On May 30, 2025, President Trump announced he would double tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to 50%, effective June 4, 2025, at a U.S. Steel factory near Pittsburgh. He claimed this would protect the industry, as foreign countries circumvented the initial 25% tariff.

On May 30, 2025, President Trump signaled a preference for loyalist judges who support his agenda, denouncing the Federalist Society. The Justice Department also undercut the American Bar Association's role in vetting judicial nominees, and Trump appointed a loyalist with no deep ties to the conservative legal movement to an appeals court seat on May 29, 2025.

On May 30, 2025, President Trump held a send-off news conference for Elon Musk, who was ending his tenure as the White House’s chief cost cutter. Trump claimed Musk helped lead a sweeping government reform program but omitted that Musk fell short of achieving $1 trillion in savings and repeated a misleading claim about funds for migrants.

On May 30, 2025, Elon Musk concluded his controversial tenure as a “special government employee,” stating he would focus on his businesses. President Trump gave Musk a formal send-off, praising him and giving him a golden key, despite Musk not achieving the promised $1 trillion in savings. Musk also appeared at the White House with a black eye, claiming his son punched him.

On May 30, 2025, President Trump accused Beijing of violating a fragile truce struck earlier in May, which included rolling back tariffs and other trade barriers. His accusations alluded to China’s promise to reduce export restrictions around rare earth minerals, and Stephen Miller warned that China’s behavior “opens up all manner of action for the United States.”

On May 31, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security accused over 600 cities, counties, and states of shielding “dangerous criminal aliens.” Huntington Beach, Calif., was surprised to find itself on a list of “sanctuary jurisdictions” despite being declared a non-sanctuary city.

On May 30, 2025, it was reported that Speaker Mike Johnson waited more than four months to constitute the Office of Congressional Conduct, preventing it from investigating lawmakers. He did not empower investigators until May 13, 2025, and has yet to install a full complement of board members.

On May 30, 2025, President Trump posted on social media that he had fired the director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, calling her “a highly partisan person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position.” It is unclear if the president has legal grounds to fire the director.

On May 31, 2025, the ACLU asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stop President Trump from using the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans accused of being gang members. The Trump administration claims the presence of Tren de Aragua is tantamount to an invasion, but federal judges have issued conflicting orders on the legality of using the act.

As reported on May 30, 2025, ICE has initiated a new policy to detain migrants at immigration courts immediately after hearings if they have been ordered deported or their cases have been dismissed. Federal agents detained Andres Roballo after a hearing in Van Nuys, California, and two men in Phoenix last week.

On May 30, 2025, meteorologists and climate researchers ran a 100-hour livestream to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to weather and climate research. A report published on May 31, 2025, indicates that world scientists are looking elsewhere as U.S. labs stagger under Trump's cuts.

Trump and his allies are reportedly engaging with the "manosphere," while young men are becoming less supportive of the Democrats.