President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on Thursday on all U.S. trading partners, citing unfair trade barriers they use against the United States. Trump also met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been sworn in as Secretary of Health and Human Services after the Senate confirmed him with a vote of 52 to 48. The Senate also held a confirmation hearing for Trump’s education nominee, Linda McMahon.
A flash flood watch and evacuation warnings are in effect for burn zones across the Los Angeles area. Crews have installed nearly 120 miles of barriers across Southern California as the region braces for its most powerful winter storm of the season.