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President Donald Trump rolled back his tariffs against most of the world while increasing them against China, the financial markets had one of the most chaotic and historic weeks in history, more high-profile court cases against the Trump administration saw rulings this week, Republicans took another step toward codifying their new budget and HHS chief Robert F. Kennedy made multiple proclamations.Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week:Trump's tariff war continuesPresident Donald Trump paused higher tariff rates on dozens of U.S. trading partners for the next 90 days, reducing them to a 10% baseline tax on most countries.But he raised tariffs on all Chinese exports to the U.S. to 145%. China responded with a 125% on U.S. exports.U.S. stocks jumped Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggested fear is still high about escalations in Trump’s trade war with China.Amazon shoppers can likely expect some prices to rise due to the ongoing global trade war, the company’s CEO admitted.Researchers at The Budget Lab at Yale report that tariffs could cost the average household an extra $4,700 this year.The European Union’s executive commission said Thursday it will put its retaliation measures against new U.S. tariffs on hold for 90 days to match Trump’s pause and leave room for a negotiated solution.Trump made a prescient call Wednesday morning about buying stocks shortly before announcing his tariff pause.As news that Trump was backing down on most of his tariffs reached a luncheon of Senate Republicans Wednesday, the room reacted with relief, cheers and smiles.Video below: Proposed Trump tariffs on medication could drive up costs, cause shortages, pharmacist saysJudges make consequential court rulingsThe Supreme Court on Thursday said the Trump administration must work to bring back a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to prison in El Salvador, rejecting the administration’s emergency appeal.A Louisiana immigration judge ruled that the U.S. can deport Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.A federal judge is allowing the Trump administration to move forward with a requirement that everyone in the U.S. illegally must register with the federal government.The White House's decision to ban the Associated Press from Trump's events, the Oval Office and Air Force One is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Tuesday.The right-wing network Newsmax defamed Dominion Voting Systems by falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, a Delaware judge ruled Wednesday.Federal judges in New York and Texas on Wednesday blocked the government from moving five Venezuelans out of the country until they can fight the Trump administration's attempt to remove them under the Alien Enemies Act.A federal judge says she will halt the Trump administration from ending a program that allowed Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans to temporarily live in the United States.A federal judge on Friday refused to block immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations at houses of worship.Video below: Deported man's family has message for White HouseIn other newsRepublicans narrowly got their budget plan over the finish line. Now comes the hard part. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the agency will determine the cause of autism by September.Kennedy Jr. plans to urge the CDC to halt fluoride recommendations and assemble a task force on the issue.Kennedy Jr. also traveled to the epicenter of Texas' measles outbreak after a second school-aged child who was not vaccinated died from a measles-related illness.The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is stepping down from her post amid uncertainty over the Trump administration’s attempts to broker a peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war. House Republicans passed a bill requiring U.S. citizenship proof to vote in federal elections, sparking concerns over voter disenfranchisement.Melanie Krause, the acting head of the IRS, will step down over the new data-sharing document signed Monday by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.Trump signed executive orders aimed at boosting coal, a reliable but polluting energy source that's long been in decline.Trump's nominee to oversee public lands has withdrawn her nomination following revelations that she criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.Video below: What are the public health implications of removing fluoride from drinking water?