chips 鈥� would amount to a massive tax hike.
The stock market鈥檚 vote of no confidence over the past two weeks puts the president in a bind between his enthusiasm for taxing imports and his brand as a politician who understands business based on his own experiences in real estate, media and marketing.
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Wall Street鈥檚 sell-off is slowing, for now at least
That follows a where worries about the and sent it close to 9% below its .
The S&P 500 was down 0.3% in early trading. While still a loss, such a modest move would be a respite after the main measure of Wall Street鈥檚 health swung by at least 1%, up or down, in the last eight days.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 202 points, or 0.5%, as of 9:35 a.m. ET. A day earlier, it had been down more than 1,100 points at one point. The Nasdaq composite was virtually unchanged.
Several Big Tech stocks held steadier after getting walloped in recent months. Elon Musk鈥檚 Tesla rose 1.1%, for example. President Trump even said in a show of support for 鈥淓lon鈥檚 鈥榖aby.鈥� 鈥�
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Polls open in Greenland for parliamentary elections as Trump seeks control of the strategic island
The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains key to driving the global economy.
Unofficial election results should be available soon after polls close at 2200 GMT Tuesday, but they won鈥檛 be certified for weeks as ballot papers make their way to the capital from remote settlements by boat, plane and helicopter.
While the Arctic island has been on a since at least 2009, a break from Denmark isn鈥檛 on the ballot even though it鈥檚 on everyone鈥檚 mind. Voters on Tuesday will instead elect 31 lawmakers who鈥檒l shape the island鈥檚 debate on when and if to declare independence in the future.
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White House cautious about what's ahead in Syria after clashes
The White House is circumspect about the prospects for a peaceful Syria after clashes erupted last week that left hundreds dead.
Monitoring groups say hundreds of civilians were killed in the clashes that broke out last week. Revenge attacks primarily targeted members of the Alawite religious minority to which the ousted Syrian leader Basher Assad belongs.
White House National Security Council spokesperson James Hewitt said Tuesday that the attacks on religious minorities has raised concerns in the administration 鈥渁bout whether Syria鈥檚 interim governing authorities are ready to include a religiously and ethnically diverse population, and whether the interim authorities even have the legitimacy to do so.鈥�
Syria鈥檚 interim government signed a deal Monday with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country鈥檚 northeast, including a ceasefire and the merging of the main U.S.-backed force there into the Syrian army.
Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when the that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September comes up for a vote.
Speaker Mike Johnson is teeing up the bill for a vote as soon as Tuesday despite the lack of buy-in from Democrats, essentially and risk a shutdown that would begin Saturday if lawmakers fail to act.
Republicans will need overwhelming support from their members in both chambers 鈥� and some help from Senate Democrats 鈥� to get the bill to desk. It鈥檚 one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the Republican president鈥檚 second term.
鈥淭he CR will pass,鈥� Johnson told reporters Monday, using Washington shorthand to describe the continuing resolution. 鈥淣o one wants to shut the government down. We are governing, doing the responsible thing as Republicans. It鈥檚 going to be up to Chuck Schumer and the Senate Democrats to do the right thing.鈥�
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Trump to speak to business leaders amid market turmoil over tariffs
The president stayed away from the cameras during Mondays sell-off on Wall Street, driven by concerns over his trade war and the reverberations it will cause the global economy.
Trump will get a chance to say his piece when he visits with the Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs from leading American companies, later Tuesday.
Homeland Security overhauls its asylum phone app. Now it鈥檚 for 鈥榮elf-deportation鈥�
The Trump administration has unveiled an overhauled cellphone app once used to let migrants apply for asylum, turning it into a system that allows people living illegally in the U.S. to say they want to leave the country voluntarily.
The renamed app, announced Monday and now called CBP Home, is part of the administration鈥檚 campaign to encourage 鈥� touted as an easy and cost-effective way to nudge along Trump鈥檚 push to without legal status.
Moments after Trump took office, the earlier version of the app, migrants to apply for asylum, and tens of thousands of border appointments were canceled.
More than 900,000 people were allowed in the country on immigration parole under CBP One, generally for two years, starting in January 2023.
