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President Trump has reduced the Philippines' tariff rate by 1% after a bilateral meeting and lunch at the White House with the country's president on Tuesday. The Philippines now faces a 19% tariff. abcnews.link/ZJx5diI
While meeting with Philippines President Marcos, President Trump said he "doesn’t know a thing" about Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche saying he will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. abcnews.link/6FDKsSa
Pres. Trump welcomed President Marcos of the Philippines to the White House. When asked if the two leaders will get a trade deal done, Trump said, "I think we will." abcnews.link/Tj5zrSp
President Donald Trump plans to host Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday at the White House, as the two countries are seeking closer security and economic ties in the face of shifting geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific region. abcnews.link/4kUOQuO
Judges at the UN’s highest court are set to issue a decision Wednesday that could set a legal benchmark for action on the climate crisis. abcnews.link/LIK9nSP
Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy is facing nationwide protests after signing a controversial bill that critics say will neuter the independence of two prominent anti-corruption bodies. Read more: abcnews.link/zLp4WD2
Miami elections could proceed this year as originally planned, after a judge ruled that city officials could not push elections back to 2026 without voter approval. abcnews.link/MRm6ryl
House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House, one of the center's major theaters, the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.” Read more: abcnews.link/Tgk5Sxy
A spokesperson for former President Obama is responding after President Trump claimed without evidence Obama and others tried to "rig" the 2016 election. abcnews.link/RWG1jnU
Deputy AG Todd Blanche will meet with Ghislaine Maxwell following a growing chorus of lawmakers calling for Maxwell to testify about her relationship with Epstein. @perryrussom and @jayobtv report.
The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. said the White House should make public the files on financier-turned-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after the Trump administration released thousands of files on her father's 1968 assassination. abcnews.link/pIBXcVq
President Trump and the White House are already working behind the scenes on next year's midterm elections, where Trump will play a heavy role in recruiting, fundraising and messaging, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. abcnews.link/sQVFKpA
House Republicans have advanced a proposal to rename the Kennedy Center's Opera House, one of the center's major theaters, the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House.” abcnews.link/1Ns1g9v
President Trump’s tariffs are costing Jeep maker Stellantis hundreds of millions of dollars, the company said Monday. abcnews.link/XBfBGIU
NEW: Federal judges in New Jersey have opted not to appoint former Trump attorney Alina Habba as the state's top federal prosecutor on a permanent basis. abcnews.link/CVs2ihL
The House Oversight Committee plans to subpoena convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell. ABC News' @Alex_Mallin reports. More: abcnews.go.com/Politics/house…
"Some people seem to enjoy trying to inflict political pain on their own teammates." When asked about Rep. Thomas Massie's criticism against him and the Trump administration over the Epstein files, House Speaker Mike Johnson said: "Bless his heart." abcnews.link/M3ZzhA5
Here's where the Democratic Party stands one year since former President Joe Biden made the unprecedented decision to step aside in the 2024 presidential race: ANALYSIS abcnews.link/BFbaiK9
The U.S. will implement a new "visa integrity fee" of $250 for foreign visitors, which some believe will deter tourism to the U.S. during massive global events. Here's what to know: abcnews.link/E0jRtgn
A coalition of school districts and advocacy groups have sued President Trump's administration over the $6 billion funding freeze to congressionally appropriated education programs. abcnews.link/vbQcy9U
