5 Key Takeaways From Trump’s 1st Cabinet Meeting

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump held the first Cabinet meeting of his second administration on Feb. 26 at the White House, remarking on a wide range of topics, including government-shrinking efforts, the Ukraine rare earths deal, and Taiwan. The meeting, which opened with a prayer by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner, also introduced a new press pool managed by the White House. The pool stayed in the room for more than an hour as Trump answered their questions. Trump discussed ongoing efforts to cut spending and fire workers at multiple agencies, the state of negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, plans to continue tariffs on key trading partners, Washington’s stance on China, and a new “gold card” for wealthy visa applicants....