Closing summary
This ends our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. We will return on Thursday morning, but here are the latest developments:
The US senate voted overwhelmingly against two resolutions introduced by Bernie Sanders to block arms sales to Israel over its destruction of Gaza, but a dozen Democratic senators who voted against the move in April support it now.
California Democrats who have entered the race to be the state’s next governor praised former vice-president Kamala Harris on Wednesday after her decision not to run for the office.
Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has agreed to a new trade deal with South Korea that will subject imports to a 15% tariff rate. South Korean importers will pay no tariffs on US goods they purchase.
Brown University announced on Wednesday it “reached a voluntary agreement with the federal government to restore funding for the University’s federally sponsored medical and health sciences research and resolve three open reviews assessing Brown’s compliance with federal nondiscrimination obligations”.
The US Federal Reserve elected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady at between 4.25 and 4.5%, a rate it has maintained since the end of 2024. Two Trump-appointed officials on the central bank dissented.
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Sanders measure to stop sale of $675m of bombs to Israel defeated in US senate
The senate just voted to defeat the second of two resolutions from Bernie Sanders to end arms sales to Israel, with 73 votes against and just 24 in favor.
