White House Public Tours to Reopen

The Administration's "America First" Global and Domestic Agenda encompassed significant diplomatic and economic maneuvers alongside efforts to counter domestic political disruptions. On the international front, President Trump completed a historic Asia trip, securing new reciprocal trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia, and establishing trade frameworks with Thailand and Vietnam, all aimed at expanding market access for U.S. goods and addressing non-tariff barriers. A major diplomatic success was the brokering of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, which ended border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. Crucial to national and economic security, the U.S. finalized critical minerals and rare earth deals with several allies, and signed Technology Prosperity Deals with Japan and the Republic of Korea to boost collaboration in areas like AI, 6G, and biotechnology, with some components supporting First Lady Melania Trump's global initiative to protect children in the digital era. Meanwhile, domestically, the government was facing a prolonged Democrat Shutdown, spanning over 30 days, which industry leaders warned was plunging the aviation system into chaos and threatening the release of essential economic data, even as the administration simultaneously moved to grant two years of regulatory relief to the domestic copper smelting industry to protect America’s critical mineral supply chain resilience.