Education Department finalizes graduate loan caps eliminating Grad PLUS and excluding nursing, physical therapy, and social work from higher “professional” tier.
Trump signs executive order creating TrumpIRA.gov, putting his name on a portal that routes 56 million Americans to retirement match passed under 2022 Secure 2.0 law.
Trump approves Bridger Pipeline Expansion to carry 550,000 barrels of Canadian oil daily through Montana and Wyoming, dubbed “Keystone Light” after Biden killed original.
Trump lifts 10% tariff on U.K. whiskey as parting gift to King Charles, citing intertwined Scotch and Kentucky bourbon barrel trade.
Ford raises 2026 guidance after booking $1.3 billion tariff refund from Supreme Court ruling that struck down Trump’s emergency tariff authority in February.
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady and Powell announces he will remain a Fed governor through January 2028, citing political attacks.
US average gas price hits $4.17, a four-year high, after rising $1.19 per gallon since Iran war began two months ago.
Treasury official who raised privacy objections to surveillance of Minneapolis Somali community payments expected to be nominated US representative to OECD.
Trump’s national security team weighs Iran’s Strait of Hormuz proposal as Rubio publicly rejects it, on Iran war day 62.
Interior Department pays Bluepoint and Golden State Wind $885 million to surrender offshore leases in exchange for matching investments in fossil fuel projects.
White House weighs Defense Production Act takeover of Spirit Airlines as Iran war fuel costs push the twice-bankrupt carrier toward liquidation.
U.S. Attorney Pirro says she is closing the criminal probe of Fed Chair Powell three days after Trump’s pick Kevin Warsh testified at his Senate confirmation hearing.
Maine Gov. Mills vetoes first-in-nation data center moratorium to save 800 construction jobs at a paper mill in her home county, six weeks before her Senate primary.
Trump sends envoys Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for indirect ceasefire talks with Iran on war day 58.
Crypto billionaire Justin Sun sues Trump-co-founded World Liberty Financial for extortion, alleging the company froze his $776 million in tokens after he declined further investment.
Trump tells CNBC he will “remember” companies that decline to seek refunds from the $166 billion in tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal.
Trump calls Energy Secretary Wright “totally wrong” one day after Wright’s forecast that gas prices could stay elevated into 2027.
CBP opens $166 billion importer refund portal two months after Supreme Court loss as administration studies reducing payouts.
Energy Secretary Wright says gas may not drop below $3 per gallon until 2027, with average price up 39% since February.
U.S. Customs opens portal Monday for $166 billion in tariff refunds, two months after Supreme Court struck down Trump tariffs.
U.S. Navy fires on and boards Iranian cargo ship Touska in Gulf of Oman, first seizure since blockade of Iran began April 13.
Anthropic CEO meets White House chief of staff Wiles as OMB moves to give federal agencies access to Mythos, routing around Pentagon blacklist.
Trump extends Russian oil sanctions waiver, reversing Treasury Sec. Bessent’s public pledge two days earlier to let it expire.
Treasury’s terrorism-financing chief Burke bought oil and nuclear ETFs eight days before Iran strikes, while overseeing sanctions that move those markets.
Pentagon asks GM, Ford, GE Aerospace, and Oshkosh to shift factory capacity to weapons production as Ukraine and Iran deplete stocks.
Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn’t step down May 15, as Warsh confirmation remains blocked.
Treasury Secretary Bessent warns foreign banks of Iran sanctions he calls “financial equivalent” of bombing campaign.
Trump’s Federal Reserve nominee Warsh discloses at least $135 million in personal assets, far exceeding any recent Fed chair, with confirmation hearing next week.
Customs agency will begin issuing refunds April 20 from $166 billion in tariffs the Supreme Court struck down as unlawful in February.
Prosecutors from D.C. U.S. Attorney Pirro’s office show up unannounced at Federal Reserve headquarters demanding a tour of renovations a judge already ruled were investigative pretext.
Maine passes the nation’s first statewide ban on new large data centers, pausing permits until November 2027 to study energy and water impacts.
U.S. claims full naval blockade of Iranian ports within 36 hours as Lebanon and Israel hold first direct talks in three decades.
Trump holds impromptu press conference on Iran blockade with a DoorDash driver at his side after staging a McDonald’s delivery to promote his no-tax-on-tips law.
Trump launches blockade of all Iranian ports on war day 47 and threatens to destroy approaching warships while both sides quietly pursue new peace talks.
Trump concedes gas prices may stay elevated through midterm elections after March saw the largest monthly gasoline price spike on record.
Trump orders U.S. Navy to blockade Iranian ports after peace talks fail, prompting all shipping to stop in the Strait of Hormuz, passage for 20% of global oil.
Vance departs for Islamabad peace talks as Iran’s lead negotiator demands Lebanon ceasefire and unfrozen assets before negotiations can begin.
Cuban President Díaz-Canel tells NBC he won’t step down under U.S. pressure as Washington leverages oil embargo in diplomatic talks.
Trump DOJ settles predatory lending case against Texas developer without compensating victims, redirecting $20 million to immigration enforcement instead.
Postal Service suspends pension contributions to avoid running out of cash within 12 months, plans to raise stamp prices to 82 cents in July.
DOJ opens antitrust investigation into NFL over whether streaming deals and splintered media packages harm consumers.
Two-day-old Iran ceasefire falters as Kuwait reports drone attacks, Saudi Arabia reveals major pipeline damage, and Israeli strikes kill 300 in Lebanon.
Newly created Polymarket accounts placed large bets on Iran ceasefire hours before Trump’s announcement, generating hundreds of thousands in profits.
Treasury selects Bank of New York Mellon and Robinhood to manage Trump accounts, the tax-deferred child investment program created by last year’s budget law launching July 4.
Trump suspends threatened strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants after Pakistan-brokered two-week ceasefire, but Iran keeps firing and Israel says the deal excludes its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Three Gulf sovereign wealth funds near deal to provide almost a third of the $81 billion backing Paramount’s takeover of CNN parent Warner Bros. Discovery.
Trump vows to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges Tuesday if Strait of Hormuz stays closed, as overnight airstrikes kill dozens across Tehran.
