Wiles to Cabinet: Stay in the USA

Donald Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, has tightened control over Cabinet officials' international travel, directing them to limit trips abroad and focus on promoting the administration's agenda domestically. At a February meeting with Cabinet members and senior staff, Wiles made clear that overseas travel should be kept to a minimum and only undertaken when absolutely necessary. Any Cabinet-level international travel now must be approved by Wiles herself. The directive comes ahead of the crucial midterms and as the GOP reckons with the president's tariff fight and other challenges. The shift in tone is notable from the early months of Trump's presidency, when some Cabinet officials frequently traveled abroad. The administration plans to continue fighting to lower costs for working families and will be traveling across the country to tout the president's agenda.