Oct 30 WATCH: Trump and first lady host Halloween trick-or-treating at the White House By Leanne Italie, Linley Sanders, Associated Press President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted the annual Halloween parade and handed out candy Thursday evening at the White House. Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: 4 Republicans join Senate Democrats in passing rebuke to Trump’s global tariffs By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Senate passed a resolution Thursday that would undo many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the globe, the latest note of displeasure at his trade tactics in Washington that came just as the president celebrated his negotiations with China… Continue reading
Oct 30 New Trump rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The move could cut off some teachers, doctors and other public workers from federal loan cancellation. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump appears to suggest the U.S. will resume testing nuclear weapons for first time in 30 years By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press There was no indication that the U.S. would start detonating warheads, but the president offered few details about what seemed to be a significant shift in U.S. policy. Continue reading
Oct 30 6 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi By Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press President Donald Trump met with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of Pacific Rim summit gatherings in South Korea, where the two leaders agreed to dial back some of their trade measures and work together to resolve others. Continue reading
Oct 30 China says it will work with U.S. to resolve TikTok issues after Trump-Xi meeting By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press President Donald Trump's meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok's ownership. Continue reading
Oct 30 Trump cuts tariffs on China after Xi meeting By Josh Boak, Chris Megerian, Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press President Donald Trump described his face-to-face with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as a roaring success, saying he would cut tariffs on China, while Beijing had agreed to allow the export of rare earth elements and start buying American… Continue reading
Oct 30 WATCH: Johnson says House GOP ‘just fed up’ with the shutdown at news conference By Margery A. Beck, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The speaker has kept the House out of legislative session for more than a month, a remarkable closure preventing other business during the shutdown. Continue reading
Oct 29 Trump says U.S. will share tech that lets South Korea build a nuclear-powered submarine By Chris Megerian, Josh Boak, Associated Press The United States will share closely held technology to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, President Donald Trump said on social media Thursday after meeting with the country’s president. Continue reading
Oct 29 Deal to put TikTok under U.S. ownership could be finalized this week, White House says By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running in the U.S. Continue reading