China responded to Trump's 10% tariffs with targeted levies on U.S. energy exports and launched an antitrust probe of Google. Mexico and Canada secured 30-day tariff pauses through border security commitments.
Two major nominations advanced through Senate committees: RFK Jr. for Health Secretary and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, both along party lines. The administration moved to eliminate the Department of Education through executive action.
Over 20,000 federal workers accepted Trump's buyout offer as USAID operations faced paralysis. FBI agents sued to protect the identities of January 6 investigators as their names were transmitted to DOJ.
By evening, Trump hosted Netanyahu at the White House, proposing permanent resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza. The first flights of migrant detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay under new deportation protocols.