What to Know
- President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet at the White House today with Russian-American ballerina Ksenia Karelina, who was released from Russian prison last month after spending over a year in custody following allegations of financially supporting Ukraine’s military.
- Trump announced on Sunday that he is ordering the reopening of Alcatraz, a shuttered prison on an island in the San Francisco Bay.
- In a wide-ranging “Meet the Press” interview, Trump defended his tariffs and downplayed worries about the prices of certain goods or pressure on small businesses that rely on imports.
- Trump also said in social media posts that he plans to implement a 100% tariff on imported movies as a way to counter incentives offered to studios to film elsewhere
- Today, he is expected to announce an agreement for the — potentially on the National Mall.
In a “Meet the Press” interview, Trump defended his tariffs and downplayed worries about the prices of certain goods or pressure on small businesses that rely on imports. Follow along for live updates.
