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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to review federal policies that restrict plastic straws.

On Monday, President Trump signed a slew of new executive orders, including imposing sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

A federal judge on Monday extended a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration's "Fork in the Road" offer to federal employees. Judge George O?Toole said he's taken the matter under advisement, but there was no timeline on when he would make a decision.

Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., on Thursday said that she is leaving the Congressional Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus due to Elon Musk's cost-cutting measures in the executive branch. Eric Cole, former CIA hacker and cyber security expert, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss. Hoyle made the announcement via a statement and said her intentions on the caucus were to serve as a good steward for her constituents' tax dollars and to make the government more streamlined and efficient.

President Trump opened his news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday by presenting a picture of the two of them, calling Japan a ?great country? and stressing that the United States would continue to be an ally on security. The U.S. president took a decidedly gracious turn in his prepared remarks, after having antagonized other allies such as Canada, Mexico and the European Union with threats of tariffs and claims that the rest of the world is ripping off America.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday as two allies wary of China's rise work to boost business and security ties while an escalating trade war threatens to rupture the global economy. "We love Japan!" Trump said as he greeted Ishiba and the two shook hands. Trump, whose first three weeks in office have shredded norms and shaken foreign capitals from Ottawa to Bogota, has taken a more conventional approach to Washington's longstanding Asia-Pacific allies, including Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave brief remarks following a closed-door meeting. Their press conference came just days after President Trump proposed for the U.S. to take control of Gaza. Netanyahu and Johnson have both supported the idea, despite scrutiny from others, including lawmakers, U.S. allies and adversaries.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the U.S. nor Israel is a member of or recognizes the court, which has issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes over his military response in Gaza after the Hamas attack against Israel in October 2023. Tens of thousands of Palestinians, including children, have been killed during the Israeli military?s response.

A judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's plan offering incentives for federal workers to resign and extended the deadline to Monday. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft spoke about the federal employee deferred resignation offer and more with BasedPolitics Co-Founder Brad Polumbo.

Barron's Ideas Editor Matt Peterson joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its access to government payment systems. Several government employee unions brought suit over who could access the material as part of a government-wide evaluation of programs and systems, led by DOGE. Democratic attorneys general in more than a dozen states also vowed to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk and DOGE from accessing sensitive data.