Overview
- President Trump traveled to New York’s 17th Congressional District on Friday to headline an official White House event focused on last year’s law that raised the SALT deduction from $10,000 to $40,000.
- The White House and Rep. Mike Lawler cast the policy as concrete tax relief for high-tax suburbs, and Lawler said more than 5,000 people registered to attend within hours of signup.
- Public confidence in Trump’s economic stewardship is weak, with an AP-NORC poll showing roughly one-third approval for his handling of the economy.
- Separately, the president’s announcement that 5,000 more U.S. troops will go to Poland has left NATO partners and U.S. defense officials confused about U.S. plans in Europe.
- House Republicans failed to find enough votes to dismiss a Democratic war-powers resolution tied to the Iran conflict, a setback that has pushed action on the measure into June and added pressure on GOP leaders.