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Trump admin live updates: Trump strikes deals with law firms totaling $600M
The agreements were with five law firms for pro bono work.
President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting with his top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as Elon Musk, on Thursday.
It follows Trump on Wednesday changing course on his tariff policy, instituting a 90-day pause in higher taxes for most countries while ramping up the rate against China to 145%.
On Capitol Hill, Republican leaders pushed through a budget blueprint to fund Trump's domestic agenda despite some GOP hard-liner opposition.
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Trump reveals US is talking to Iran
Trump said in the Oval Office his administration is going to have "direct talks" with Iran. He said the discussions would begin on Saturday.
"We have a very big meeting, and we'll see what can happen. And I think everybody agrees that doing a deal would be preferable," Trump said.
The president said the negotiations would be at a "very high level."
Netanyahu arrives at the White House to talk tariffs, Gaza
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was greeted by Trump at the White House on Monday afternoon.
Trump did not respond to shouted questions from reporters on tariffs or the markets.
Netanyahu said he wanted to discuss the war with Hamas in Gaza as well as Trump's tariffs in their meeting in the Oval Office.
Israel is a target of the administration's "reciprocal" tariffs, getting hit with a 17% rate despite it moving ahead of Trump's announcement last week to cancel all remaining tariffs on American imports.
Trump press conference with Netanyahu canceled
Just before Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to arrive for a meeting with Trump, the White House informed reporters that the press conference planned for the two leaders after their meeting would no longer be taking place.
The joint news conference was on the schedule for 2:30 p.m. ET. Now, reporters will only have the ability to ask questions at the beginning of Trump and Netanyahu's bilat in the Oval Office.
Trump celebrates World Series champs LA Dodgers at White House
As markets continue to slide, Trump hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers in the White House East Room to mark their 2024 World Series victory.
Trump talked about highlights from their season and praised National League MVP Shohei Ohtani and other key players, including Mookie Betts and Yoshi Yamamoto.
"You showed America that it's not about individual glory," Trump said. "It's about the team digging deep and sprinting right through first base. And you did that all the time."