Senate leaders clashed over President Trump’s sweeping tariff strategy as economic uncertainty intensified. Lawmakers warned of investor instability, international retaliation, and supply chain disruptions. Amid growing backlash, Senators demanded clarity, oversight, and a coherent policy direction—marking a pivotal challenge to Trump’s economic playbook and its potential fallout.
President Trump escalated immigration enforcement by ordering military control of southern border lands, while his administration faced legal challenges over wrongful deportations and agency downsizing. At the same time, sweeping economic and environmental shifts emerged—from looming smartphone tariffs to plans to dismantle federal climate research—reshaping domestic policy and global diplomacy alike.
President Trump intensified his economic and legal agenda over the weekend, launching a national security probe into semiconductors, promising sweeping tariffs, and accelerating appeals to the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, deportations, political theatrics, and market anxiety surged as his administration pressed forward on trade, immigration, and legislative brinkmanship.