The Trump administration has repeatedly urged migrants in the country illegally to leave.
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Trump calls on Republicans to primary Rep. Thomas Massie
Massie, the hardline conservative from Kentucky, has raised Trump鈥檚 ire by opposing a Republican push for that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal agencies funded through September.
Trump went after Massie on social media, calling him a 鈥淕RANDSTANDER, who鈥檚 too much trouble.鈥�
鈥淗E SHOULD BE PRIMARIED, and I will lead the charge against him,鈥� Trump says.
Massie said he opposes the short-term spending bill because it maintains federal funding without considering budget cuts that reflect the 鈥渨aste fraud and abuse鈥� in government spending DOGE has uncovered.
鈥淪omeone thinks they can control my voting card by threatening my re-election,鈥� Massie added on X. 鈥淕uess what? Doesn鈥檛 work on me.鈥�
Trump says he鈥檒l buy a Tesla to show support for Elon Musk
President Donald Trump says Musk, who鈥檚 effectively running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has been 鈥減utting it on the line鈥� for America and he鈥檚 going to show his support for the Tesla CEO by buying one of his electric vehicles.
Shares of Tesla slid again Monday as confidence in Musk鈥檚 electric car company continues to disintegrate following a post-election 鈥淭rump bump.鈥�
Trump said on his social media platform that he was 鈥済oing to buy a brand new Tesla鈥� on Tuesday 鈥渁s a show of confidence and support for Elon Musk, a truly great American. Why should he be punished for putting his tremendous skills to work in order to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN???鈥�
Musk has become the face of the Trump administration鈥檚 government downsizing efforts.
Analysts have said Musk鈥檚 shift to right-wing politics doesn鈥檛 appear to sit well with potential Tesla buyers, generally perceived to be wealthy, environmentally-conscious liberals.
Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming 鈥榗ollateral damage鈥� in Trump鈥檚 trade war
The trade wars pose an immediate threat to an American-made success story, built on the growing worldwide taste for bourbon, Tennessee whiskey and other products.
Kentucky Democratic Gov. said the president鈥檚 zig-zagging tariff policy is hurting the American economy and will lead to higher consumer prices while disrupting business.
Trump on Thursday on some imports from Canada for a month amid fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war. Yarbrough said his company鈥檚 expansion plans are still in limbo.
For an industry that has to plan well into the future, based on aging its whiskey products, such angst is widespread in Kentucky, which produces 95% of the world鈥檚 bourbon supply. At this point even a delay in tariffs wouldn鈥檛 alleviate the practical problems confronting U.S. whiskey makers.
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Ukraine-US talks on ending war with Russia start in Saudi Arabia as Kyiv launches huge drone attack
Senior officials from Tuesday on how to end , hours after Russian air defenses shot down more than 300 Ukrainian drones in the biggest such attack since the Kremlin ordered the full-scale invasion of its neighbor.
Two people were killed and 18 were injured, including three children, in the massive drone attack that spanned 10 Russian regions, officials said. No large-scale damage was reported.
Meanwhile, Russia launched 126 Shahed and other drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine on Tuesday, the Ukrainian air force said, as part of Moscow鈥檚 relentless pounding of civilian areas during the war.
In the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, journalists briefly entered a room where a senior Ukrainian delegation met with America鈥檚 top diplomat for talks on ending Europe鈥檚 biggest conflict since World War II.
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Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency鈥檚 programs gone
Secretary of State said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old , cutting 83% of them, and said he would move the remaining aid programs under the State Department.
Hours later, a federal judge said Trump had overstepped his authority in shutting down most foreign assistance, saying the administration could no longer simply sit on the billions of dollars that Congress had provided for foreign aid. But Judge Amir H. Ali stopped short of ordering Trump officials to use the money to revive the thousands of terminated program contracts.
Rubio made his announcement Monday in a post on X, in one of his few public comments on what has been a historic shift away from U.S. foreign aid and development, executed by Trump political appointees at State and Elon Musk鈥檚 Department of Government Efficiency teams.
Rubio in the post thanked DOGE and 鈥渙ur hardworking staff who worked very long hours to achieve this overdue and historic reform鈥� in foreign aid.
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