US reportedly plans to revoke foreign students’ visas over pro-Palestinian social media posts flagged by AI – as it happened

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• 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.