President Trump’s new plan to send weapons to Ukraine and threaten tariffs on Russia’s trading partners was discussed. Trump announced the transfer of Patriot air defense systems and other arms to Ukraine, with European nations potentially involved. Pentagon officials noted unresolved details. Experts doubted the feasibility of imposing 100% tariffs on Russia’s $250 billion trade with China. Trump’s strategy aims to pressure China to influence Russia. Critics argue Trump is abandoning his base’s expectations of smaller government and non-intervention. The conversation also touched on the overturning of court decisions and the role of lower courts in the legal system.
Authorities knocked on doors Monday searching for any video there might be of the Brown University gunman, who could be seen in grainy footage walking away from the weekend attack that killed two students and wounded nine others.
A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there was no basis to keep the individual in custody, officials said Sunday night.
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts warned that even more flooding expected Friday could be catastrophic.
Sweeping taxes on imports have cost the average American household nearly $1,200 since Donald Trump returned to the White House this year, according to calculations by Democrats on Congress' Joint Economic Committee.
