NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will be in Washington today and tomorrow for talks with President Donald Trump , Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as well as members of Congress . Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin "'talks nice and then he bombs everybody" as he confirmed the U.S. is sending Patriot missiles to Kyiv and plans sell NATO allies weaponry to pass on to Ukraine. Trump has teased a "major statement" on Russia on Monday.
Over the weekend, Trump threatened new 30 tariffs against Mexico and the European Union to be implemented Aug. 1 despite ongoing negotiations . Last week, he also threatened a 35 tax on many Canadian goods and warned of a 50 tax on Brazil in an attempt to impact the criminal trial against former president Jair Bolsonaro .
And a federal judge ordered a halt Friday to indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in seven California counties, including LA, after plaintiffs including two U.S. citizens who were detained, accused the administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people.
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