President James Madison signed Macon's Bill Number 2, reopening American commerce while offering exclusive trade privileges to whichever of Britain or France first repealed its restrictions on U.S. shipping.
The law replaced the Non-Intercourse Act and became the centerpiece of U.S. neutral-trade strategy, using economic incentives to try to secure maritime rights and helping set the diplomatic trajectory that contributed to the lead-up to the War of 1812.
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The Senate Majority Leader filed a cloture motion to bring the House-passed short-term bill—authorizing enforcement of the administration's deportation priorities pending litigation—up for debate and a vote in the Senate.
The Republican-controlled House passed emergency legislation aimed at authorizing executive-branch enforcement priorities for deportations while courts adjudicate the injunction.
President Trump signed a congressional supplemental appropriations bill providing federal disaster relief funding to states affected by the Midwest spring floods.
President Trump met with bipartisan congressional leaders to discuss a potential border-security and asylum reform package aimed at strengthening enforcement and streamlining adjudication.