On Monday, the US officially moved its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The embassy move is controversial due to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as Palestinians have long hoped to claim Jerusalem as their capital. The relocation of the embassy also marks a sharp departure from seven decades of US foreign policy. Though Trump did not personally attend the opening ceremony, he applauded it from a distance, saying the opening had been a "long time coming," and Trump associates, including daughter Ivanka Trump, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, made appearances. Meanwhile, the embassy move sparked protests and violence at the Israeli-Gaza border, which resulted in the deaths of 58 Palestinians and over 2,700 injured. Though White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah blamed the deaths on Hamas' "cynical" exploitation of the situation, others felt that Israeli Defense Forces failed to show sufficient restraint, and that Trump's decision to shift the embassy needlessly exacerbated the conflict.

In other geopolitical news, the much-anticipated June 12 summit meeting between US and North Korea seemed to be in jeopardy after Kim Jong Un threatened to cancel. Pyongyang claimed that ongoing joint US-South Korea military drills constituted a rehearsal for an invasion of North Korea, warning that the US would "have to undertake careful deliberations about the fate of the planned North Korea-US summit in light of his provocative military ruckus." North Korea expanded on its threat to withdraw from the talks, saying that it would not be pressured to unilaterally relinquish its nuclear weapons program. North Korea also apparently postponed a planned meeting with South Korea because of the drills. This is not the first time that North Korea has complained about the drills. The US Department of Defense has no plans to halt the exercises, and the Trump administration didn't seem especially alarmed by North Korea's threats. "The president is ready if the meeting takes place," said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee. "And if it doesn't, we will continue the maximum pressure campaign that has been ongoing."

As is required for all presidents, Trump on Tuesday submitted his annual financial disclosure to the Office of Government Ethics. The office is now saying that an investigation should be opened, as the financial records confirm that Trump made a large payment to former attorney Michael Cohen, but he did not include this in his 2017 financial disclosure. See an analysis from Forbes for a full discussion of what Trump's financial disclosure reveals about his various assets.

The Mueller investigation turned one year old this past week. According to Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, Mueller has agreed to limit the scope of a possible interview with Trump to two topics - though a draft of Mueller's questions revealed he'd initially planned to question Trump about five. It's still unclear if Trump will ultimately be interviewed.

In more personal news, Melania Trump underwent a successful kidney procedure and was released home on Saturday.