President Trump’s letter-writing mission to convince world leaders to accept his tariff trade deals has hit an early snag after he misgendered one country’s head of state.

President Donald Trump cranked up the pressure Monday on America’s trading partners, firing off letters to heads of several countries, informing them of their new tariff rate. But at the same time, Trump took some of the edge off by signing an executive action Monday to extend the date for all “reciprocal” tariffs,

Trump helped Speaker Mike Johnson pressure GOP holdouts into flipping their no votes to allow the measure to go forward in time to meet the president's self-imposed July Fourth deadline. Trump says tariff letters to be sent to 'various countries' on Monday President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that his tariff letters "and/or deals" will be delivered to "various countries from around the world,

Live updates and the latest news as Trump and Netanyahu meet at White House to discuss Iran and the U.S. sends tariff letters to trading partners.

By Jeff Mason, Andrea Shalal, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump, hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday,

The United States will send additional weaponry to Ukraine, the Pentagon announced late Monday, hours after President Donald Trump said they "have to" provide Ukraine with more defensive capabilities.

They have to be able to defend themselves,” the president said, appearing to signal a reversal after his administration paused some weapons transfers just last week.

"We're going to send some more weapons – we have to. They have to be able to defend themselves," Trump said of Ukraine July 7.

On Monday, Netanyahu told Trump that he will nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in the Middle East. Write to Michael R. Gordon at michael.gordon@wsj.com and Dov Lieber at dov.lieber@wsj.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday night that he's nominating President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. The honor was "well-deserved," Netanyahu told Trump. The two leaders,