Trump admin updates: Trump plans to issue executive order to require voter ID

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, at Tuesday's Cabinet meeting, briefly spoke about the Federal Reserve.

"The Federal Reserve's independence comes from a political arrangement, between itself and the American public. Having the public's trust is the only thing that gives it credibility. And you, sir, are restoring trust to government," Bessent said as he was called on by Trump to speak.

The comments came one day after Trump said he was removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post over unproven allegations of mortgage fraud. Cook pushed back, saying Trump doesn't have the authority to fire her and that she is not resigning.

The standoff, which is likely bound for the Supreme Court, is the latest effort by Trump's administration to exert greater control over what Congress intended to be an independent agency insulated from political interference.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said all murder prosecutions in Washington should be capital punishment cases.

"Anybody murders something in the capital, capital punishment ... If somebody kills somebody in the capital, Washington, D.C., we're going to be seeking the death penalty," Trump told reporters as his Cabinet gathered at the White House.

"I don't know if we're ready for it in this country, but we have it is -- we have no choice. So in D.C., in Washington -- states are going to have to make their own decision -- but if somebody kills somebody ... it's the death penalty, okay?" Trump added.

Washington does not currently have a death penalty. The D.C. City Council repealed it decades ago.

During a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said his administration is going to put a "very substantial" tariff on furniture and that it will be done "quickly."

Last week, Trump announced his administration would be conducting an investigation related to tariffs on furniture that would be completed in 50 days.

Analysts told ABC News tariffs would likely raise prices as importers pass along a portion of the tax burden to consumers, but some suppliers may ease the price pressure by swallowing costs in an effort to remain competitive in the robust U.S. market. Read more about what tariffs on furniture would mean for prices here.

President Donald Trump, at his Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, touted his record on crime amid his federal takeover of Washington and threats to do the same in other major American cities.

"The line is that I'm a dictator, but I stop crime. So a lot of people say, 'You know, if that's the case, I'd rather have a dictator,'" Trump said. "But I'm not a dictator. I just know how to stop crime."

Trump said the same on Monday, as he discussed how he would prefer local officials to request his help as he discussed the possibility of ordering the National Guard to Chicago.

"I made the statement that next should be Chicago, because, as you all know, Chicago is a killing field right now, and they don't acknowledge it. And they say, 'We don't need him. Freedom. Freedom. He's a dictator. He's a dictator.' A lot of people are saying 'maybe we like a dictator.' I don't like a dictator. I'm not a dictator. I'm a man with great common sense and a smart person," the president said on Monday.