Markets tumbled sharply as the White House clarified tariffs on China totaled 145%, not the 125% initially reported Wednesday. The S&P 500 lost more than half its prior historic gain, with the Dow plunging nearly 2,000 points as reality of the trade war set in.
House Republicans narrowly passed Trump's budget blueprint after initial conservative resistance, providing the administration a legislative victory amid economic turmoil.
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled the administration must facilitate the return of a Salvadoran man mistakenly deported, a rare check on Trump's immigration policies.
A Hudson River helicopter crash killed six people, including a Spanish tourist family with three children.
Trump acknowledged "transition problems" with his tariff policies while threatening to return to higher tariffs without trade deals, as China condemned US tariffs as "selfish weapons."