The amendment exempts imports valued at less than $800 from Canada and Mexico.
President Donald Trump’s efforts to reshape the federal government to his liking suffered a loss in court when a federal judge blocked his administration from firing the head of a federal watchdog agency without cause, likely triggering a lengthy appeal that could end at the Supreme Court.
U.S. District Justice Amy Berman Jackson determined the move was unlawful and issued a permanent injunction that reinstated special counsel Hampton Dellinger to his position.
Meanwhile, the Social Security Administration said it will cut 7,000 jobs and six of its 10 regional centers as part of the president’s downsizing of the federal workforce.
And Trump’s physician announced the president will have his annual physical next month, days after reporters raised questions about a bruise they saw on the back of his hand.
The White House released another statement Thursday clearing up Trump's statement on Wednesday where he claimed 65% of the EPA's staff would be cut.
A White House spokesperson elaborated more to ABC News, saying that the administration is "committed to eliminating 65% of the EPA’s wasteful spending."
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Members of the Senate DOGE caucus gathered with Elon Musk at the White House Thursday during a meeting that seemed tooled toward facilitating greater cooperation between Senate Republicans and Musk's efforts.
Senators who attended the meeting said Musk offered them assurance that DOGE does not have the independent authority to implement layoffs or slash congressionally appropriated spending.
"They don't have any independent firing authority. They can't do any of that nor do they have the ability to cancel any payment," Republican Sen. Mike Lee, who attended the meeting, said.
Republican Sen. John Hoeven said he got assurances that there would be greater communication with DOGE, especially as constituents raise concerns about DOGE cuts.
Hoeven said there have been instances in which he's received calls from constituents who were "let go, or something like that, but they need to be there."
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin
Trump repeated false claims about U.S. funding to Ukraine since the war began and that the British and EU were getting their money back as part of the deal to end the war.
Starmer immediately interjected and said this was not the case.
"We're not getting all of ours," the prime minister said. "Quite a bit of ours ... was gifted actually," he said.
After previously saying it was unrealistic for Ukraine to get its pre-war borders back in a peace deal, Trump said he will "try" to return land seized by Russia.
"Well, they fought long and hard on the land ... We're going to certainly try and get as much as we can back. But on the NATO -- it's just that, that's not going to happen," Trump said.
