Trump said the U.S. will use frozen Iranian assets to cover damage to ships and cargo as U.S. strikes on Iran continued for a 13th night. Iran condemned the threat as an “incendiary precedent” amid widening attacks and falling tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump imposed new 10% to 12.5% tariffs on dozens of trading partners as temporary global levies expired. The administration says the duties target countries that have not adequately enforced bans on goods made with forced labor.
A Secret Service agent on Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail has been suspended and is under investigation over allegations of compromising operational and information security. The inquiry follows reports about internal concerns over Vance family travel plans and comes amid what agency leaders call a sharply elevated threat environment.
Trump expanded a voluntary White House pledge intended to keep AI data center energy costs from being passed to consumers. The non-binding agreement now includes utilities, data center developers and 23 Republican governors, but critics say it lacks enforcement.
Trump said he is close to deciding whether to launch a “massive attack” on Iran as regional strikes spread and oil prices rose above $100 a barrel. The UN warned the Middle East is “teetering on the edge of the unimaginable.”
The Trump administration will impose 10% to 12.5% tariffs on imports from dozens of trading partners, citing failures to enforce bans on goods made with forced labor. Brazil rejected the finding and said it would pursue retaliatory tariffs.
The Justice Department told a federal judge it will withdraw subpoenas seeking New York Times reporters’ testimony and phone records in a leak investigation involving a Qatari-donated Air Force One jet. The Times had called the subpoenas “abusive and improper.”
Prime Minister Andy Burnham told John Swinney that another Scottish independence referendum is “off limits” during talks in Glasgow. The meetings with Scottish and Welsh leaders focused on devolution, economic growth and the cost of living.