1. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is resigning.

President Trump asked Mr. Acosta to make the announcement himself, as they stood together on the White House lawn. Mr. Acosta said stepping down was “the right thing to do,” given the uproar over the sex crimes plea deal he struck for the financier Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago. Watch the video.

Mr. Epstein, now facing sex-trafficking charges in New York, was accused of witness tampering today. Federal prosecutors said he had wired $250,000 to a former employee and $100,000 to a second person, both of whom were potential witnesses against him.