A power struggle erupted in D.C. after Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed DEA head Terry Cole as acting police chief, a move immediately challenged by D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb as unlawful. Separately, an analysis reveals that Trump's tariffs are causing a surge in producer prices, foreshadowing higher consumer costs and slowing economic growth. Public confidence in Trump's economic handling has also decreased. Meanwhile, Trump's upcoming summit with Putin is anticipated to yield little concrete progress on the Ukraine conflict, despite Trump's self-proclaimed victory.

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