The president's approval rating has ticked down following the passage and signing of the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Futures contracts hit a record price after the president announced plans for a 50 percent tariff on the metal, driving up costs for businesses.

The price of copper moved upward sharply yesterday after President Trump said he thought imports should be taxed at 50%. He also said pharmaceuticals should be tariffed at 200%. The U.S. is not self-sufficient in either product—which would make life more expensive for Americans if Trump follows through with his plans.

President Donald Trump said he will impose a 50% tariff on copper imports on Tuesday, and suggested more steep sector-specific duties are on the way.“Today, we’re doing copper,” Trump said during a Cabinet meeting at the White House.

The Russian leader is convinced that Moscow’s battlefield superiority is growing, and that Ukraine’s defenses may collapse in the coming months, according to people close to the Kremlin.

Trump says he approved sending defensive weapons to Ukraine. President Donald Trump commented further on Tuesday about the apparent reversal on sending more weapon

"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.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met for a second time in two days with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Gaza as Trump's Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a ceasefire deal.