• Tariff whiplash, again: Hours after President Trump said he would impose extra heavy tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, the White House reversed course because of a concession from across the border. Both sides backed down after Ontario’s premier, Doug Ford, suspended a surcharge on the province’s electricity exports to Michigan, Minnesota and New York. Instead, Canada will face the same 25 percent tariff as other nations starting on Wednesday. The two countries plan to discuss a “renewed U.S.M.C.A.,” the trade agreement between Canada, Mexico and the United States. 

  • Federal cuts: Trump administration officials are planning to fire nearly half of the staff at the Education Department, according to two people familiar with the decision. An announcement could come as soon as Tuesday and would gut the agency. The cuts could portend an effort by the administration to dismantle the department, as the president has said he wants to do, though it cannot be closed without Congress’s approval. Read more ›

  • Ukraine military aid: The United States said it would immediately lift the pause on intelligence sharing and restart military assistance to Ukraine, after a meeting in Saudi Arabia between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and officials from Kyiv. Ukrainian officials backed the Trump administration’s proposal for a 30-day cease-fire with Russia and the United States and Ukraine agreed to conclude “as soon as possible” a deal to develop Ukraine’s mineral resources.

  • Spending bill: The House passed a bill to avert a government shutdown at the end of the week by approving a temporary funding measure that would largely extend current spending levels through the end of the fiscal year. The move sent the measure to the Senate, where Republicans would need Democratic support to overcome a filibuster and get it to Mr. Trump’s desk before Friday’s deadline.