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Right now, first-time homebuyers who were under age 59 and a half can take up to $10,000 out of their IRAs without a penalty, though there are different rules for other retirement accounts.
It's not clear how Trump's new plan would be different from existing options.
Turning to foreign affairs, President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries that oppose his efforts to take control of Greenland.
He discussed it during that same health care event at the White House this morning.
Trump said that owning Greenland is vital for America's national security, and the White House hasn't ruled out using force to take the Danish territory.
Several European countries have sent small numbers of troops to Greenland this week as part of an effort to deter U.S.
interest in the island.
And with a decision on military action apparently on pause, the U.S.
has turned to economic pressure on Iran.
It placed new sanctions on officials it said were responsible for the crackdown on nationwide protests.
Human rights groups estimate that the death toll has risen past 2,600 people.
The director of the CIA traveled to Caracas yesterday to meet with acting President Delcy Rodriguez.
It's the first known visit by a senior U.S.
official to Venezuela since the ouster of Nicolas Maduro earlier this month.
According to a U.S.
official, CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Rodriguez that the Trump administration wants to strengthen its working relationship with the government and discussed potential opportunities for economic collaboration.
Rodriguez has cooperated with the Trump administration's demands, but she's kept up the nationalist rhetoric at home.
In a speech yesterday, she said Venezuela would continue to do business with U.S.
adversaries.
And leaders of the Oglala Sioux tribe say that federal agents have arrested several Native American men, all of whom are U.S.