Today's Trump news

1. Iran: Trump said that the United States is in dialogue with Iran, "if we can reach some kind of agreement, that would be great. If not, there may be a bad situation." 2. India: Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil and significantly increase oil purchases from the United States and possibly Venezuela; a trade agreement between the United States and India was immediately reached. Under the agreement, the United States will reduce tariff rates from 25% to 18%. India will also work to reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers to zero for the United States. 3. Cuba: Trump told reporters that Mexico will stop supplying oil to Cuba. 4. Midterm Elections: Trump called on Republicans to take control of the election process from the states. Trump said his only concern is losing Republican control of Congress in the November elections. The latest campaign finance filings show that he has raised unprecedented amounts of money to prevent this from happening. 5. Critical Minerals: Trump officially announced the establishment of a $120 billion critical minerals reserve project. Over a dozen companies are currently involved in the project, including General Motors, Stellantis NV, Boeing, Corning Inc., GE Vernova, and Google under Alphabet. 6. Government Shutdown: Trump said, "I will immediately sign the government funding bill to make it effective." He said, "We can't have another long, meaningless, disruptive government shutdown." 7. Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Trump said, "Negotiations between Russia and Ukraine are progressing very well," stating that he had previously requested Putin to suspend actions for a week, which Putin has agreed to. Putin has agreed not to launch missiles towards Kiev. 8. Federal Reserve: After a public event at the White House on the afternoon of the 2nd, Trump told the media during the Q&A session that an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Powell would reveal the truth. 9. Harvard University: Trump said on the 2nd that the U.S. government is seeking $1 billion in "compensation" from Harvard University, and hopes to have no more dealings with Harvard University in the future. 10. Epstein Case: On the 2nd, Trump again denied any involvement in the case of deceased businessman Jeffrey Epstein, saying he has never been to Epstein's island. 11. Immigration Policy: U.S. District Judge Anna Reyes in Washington, D.C. ruled to temporarily stop the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. The measure was set to take effect on February 3rd.