President Donald Trump narrowly avoided a rebuke from the U.S. Senate on his tariffs due to one Democratic senator's absence. The resolution, defeated with a 49-49 tie on April 30, reflects discontent with Trump's 10% across-the-board tariffs and now-paused "retaliatory" tariffs that rattled Wall Street and contributed to a shrinking GDP as four Republicans joined with all present Democrats in supporting it.

President Donald Trump closed his address at the University of Alabama on May 1 by taking aim at Harvard University.

President Donald Trump spoke at a pre-commencement event to graduates and supporters in Coleman Coliseum at the University of Alabama.

President Donald Trump delivered a speech at the University of Alabama’s commencement where he told the graduates “this is the golden age”, touted his efforts to bar transgender women from competing in sports,