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President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the trade war with the EU last week – in a social media missive, he suggested a 50% tariff on the EU starting June 1st. Days later, he walked that back and temporarily paused the tariffs until July 9. Andrew Wilson, Deputy Secretary-General and Global Policy Director at the International Chamber of Commerce, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last month in a draft budget, the Trump administration floated the possibility of cutting funding for Head Start. Since then, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a Senate subcommittee vowing that his department will preserve the program. Mathew Moura, Senior Vice President of Strategy at Teaching Matters, joined Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

GOP strategist and Executive Director of Principles First Brittany Martinez joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the House narrowly voting to pass the budget bill, and what challenges await the legislation as it makes its way to the Senate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Ilya Somin, a legal scholar and attorney, discussed his and the Liberty Justice Center's lawsuit against the Trump Administration which aims to end the President's tariffs, as well as the recent hearing before the U.S. Court of International Trade. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On Thursday, the For Country Caucus, a bipartisan group of veterans now serving in Congress, will hand wash the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Congressman Jack Bergman (R-MI), one of the only three Vietnam veterans in Congress, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss participating in the annual event ahead of Memorial Day. In addition, he reacts to cuts and restructuring at the VA, as well as the reconciliation bill. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," HarrisX Founder and CEO Dritan Nesho discussed a new Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll showing a 5-point jump in positive economic sentiment, helping President Trump's approval rating to hold steady, as well as what voters consider his biggest achievement and his greatest failure in the early months of his second presidency. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congressman Greg Murphy (R-NC), a board certified urologist, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss President Joe Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Staff Writer Zach Everson discussed his report showing that Donald Trump’s second term has seen three new ways—Trump Media & Technology Group, World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP meme coin—for allies, favor seekers, foreign firms and governments and pretty much anyone else to direct money to the president’s business empire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent of Truth Social, disclosed “material weaknesses” in its financial reporting controls—acknowledging the risk of errors in its financial statements—according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forbes staff writer Zach Everson joins "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Republican National Committee spent more than $300,000 at businesses tied to Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. in March—including nearly $200,000 at Mar-a-Lago—showing that even as Trump promotes new revenue streams like crypto and Truth Social, his old assets continue generating political cash. Forbes staff writer Zach Everson joins Brittany Lewis on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," Clifford May, the founder and president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, reacted to the phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The union for NJ Transit's engineers walked off the job starting Friday over pay disputes, and the strike means that the country's third largest rail service has come to a grinding halt. Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop joined "Forbes Newsroom" to react to the news. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Immigration attorney Shannon Laguerre-Maingrette joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the Supreme Court case about birthright citizenship and the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," author and U.S.-China relations expert Gordon Chang discussed the U.S.-China trade deal and what comes next as President Trump continues to attempt to open up China to U.S. goods. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On "Forbes Newsroom," David Daoud, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, discussed the release of the last American hostage in Gaza, what's next in the Israel-Hamas war, and President Trump's trip to the Middle East. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dan Wang, Eurasia Group's China director, joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the temporary trade agreement between China and the United States, and what needs to happen in the continuing negotiations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Forbes senior editor Alex Knapp joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss President Donald Trump's drug pricing executive order and the impact of potential cuts to Medicaid. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Constitutional lawyer Jeff Lewis joined "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the Supreme Court case about birthright citizenship and the power of lower courts to issue nationwide injunctions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The FDA has granted approval to Teal Health's at-home cervical cancer screening wand, the first self-collection tool for HPV screening in the U.S. Kara Egan, the cofounder and CEO of Teal Health, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath talk about this milestone and what happens next. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Massimo Faggioli, professor of theology at Villanova University, spoke to Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath about the selection of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope and what it could mean for global politics to have a pontiff that was born in the United States. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.