On March 1, 1809 Congress passed and President Thomas Jefferson signed the Non-Intercourse Act, replacing the Embargo Act and reopening commerce with all nations except Britain and France.
The law reshaped U.S. economic and foreign policy at the start of Madison's administration by lifting the broad embargo in favor of targeted restrictions, a policy that influenced maritime tensions and trade disputes 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.