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The US president is attending an economic summit on an Asia tour that includes a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
A federal judge on Tuesday extended a block that prevents President Donald Trump's administration from laying off thousands of federal employees amid a nearly month-long partial government shutdown.
President Donald Trump claims broad authority to deploy military forces in U.S. cities, stating courts wouldn't intervene during Air Force One press availability en route to summit.
What do residents in Florida and across the US think of Trump and how he’s doing as president? His latest approval ratings during government shutdown
U.S. President Donald Trump has told U.S. troops he was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into U.S. cities if needed, in the latest demonstration of his willingness to escalate a confrontation with Democratic-led local governments which oppose the deployments.
US and Chinese officials have reached a framework agreement, averting a potentially ruinous 157% tariff on Chinese goods while paving the way for a potential trade deal to be discussed between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.
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