The United States has notified trading partners of a Wednesday deadline to submit proposals for new deals to avoid heightened tariffs, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has confirmed.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative “sent this letter to all of our trading partners just to give them a friendly reminder that the deadline is coming up,” Leavitt said at a White House press briefing on Tuesday.

Leavitt added that President Donald Trump’s trade team – led by Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick – is “in talks with many of our key trading partners around the globe.”

“This letter was simply to remind these countries that the deadline is approaching, and the president expects good deals. And we are on track for that, I will emphasize,” the press secretary added.

Leavitt’s comments confirm an earlier Reuters report that the U.S. Trade Representative sent letters to trading partners warning of the upcoming deadline.

On April 2, Trump announced “Liberation Day” and rolled out substantial tariff hikes on dozens of countries while complaining about the United States’ trade deficit and unfair trade practices used against the United States. The president paused the tariffs for 90 days on April 9 until July 8 to give affected nations a chance to negotiate for new trade agreements.

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Leavitt said that trade agreements will be negotiated and finalized on a case-by-case basis based on the unique circumstances of each trading partner. Each deal could contain various exemptions and reprieves, such as lowering the tariff on the first 100,000 cars imported from the United Kingdom to 10% from 25%.

“Each country has unique advantages, unique challenges based on their markets and what they export to us and what we export to them,” said Leavitt. “That’s why the president smartly advised his trade team to engage in tailor-made dealmaking. We saw that with the United Kingdom and we will see that with other countries, as well.”

Last month, the United States and United Kingdom announced the outline of a trade deal and hailed it as the first trade deal since Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement.

Trump’s tariff regime is under review in the courts. The New York-based Court of International Trade ruled last month that Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs were outside the bounds of the president’s authority. An appeals court temporarily reinstated Trump’s tariffs the next day while a series of legal challenges continued to wind through the court system.

Trump’s tariff announcements have caused chaos in markets, with stock prices swinging wildly on news of tariffs, tariff pauses, trade deals, and other related issues.

Newark’s Democratic mayor, Ras Baraka, filed a lawsuit Tuesday against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba after she charged him with trespassing at a federal immigration facility last month.

Baraka claims that Habba and Homeland Security Investigations supervising agent Ricky Patel, who was the lead officer in charge of arresting the mayor last month, violated his Fourth Amendment rights against “false arrest and malicious prosecution.” Baraka’s suit also accuses Habba of defamation.

Habba charged Baraka with trespassing at a federal immigration facility during an altercation on May 9, but later dropped the charge.

Habba “acted as a political operative, outside of any function intimately related to the judicial process, and in her individual personal capacity,” the lawsuit says. Patel “in this matter acted outside the scope of his employment and in his individual capacity.”

Baraka is one of six Democrats running in the primary to be the next governor of New Jersey. Baraka is campaigning as an action-oriented progressive in the crowded primary. The super PAC supporting his candidacy, One New Jersey United, has already begun funding ads highlighting his May 9 arrest.

The lawsuit’s filing coincides with the first day of early voting ahead of the June 10 primary for the New Jersey governor’s race.

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The mayor arrived at Delaney Hall, used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to house illegal immigrants, at the invitation of Democratic congressmen who wanted to inspect the facility as part of their congressional oversight authority. Baraka stood outside the facility while the assembled crowd began to call for him to be let inside, according to the lawsuit.

Baraka was later invited inside the gate of Delaney Hall by a guard who wanted to “calm the crowd,” the suit says. Patel later approached Baraka and directed him to leave. Baraka did not initially follow the order, but stayed to argue with Patel.

After finally leaving the property, Baraka was arrested and handcuffed “in an effort to effect maximum humiliation,” the lawsuit says.

On Monday night, Habba dismissed Baraka’s expected lawsuit in a post on X.

“‘Shocking’ leak from Mayor Baraka’s team: He is planning to sue the Feds,” Habba wrote. “My advice to the mayor – feel free to join me in prioritizing violent crime and public safety. Far better use of time for the great citizens of New Jersey.”