Hong Kong has suspended its postal services to the United States amid the ongoing trade war with President Donald Trump. The Hongkong Post will no longer accept air mail packages bound for the US starting from April 27 and residents should expect to pay "exorbitant and unreasonable fees" if they still wish to deal with the US. An official government statement accused the US of being "unreasonable, bullying, and imposing tariffs abusively," stating that Hongkong Post will not collect any tariffs on behalf of the US.

Former President Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump and Elon Musk during his first post-presidency speech, targeting their efforts to destabilize Social Security. He asked "Who in the hell do they think they are?" and accused them of creating "needless pain and sleepless nights". Without mentioning Trump or Musk directly, he quoted Martin O'Malley saying that they want to "wreck" Social Security so they can "rob it" to deliver huge tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations.

President Donald Trump suggested that Harvard University could lose its tax-exempt status due to alleged antisemitism on campus. He posted on Truth Social that if Harvard continues to push "sickness" (antisemitism), it may lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity. The president cited the condition that tax-exempt organizations must act in the public interest, implying that Harvard is not doing so.

Steve Witkoff, United States special envoy, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisors for five hours to discuss peace talks and a reset of relations between the two countries. Witkoff reported that progress was made during the meeting, which focused on ongoing peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, security protocols, NATO, Article V, and economic opportunities. He stated that Putin's goal is to achieve permanent peace in the region and expressed optimism about reshaping the US-Russia relationship through commercial opportunities that could bring stability to the region.