Donald Trump agrees to 30-day pause on tariffs to Canada and Mexico

In separate negotiations Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have agreed with US President Donald Trump to pause planned tariffs for at least a month Trumps tariffs against China are still slated to go into effect on TuesdayStaffers of the US Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agencys Washington headquarters after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency Musks Department of Government Efficiency has been given broad latitude to investigate the federal governmentHeres the latestCoalition of unions is suing to block DOGE from accessing the Treasury payment systemA coalition of unions is suing to block billionaire Elon Musks DOGE costcutting operation from accessing the highlysensitive Treasury payment system that handles Social Security Medicaid and other government operationsThe lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington contends that Musks staffers are using the system in violation of several privacy laws and other statutes that govern who can access the networkGranting DOGEaffiliated individuals full continuous and ongoing access to that information for an unspecified period of time means that retirees taxpayers federal employees companies and other individuals from all walks of life have no assurance that their information will receive the protection that federal law affords the lawsuit alleges seeking a restraining order keeping them out of the systemAt the Capitol Republicans face questions about Trump and MuskThe No 2 Senate Republican is fine with cutting USAID But others are not so sureI think its appropriate for the president and the administration want to hold them accountable and make sure taxpayer money is used wisely said Sen John Barrasso of Wyoming the GOP whipBut another Republican exiting the weekly leadership meeting wanted more information about Musks ability to simply move into government agencies and undo funding that was already approved by CongressWhats happened in the last 48 hours Im still trying to be able to figure out as well whats fact and fiction said Sen James Lankford of OklahomaLankford said while Congress does approve federal funding the Trump administration is well within its rights to pause various programs He was critical of USAID and said it had been a mess for sometimeBuckley Space Force Base in Colorado will act as a staging area for immigration enforcementUS Rep Jason Crow toured the base in Aurora Colorado Monday where officials told him that the facility will be used as a base of operations for federal immigration enforcement agencies but not as a detention center for immigrants in the US illegallyI showed up today started poking around like I like to do and did discover that indeed the facility is being used for Homeland Security operations for ICE operations said Crow a Democrat as he stood in front of the base and its sweep of dry windblown grassLast week Department of Defense officials said the base would be used to process immigrants prompting concern from elected leaders Crows visit to the base Monday didnt turn up any signs that migrants would be housed there such as cots he saidDuring the presidential campaign Trump claimed that Aurora was overrun by a criminal gang from Venezuela and used the rhetoric to drive home his plan for mass deportation Aurora officials said Trumps statements were overblownRepublican lawmaker joins Democrats in calling out foreign aid freezeRepublican Sen Bill Cassidy became the first among his party to publicly call out the impact Trumps foreign aid freeze is having on programs like the Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief or PEPFARIn a social media post Cassidy a physicianturnedpolitician said that hes being told a waiver issued by the administration last week to ensure that humanitarian aid is not impacted is still stalling the program on the groundPEPFAR is the epitome of soft power It is a Republican initiative it is prolife proAmerica and the most popular US program in Africa Cassidy said on X the website formerly known as Twitter Theres even a waiver acknowledging this yet Im told that drugs are still being held at clinics in Africa This must be reversed immediatelyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever