Planned Parenthood sued the Trump administration on Monday over a provision in the newly passed federal tax and policy bill that will strip funding from health centers operated by the reproductive healthcare and abortion provider.

The Republican reconciliation bill that President Donald Trump signed on July 4 accomplishes a goal that anti-abortion advocates have been trying to tackle for decades: defunding Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers.

The United States is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline when a tariff pause by President Donald Trump expires.

The United States is close to finalizing several trade pacts in coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, with the higher rates set to take effect on August 1.

Musk left his post as head of Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) when his special government employee contract ended May 30. While it was initially said that he would continue on in an advisory role, his fierce criticism of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" made the departure seem much more final.

President Donald Trump called Elon Musk's plans to form a new political party "ridiculous," saying Musk could have fun with his new project but that the United States functions best under a two-party system.