President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order reinstating multiple sanctions on Iran in a bid to impose “maximum economic pressure.” The latest move follows the Trump administration’s decision in May to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.

In a statement, Trump said the sanctions, beginning Monday, will cover Iran’s automotive sector and its trade in gold, precious metals, and the country’s currency. All other sanctions on the country’s energy sector and its foreign transactions will resume on Nov. 5.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s executive order that threatened to cut off federal funds to sanctuary cities is unconstitutional. The president’s order was in response to cities and states that don’t work with U.S. immigration authorities in enforcing the administration’s push to crack down on illegal immigration. In the 2-to-1 ruling, the court said the White House cannot withhold appropriated funds without approval from Congress.

A New York moment:

A lot of attention up here in the Northeast has focused on the (likely frivolous) lawsuit that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Maryland recently filed against the new federal tax law. Although the federal tax reform passed last year reduces New York’s federal tax burden overall, it sets a $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions.

President Donald Trump said Sunday he is willing to shut down the federal government if Democrats in Congress won’t cooperate on legislation to secure the U.S. southern border with Mexico, including building a wall.

The Trump administration faces a court-imposed deadline Thursday to reunite thousands of children and parents separated at the U.S. southern border after crossing into the country illegally. Authorities have identified 2,551 children age 5 and older who may be covered by the order. As of Tuesday, 1,012 parents had reunified with their children, and hundreds of other parents had been cleared and were just waiting on transportation. Still hundreds more children remained whose parents already were deported.

President Donald Trump is unbowed by bipartisan criticism of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a Tuesday morning tweet, the president called Monday’s summit in Helsinki “even better” than his meeting with NATO allies last week in Brussels. Trump is facing severe bipartisan criticism for his refusal to challenge Putin over Russia’s election hac

House Speaker Paul Ryan and other high-profile Republicans responded with criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, saying Trump should have stood up to the Russian leader over the issue of election interference. At a joint news conference with Putin in Helsinki, Trump said he sees no reason why Russia would interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Putin also continued to deny that Russia tried to influence the election.