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President Donald Trump鈥檚 new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president鈥檚 escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

Meanwhile, scores of scientists at the National Institutes of Health sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled the Bethesda Declaration, a frontal challenge to policies they say undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources and harm people’s health.

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US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump鈥檚 phone call with Xi

High-level delegations from the U.S. and China are meeting in London on Monday to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that鈥檚 roiled the global economy.

A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng was due to hold talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a U.K. government building.

The talks, which are expected to last at least a day, follow negotiations in Geneva last month that brought a temporary respite in the trade war.

The two countries announced May 12 they had agreed to a 90-day suspension of most of the 100%-plus tariffs they had imposed on each other in an escalating trade war that had sparked fears of recession.

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In the 鈥楤ethesda Declaration,鈥� NIH scientists step forward en masse to denounce their agency鈥檚 direction

Scores of National Institutes of Health scientists have gone public to assail deep program cuts and upheaval at their agency under the Trump administration.

On Monday, more than 90 current employees sent their leader a letter entitled the Bethesda Declaration. It鈥檚 a frontal challenge to policies it says 鈥渦ndermine the NIH mission, waste our public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.鈥�

By signing their names, the NIH employees gave up the veil of anonymity common in Washington 鈥� and put their jobs at risk. Their declaration was endorsed anonymously by 250 other NIH researchers and staff. Altogether, employees from all 27 NIH institutes and centers registered their dismay with the agency鈥檚 direction.

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Trump says Elon Musk could face 鈥榮erious consequences鈥� if he backs Democratic candidates

Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship and warning that his former ally and campaign benefactor could face 鈥渟erious consequences鈥� if he tries to help Democrats in upcoming elections.

Trump told NBC鈥檚 Kristen Welker in a phone interview that he has no plans to make up with Musk. Asked specifically if he thought his relationship with the mega-billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is over, Trump responded, 鈥淚 would assume so, yeah.鈥�

鈥淚鈥檓 too busy doing other things,鈥� Trump said.

The president also issued a warning amid chatter that Musk could back Democratic lawmakers and candidates in the 2026 midterm elections.

鈥淚f he does, he鈥檒l have to pay the consequences for that,鈥� Trump told NBC, though he declined to share what those consequences would be. Musk鈥檚 businesses have many lucrative federal contracts.

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Mike Johnson downplays Musk鈥檚 influence and says Republicans will pass Trump鈥檚 tax and budget bill

Johnson took clear sides Sunday in Trump鈥檚 breakup with mega-billionaire Elon Musk, saying Musk鈥檚 criticism of the GOP鈥檚 massive tax and budget policy bill will not derail the measure, and he downplayed Musk鈥檚 influence over the GOP-controlled Congress.

鈥淚 didn鈥檛 go out to craft a piece of legislation to please the richest man in the world,鈥� Johnson said on ABC鈥檚 鈥淭his Week.鈥�

Johnson said he has exchanged text messages with Musk since he came out against the GOP bill.

Musk called it an 鈥渁bomination鈥� that would add to U.S. debts and threaten economic stability. He urged voters to flood Capitol Hill with calls to vote against the measure, which is pending in the Senate after clearing the House. His criticism sparked an angry social media back-and-forth with Trump, who told reporters over the weekend that he has no desire to repair his relationship with Musk.

The speaker was dismissive of Musk鈥檚 threats to finance opponents 鈥� even Democrats 鈥� of Republican members who back Trump鈥檚 bill.

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Trump鈥檚 new travel ban takes effect as tensions escalate over immigration enforcement

Trump鈥檚 new ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens from 12 mainly African and Middle Eastern countries took effect Monday amid rising tension over the president鈥檚 escalating campaign of immigration enforcement.

The new proclamation, which Trump signed last week, applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. It also imposes heightened restrictions on people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela who are outside the U.S. and don鈥檛 hold a valid visa.

The new ban does not revoke visas previously issued to people from countries on the list, according to guidance issued Friday to all U.S. diplomatic missions. However, unless an applicant meets narrow criteria for an exemption to the ban, his or her application will be rejected starting Monday. Travelers with previously issued visas should still be able to enter the U.S. even after the ban takes effect.

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