China has vowed to "fight to the end" against the US over Trump’s threatened additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports, calling it a "typical unilateral bullying practice". China will take countermeasures to safeguard its interests in response to the US's "so-called reciprocal tariffs", which are deemed "completely groundless". The US has already imposed 20% and 34% tariffs on Chinese goods, with Trump threatening additional 50% tariffs if China does not back down.

A federal judge ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press' full access to cover presidential events after they were banned for refusing to use the term "Gulf of America" instead of "Gulf of Mexico". The AP was indefinitely banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One in February over their refusal to change their style. Judge Trevor N. McFadden, a Trump appointee, ruled that the government cannot retaliate against the AP's decision not to follow the president's executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

Dan Bongino, the newly sworn-in deputy director of the FBI, has requested a 20-agent security detail to accompany him wherever he goes, a rare request typically reserved for the FBI director himself. This unusual demand was made last week when the bureau sent out an internal call for agents to temporarily leave their posts and serve on Bongino's protective security detail. The request could strain the law enforcement agency, which often struggles to meet its manning needs, particularly for the director and Attorney General.

Bosses from major banks including Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, and HSBC held an urgent private call to discuss the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs on global financial markets. The call was organized by the Bank Policy Institute and included CEOs such as Brian Moynihan, CS Venkatakrishnan, Georges Elhedery, and Jamie Dimon. The meeting aimed to help US bank executives share their thoughts with international peers amid market chaos, which has resulted in one of the worst disruptions felt in decades since Trump's announcement last Wednesday.