President Donald Trump says he is imposing new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners. The United States will impose taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor. Trump also said earlier Thursday that a new agreement reached with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program will require the kingdom to normalize relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords. Trump said the new nuclear deal does not allow for enrichment of uranium. Experts are concerned the deal lacks guardrails to prevent uranium enrichment to weapons-grade levels.

The police shooting death of a man with a knife has roiled Wisconsin's capital and prompted politicians from the governor to city officials to call for transparency and accountability. City of Madison officials identified the man as homeless at a Thursday news conference that was interrupted by protesters. As cellphone video of the shooting circulated on social media, the Madison police chief urged people to remain calm pending an independent state investigation. The shooting also infused itself into politics ahead of Wisconsin's gubernatorial primary, with rival contenders weighing in.

The government has withdrawn subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet. The withdrawals in U.S. District Court followed a remarkable back and forth between a visibly irritated Judge Arun Subramanian and government attorneys. They come at a time when the Trump administration is vigorously going after news organizations whose reporting and coverage it doesn’t like — and also trying to crack down on leaks inside the government.

As President Donald Trump continues to push for stricter proof of citizenship laws ahead of the midterm elections, social media users are falsely alleging that an old clip shows former President Barack Obama telling people in the U.S. illegally to vote in the 2016 election. But the clip has been edited to make this seem true. In reality, Obama urges people who can legally vote, including Latino citizens, to cast a ballot and does not advocate for noncitizen voting of any kind.

Racing clock, Trump administration unveils double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as stopgap 10% levies end Friday.

Salman Rushdie has testified for the second time about being stabbed nearly to death four years ago in a western New York amphitheater. The prize-winning author took the witness stand Thursday at Hadi Matar's federal terrorism trial. The 28-year-old Matar already was convicted of a state-level attempted murder charge in the 2022 attack at a cultural institution where Rushdie was poised to speak about threats to writers and artists. Matar has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that include engaging in an act of transnational terrorism. Prosecutors claim Matar was motivated by an Iranian leader’s 1989 call for Rushdie’s death because of his novel “The Satanic Verses.”