State department is using AI to review tens of thousands of accounts, reports say

• Trump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and Canada

The White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.

While they did not specify what he may sign, the president is reported to be ready to order the closure of the department of education. Expect a court battle to ensue, since the department was created by Congress in 1980, but Trump is attempting to use his executive authority to shut it down.

Democrats introduce resolutions on Senate floor, as Trump veterans affairs chief defends plans to cut 80,000 staff

Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau will speak today, Reuters reports, citing a source with knowledge of the matter.

The Canadian prime minister condemned Trump’s imposition of levies on his country yesterday, saying he was looking to make its economy collapse as part of a plan to incorporate it into the United States. Trump responded with insults, and a warning that he may tighten levies further next month.