Trump visits the Middle East and the Diddy Trial Day 1 Highlights: Morning Rundown

Trump is expected to promote economic ambitions during his visit in the Middle East. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish price growth data for April. And the first witnesses took the view in the process of Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Here is what you should know today.

Trump goes to the Middle East with the hope of making large offers

President Donald Trump hopes to leave his traces in the Middle East when he visits Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates this week, with a focus on economic interests and dealmaking. An official of the White House said Trump would discuss opportunities for investments and cooperation with other managers during this trip. But wars in Gaza and Ukraine dare to make its economic -oriented ambitions.

This is in the morning, a newsletter on the day of the week to start your day. Register Here to get it into your inbox.

Trump's visit begins today in Riad, Saudi Arabia, a golf power that is enough in mineral wealth in which “the relationship could not really be better,” said a well-placed Trump-ally with close relationships with the region.

In Doha, Qatar, Trump is expected to give a speech and meet with American troops on Al Udeid Air Base. He will also meet with the Qatarian government to discuss the gift of the royal family of a luxury plane worth around 400 million US dollars. The proposed gift has triggered a debate in Washington whether it is the constitutional clause that excludes gifts from foreign nations without the consent of the congress. Republican Senator Ron Johnson described the plane “a fairly strange offer”, while Trump Ally Laura Loomer said that the acceptance of the gift was “a burden” for the administration. Trump described the gift as a “contribution” that the United States cannot reject.

Also worth mentioning: A deal was completed last month for a golf course in Trump-Branded near Doha near Doha in the partner of a Saudi Arabic company, in which the international ambitions of the Trump organization emphasize and at the same time raise concerns about benefiting from the presidency.

The persistent wars in Gaza and Ukraine also offer diplomatic opportunities for Trump, who announced before leaving Washington the return of American hostage Edan Alexander. The President hopes that Hamas will publish more hostages this week. And it is not on the official agenda, but Trump said he would consider to fly to Turkey to Turkey on Thursday between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

Read the whole story here.

More political messages:

• The Republicans of the house unveiled the legislative text of their comprehensive tax proposal for Trump's agenda. But an important gap over salt Could determine whether the invoice is passing a ground vote. Also in a more comprehensive plan: Designation of expiring tax cuts from 2017, the removal of the federal government to tips and overtime until 2028 and new savings accounts for newborns – but no tax increase in the rich.
• American official welcomed a group of 59 South Africans As refugees, although the Trump government has closed refugee shots from almost all other counties. Also the migration service of the Bischofskirche leaned a guideline of the federal government To step down the new refugees.
• The DNC under Committee recommended to make the vote invalid This made the activist David Hogg after a complaint that the party rules did not follow it.
• The mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, could be a blessing for him in the race of the governor of New Jersey last week. Here is the reason. Meanwhile Trump Support of the Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli.

The price growth slows down, but the uncertainty remains

The latest batch of Bureau of Labor Statistics is published today. While analysts predict slightly slow growth last month, the ongoing discussions about tariffs have brought uncertainties into the market. In the past 12 months, experts forecast an increase of 2.3% in price growth of 2.4% in March. Every month, analysts forecast 0.2%in April.

According to AAA, gas prices are around 50 cents per gallon last year than this time. However, the growth of the food price has stalled, the real estate costs have continued to increase and car prices are expected to be “partially” higher for President Donald Trump's tariffs. Read the whole story here.

The new BLS data follow the announcement of the USA and China to reduce an agreement for the time being to reduce their mutual tariffs. The development Shipped share pricesSince the Dow Jones Industrial Average Monday closes by more than 1,100 points, an increase of about 2.8%is; the S&P 500 against 3.3%; And the Nasdaq by 4.4% and now in a bull market. Despite the optimism of the markets, the strain between the USA and China has not disappeared.

Hotel guard, male escorts take the stand in Sean Combs sample

The jury was sitting, the public prosecutor and the defense have made its opening statements, and in the federal procedure of Sean “Diddy” Combs is a certificate. Combs looks like five criminal counts, including scolding the conspiracy of the conspiracy; Sex trade with violence, fraud or coercion; and transport to prostitution. He denied the allegations.

Here is what happened on Monday:

▪ A jury of eight men and four women sat from a pool of 45 potential jurors. They are at the age of 30 to 74. Among these are an investment analyst, a medical assistant, a massage therapist and a DELI employee. Here is what we still know about the jurors.

▪ During the opening statements, the public prosecutors from the southern district of New York painted combs as “larger than life”, which a criminal company led, allegedly tried for days of “freakoffs” and tried to cover up the surveillance video from him that his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in Los Angeles claimed in 2016 in 2016.

▪ The Combs defense team said that they will not fight for Combs domestic violence, but argued that these measures did not make up the potential federal crimes that are decided.

▪ A first witness who defeated the status was LAPD officer Israel Florez, a former hotel guard of the hotel who was on duty during the day, when Combs was attacked in front of the camera when he attacked Ventura. Florez said that Combs offered him a “sack of money” so as not to talk about the incident that Florez said he had interpreted as a bribe.

▪ The second witness was Daniel Phillip, a male escort who said he had received money to have sex with Ventura while Combs gave them instructions. He also said he had seen Combs Assault Ventura once and told her: “You have to get help.”

Read more About day 1 of the process.

NBC News follows the process exactly. Register So that the Diddy on trial newsletter receives the latest news, including knowledge and analyzes of our team in the courtroom.

read all about it

• A heat wave in the early season is expected Bring record temperatures with three-digit triple digits To parts of Texas, Louisiana and Florida as well as in other parts of the levels and southeast.
• Kim Kardashian will take the stand in Paris In 2016, to testify against a gang of 10 people who are known as “Grandpa robber”, to have stolen $ 9 million jewelry from her with a gun held in 2016.
• McDonald's said it Plans to hire 375,000 employees In the USA this summer in one of the largest settings in the fast food chain in years.
• Tory Lanez, the rapper, who was convicted of shooting by Megan Thee Hengst, was taken to a hospital After he was stabbed in prison.
• Phoenix Ikner, the 20-year-old in the fatal killing spree, who killed two people and injured at least six last month, was killed in Florida State University charged because of the first degree murder And and tried murder.

Select employees: No black box, no answers

More than a year later, Steve Langen waited to find out what a marine helicopter solved in a snow -covered mountain summit in Southern California and killed his son and four other service members on board. In the past week, however, in an investigation report it stated that the plane was not equipped with a device that kept the flight data in the event of a crash called “Black Box”. Without adequate data, the investigators were only able to set up theories.

This means that Langen may never know how and why he was watching Alec, his 23-year-old son, who was watching his footsteps in his Marine Aviator, this night on February 6, 2024. Herne, now the Marine Corps to add the technology to its super-stop aircraft, although he was told that this was too expensive.

“You put a service member's life a price tag,” said Langen. “For me as a father and marine who did this job, it really hurts. It hurts that it is difficult to put into words.” – Melissa Channational reporter

NBC Select: online shopping, simplified

NBC Select Editors tested two digital photo mobile phones for one month and compared the popular models. As well as The aura and skylight frames stack. The editors also tested over 20 compression socks and These six couples are the favorites.

Register for the selection Newsletter for practical product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best offers and sales per week.

Thank you for reading today's decline. Today's newsletter was curated by Elizabeth Robinson. If you are a fan, please send a link to your family and friends. You can register Here.