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U.S. President Donald Trump talks at a press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. This is the final day of President Trump’s second UK state visit, with the previous one taking place in 2019 during his first presidential term. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) / Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with President of Congo Republic Denis Sassou Nguesso (not pictured) in The Great Hall of People on September 04, 2025 in Beijing, China. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, 26 foreign heads of state and government will attend a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and Japan's surrender. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Trump to meet in-person with President Xi Jinping, discuss TikTok deal

President Donald Trump announced that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping will have their first face-to-face meeting since his re-election, and have “made progress” on a TikTok deal.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 13: In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen on a phone on March 13, 2024 in New York City. Congress is set to vote and pass a bill that could ban the popular app TikTok nationwide and be sent to the Senate for a vote. The bill would force the Chinese firm ByteDance to divest from TikTok and other applications that it owns within six months after passage of the bill or face a ban. Lawmakers argue that ByteDance is beholden to the Chinese government making the app a national security threat. (Photo Illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

U.S. and China reach TikTok deal framework, Trump to meet with Xi on Friday: ‘Commercial terms have been agreed upon’

The Trump administration announced that the United States and China have reached a preliminary framework agreement regarding TikTok’s ownership.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 15: U.S. President Donald Trump stops and talks to the media before he boards Marine One on the South Lawn at the White House on June 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The President will attend the annual meeting of the Group of 7 nations, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States are taking place in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, and will run until late Tuesday. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump orders removal of protest tent near WH

President Donald Trump has ordered that the long-standing blue tent in front of the White House be taken down.

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act after signing it into law, during a press availability in the Oval Office of the White House on September 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed a series of executive orders which included the renaming of the Department of Defense to the Department of War. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump signs executive order offering tariff exemptions for countries with U.S. trade deals

President Donald Trump has signed an Executive Order (EO) expanding upon previous presidential actions, offering some tariff exceptions to United States trade partners for certain products.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) talks to reporters after meeting with some of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers at the U.S. Capitol on September 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Johnson said he supported House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman James Comer's (R-KY) investigation into Epstein but wants to respect the privacy of accusers in the process. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Democratic leadership criticized Speaker Johnson’s decision to adjourn early for the August recess to avoid a vote on the Epstein files. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Speaker Mike Johnson: It’ll be up to Congressional Democrats to stave off federal shutdown

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that it is up to Democrats in Congress to avoid a federal shutdown on October 1st — while specifically calling out Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 25: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens to President Donald Trump talk to journalists after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Furthering his federal takeover of the capital city’s law enforcement, Trump signed orders ending cashless bail in the District of Columbia, mandating prosecution for people who desecrate the American flag -- including by burning it -- and other orders. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump floats renaming DOD to ‘stronger’ Department of War

President Donald Trump has expressed an interest in renaming the Department of Defense (DoD) to its original designation, the “Department of War.”