The Senate Finance Committee this morning sent Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for health and human services secretary to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. In the afternoon, the Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to vote on Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be director of national intelligence.

President Donald Trump's tariffs against China have gone into effect. China has retaliated with tariffs against U.S. oil. Tariffs against Mexico and Canada have paused as negotiations continue.

Officials in China may be encouraged by the cordial start to the US-China relationship since Trump took office. The US president said he had a "very good" phone call with Presiden