What we're covering
• Pause on some Trump tariffs: President Donald Trump said he agreed to “immediately pause” tariffs on Mexico for a month after a conversation with the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, who he said will send 10,000 soldiers to the border with the US. Trump is set to talk with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later today as tariffs to that country still loom. The president announced this weekend extraordinary new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, scheduled to take effect at midnight ET.
• USAID’s future: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). This comes after Elon Musk, charged with overhauling the federal government, said Trump had agreed with shutting down the agency. USAID’s Washington headquarters was closed for the day, with employees told in an email to remain at home. Speculation about the future of USAID has been ongoing after its funding was frozen and dozens of employees were put on leave.
• Potential Cabinet fights: Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for spy chief, is expected to meet with GOP senators this week as she continues to try to shore up support for her nomination among GOP skeptics. The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to vote on her nomination Tuesday afternoon. Another controversial Cabinet pick, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., could also face pushback ahead of a Senate vote.
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