House passes CR to prevent gov't shutdown at end of week, sends bill to Senate

House passes a six-month extension of federal government funding (Continuing Resolution or CR) to prevent a government shutdown on Friday; President Donald Trump announces a doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminum from Canada, latest escalation in the trade war. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the previously announced 25% tariff on electricity to the U.S. will be suspended while further trade negotiations continue; White House reacts to Elon Musk comments about Social Security and other entitlements being the 'big ones' to find savings; Elon Musk joins President Trump at White House to buy a Tesla car; Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Ukrainian officials in Saudi Arabia and announces Ukraine has agreed to a 30 day ceasefire with Russia and the U.S. will resume military intelligence sharing with Ukraine; NTSB releases a preliminary report on the deadly helicopter & plane collision in January near Reagan National Airport and calls for a permanent change in the routes around that airport after finding a high risk of another collision. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices