Wed Apr 5, 2017 | 01H:49 GMT/UTC/ZULU TIME
Highlights of the day for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday:
SENATE SHOWDOWN ON GORSUCH
The U.S. Senate moves toward ramming through approval of Trump's Supreme Court nominee this week, as its top Republican says he has the votes to wipe away Democratic roadblocks but vows to preserve the minority party's ability to hold up legislation.
HEALTHCARE OR TAX OVERHAUL?
Trump and Republicans in Congress lurch between repealing Obamacare or rewriting the U.S. tax code as their top priority, with House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan dampening White House hopes for a quick vote on healthcare legislation.
SYRIAN CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
Trump condemns a Syrian chemical weapons attack that killed dozens and blames Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, but does not say how he will respond despite calls from France for stronger U.S. leadership.
NORTH KOREA
North Korea fires a ballistic missile from its east coast into the sea, South Korea's military says, ahead of a summit between U.S. and Chinese leaders who are set to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program.
CHINA SUMMIT
Although worried about the prospect of a trade war, American businesses operating in China nonetheless want Trump to wring some concessions on market access from China's leader Xi Jingping when the two meet this week.
KUSHNER IN IRAQ
Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, voices optimism about the long-term U.S. alliance with Iraq's military and its campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State, as he visits a base about 10 miles (16 km) from the city.
In its first official remarks on Trump since he became president, Islamic State says the United States is drowning and "being run by an idiot."
INFRASTRUCTURE
Trump vows to cut red tape to speed approval of infrastructure projects and says his overhaul could top $1 trillion on roads, tunnels and bridges, one of his 2016 election campaign promises.
ENVIRONMENT
Some big American coal companies have advised Trump's administration to break his promise to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement –- arguing that the accord could provide their best forum for protecting their global interests.
NEXT SEC HEAD
The Senate Banking Committee votes to advance Jay Clayton's nomination as the next chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission to the full Senate for approval.
DODD-FRANK 'HAIRCUT'
Trump says his administration is working on changes to Dodd-Frank banking regulations that will make it easier for banks to lend money.
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