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President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled his planned tariff on all steel and aluminum products coming into the United States from Canada, bringing the total to 50%, in response to the province of Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the U.S.

Trump will also meet the CEOs of America's biggest companies, many whose market value has dipped in recent days as recession and inflation fears soured consumer and investor sentiment.

Senior officials from Ukraine and the United States opened talks in Saudi Arabia on how to end the three-year war, hours after Kyiv launched its biggest ever drone attack on Moscow.

The Trump administration rolled out a new app on Monday that will allow immigrants in the United States illegally to "self deport" rather than face possible arrest and detention. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection app, called CBP Home, will offer an option for someone to signal their "intent to depart," the agency said.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a statement on social media stating that 83% of USAID programs will be canceled. Following a six-week review, Rubio said the retained programs will be administered by the State Department.

Saudi Arabia is to host talks on Tuesday between the United States and Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of the talks. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the American team for the Ukrainian talks and meet with Prince Mohammed.

Trump touted a “manufacturing turnaround” after Friday's jobs report, which showed employers created 151,000 jobs last month, downplayed the possibility that tariffs or massive federal layoffs would hurt the economy. Trump is also planning to sign an executive order taking aim at a program that forgives student loans for people in public service careers.

Cryptocurrency industry elite are set to meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss how the government will enact Trump's vision of making the country the "crypto capital of the world."

Trump issued a statement that he would consider tougher sanctions against Russia unless it agreed to a cease-fire and reached a peace deal with Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would hold talks with the U.S. on ending the war when he meets with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia next Monday.

President Donald Trump said he would suspend tariffs on Mexican goods covered by the North American Trade Agreement, or USMCA, until April 2, after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from firing contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Unions representing aid workers want to block President Trump's plan to dismantle USAID.

The House voted to censure Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, for disrupting President Trump's address to Congress. The resolution against Green was approved in a mostly party-line vote of 224-198. Ten Democrats voted for it; no Republicans voted against it.

The United States has paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, a move that will limit Ukraine's ability to target Russian forces. It follows Monday's pause on military aid.

U.S. Supreme Court declined to let the Trump administration withhold payment to foreign aid organizations for work they already performed for the government.

Mayors of four of the largest cities in the U.S. appeared before the congress to defend their so-called "sanctuary city" laws, which restrict local officials in helping enforce federal immigration regulations.

Canada is imposing 25% tariffs on C$30 billion worth of U.S. imports with immediate effect, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters on Tuesday. He told President Donald Trump that his new tariffs were "a very dumb thing to do". China also retaliated against the U.S. tariffs with hikes to import levies covering $21 billion worth of American agricultural and food products.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he regretted last week's Oval Office clash with Trump and wanted to "make things right", in a statement issued a day after Trump halted military aid to Kyiv.

A House subcommittee heard testimony on the persistent shortage of air traffic controllers and the significant technology and infrastructure woes faced by the Federal Aviation Administration.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday, but that President Donald Trump has yet to decide whether to stick with the planned 25 percent level.

Trump will deliver the first joint address to Congress of his second term as president on Tuesday night, with NTD providing live special coverage of the speech from 7 p.m. ET.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived at the White House on Friday to meet President Donald Trump and seal a deal for U.S. participation in Ukraine's mineral industry as Kyiv works to regain U.S. support to fight Russia's invasion while Trump opens talks with Moscow.

English will soon be the official language of the United States. President Trump will sign an executive order to effect the change, marking the first time in U.S. history that the country has designated an official language nationwide, according to documents obtained by NTD.

Vice President JD Vance addressed the 20th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast on Friday morning at the Washington Convention Center. It was Vance's second consecutive appearance at the event.

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meet at the White House on Thursday. Starmer is the second European leader to meet Trump this week following French President Emmanuel Macron.

Trump has threatened to double tariffs on China. An initial 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods went into effect earlier this month. He said the 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods would go into effect on March 4, as planned.

Several of Trump's economic picks faced questions at a Senate confirmation hearing. Jonathan McKernan, nominated to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on his selection. Alongside McKernan, the panel also considered the nomination of Bill Pulte as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second term at the White House on Wednesday, joined by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be coming to Washington on Friday to sign an agreement on rare earth minerals and other topics.

The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) holds a hearing titled “America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World.” Members will explore foreign aid spending that harms U.S. interests and examine reform proposals.