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President Donald Trump delivered his first joint address to Congress since returning to office, Trump's recent tariff rollout hit some turbulence, the president is gearing up to dismantle the Department of Education, and the U.S. and Ukraine attempted to patch up their alliance to end the war with Russia.Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week:Trump's joint address to CongressPresident Donald Trump delivered the longest address to Congress in U.S. history, clocking in at over one hour and 40 minutes. Trump touched on a range of topics, including immigration, tariffs, transgender athletes in women's sports, foreign policy and more.During the speech, Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas was escorted off the House floor after he refused to sit down in protest of Trump's speech. Green was later censured this week for his conduct.Another form of protest that Democrats took was holding up small signs that read things like "Musk steals," "False," and "Save Medicaid." Some members also dressed in pink as a show of support for women.Here is an interactive graphic that tracked the reactions to Trump's address.Get the Facts of some of the claims made during Trump's address here.One of the stars of the address, outside of Trump and Rep. Green, was 13-year-old DJ Daniel, a childhood cancer survivor. Trump made Daniel, who was dressed up as a police officer, an honorary Secret Service agent during the address.First-term Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan delivered the Democrats' response to Trump, hitting him on the economic shock of the tariffs, his supposed abandonment of Ukraine and his enablement of Elon Musk's chaotic cuts with DOGE.Video below: Democratic Rep. Al Green removed from House chamber after disrupting Trump address to CongressTrump's turbulent tariffsAfter a one-month reprieve, the Trump administration implemented its 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Tuesday. However, after strong pushback from many industries, retaliatory tariffs from the neighboring countries and a negative reaction from the stock market, Trump rolled those back quickly.The rollback started with automakers first, but it soon became an across-the-board pause on Thursday, lasting until April 2.Trump has insisted that the U.S.-imposed tariffs are largely due to the influx of fentanyl into the country from Mexico and Canada and the failure of the countries to curb it.In his social media post announcing the pause, Trump cited a conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and her promise that progress is being made in slowing the trafficking of fentanyl. Amid the trade confusion with Mexico and Canada, a 10% tariff increase on goods from China remains in place. China has responded with retaliatory tariffs.One industry that will likely increase prices for U.S. consumers because of a trade war with China is toys.On Friday, after a week of imposing and rolling back tariffs, Trump once again threatened new tariffs on Canadian lumber and dairy products.Video below: Trump threatens new tariffs amid solid jobs reportIn other newsU.S. and Ukrainian officials are expected to meet in Saudi Arabia next week to work on a deal to end the war with Russia. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the announcement at an emergency conference of European leaders.The announcement came after Zelenskyy said that the Oval Office blowup with Trump and Vice President JD Vance was "regrettable." According to reports, Trump is preparing to sign an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, a promise he made on the campaign trail.Here's a look at whether Trump has the power to abolish the cabinet department, as well as some of the legal constraints he may face.A federal judge ruled Thursday that Trump acted illegally when he fired Gwynne Wilcox from the National Labor Relations Board. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., ordered her to remain on the job. The fired head of a federal watchdog agency said he’s abandoning his legal battle against the Trump administration to get his job back, acknowledging he was likely facing a tough road before the Supreme Court.The Trump administration rescinded a list of more than 440 federal properties it had identified to potentially offload, including the FBI headquarters and the main Department of Justice building, after deeming them “not core to government operations." It's unclear if the properties will still be sold or if the administration will release a revised list.Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors Wednesday about their so-called sanctuary city policies.