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A reminder of the background to the ongoing trade-related animosity.

China recently declared that it would increase exports of rare earth minerals, which are necessary for a number of everyday items like batteries, smartphones, and medical equipment. According to the White House, the action was “unprovoked” and “hostile.”. In retaliation, Trump has since declared a 100% tariff increase that will take effect on November 1.

This could indicate that Beijing is subject to 157 percent of the total levies.

Despite the growing trade war, Trump claims that “we’re getting along with China.”.

As he confirms his meeting with Xi Jinping in two weeks, the president stated that the United States is “getting along with China.”.

“We were severely exploited by China for years,” Trump claimed. Without tariffs, our position would be extremely precarious. We would be in a weaker position. However, we’ve earned hundreds of billions of dollars from tariffs, not just from China. And China wants to talk, and we like talking to China, so we have a very good relationship. “.”.

The question about how Trump and Biden’s diplomatic approaches differ is avoided by Zelenskyy.

When questioned about the “biggest difference in diplomacy” between Donald Trump and his predecessor, Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not mince words.

Since he is no longer president, President Biden has no chance of completing this war. Additionally, President Trump made it clear to the world that he could oversee the Middle East ceasefire. And for that reason, I hope he will do this,” Zelenskyy stated.

In his swift response, Trump stated that “one is extremely competent and the other is grossly incompetent,” which he believes to be “the biggest difference.”.

Trump claims that he believes Putin wants to put an end to the conflict in Ukraine.

He wants the war to end, in my opinion. Trump claimed to have spent two and a half hours speaking with the head of the Kremlin yesterday. We went over a lot of information. He wants it to end. “.”.

According to him, both leaders were “doing a great job” in their negotiations to end the war.

updated at 19:47 CEST.

“These two leaders do not like each other,” the president said in response to inquiries regarding the forthcoming meeting with Vladimir Putin, adding that “we want to make it comfortable” for everyone. “Threes will be involved in one way or another, but it may be separated,” he observed.

Zelenskyy and Trump interact with reporters.

Before turning to the day’s agenda, Volodymyr Zelenskyy merely congratulated the president on negotiating a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

“I am certain that we can halt this conflict with your assistance,” the Ukrainian leader stated. “Both the economy and the populace of Russia are suffering greatly. And this is, in my opinion, a crucial moment. “”.

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Trump says he believes he can persuade Putin to end the war and welcomes Zelenskyy.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy was just welcomed to the White House by Donald Trump.

The president and the Ukrainian leader were escorted to their bilateral lunch meeting after posing for photos.

Last updated at 19:36 CEST.

The Young Republican chapter is suspended by the New York State GOP.

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After members of the Young Republicans chapter were linked to extremely offensive and racist messages that Politico obtained and published, the New York Republican state committee suspended the chapter’s authorization.

The executive board of the New York Republican state committee unanimously decided to suspend the chapter, according to a statement released by Ed Cox, the chair of the New York Republican Party. “The Young Republicans was already grossly mismanaged, and vile language of the sort made in the group chat has no place in our party or its subsidiary organizations,” Cox said.

Following its publication on Tuesday, which exposed 2,900 pages of leaked chats from a Telegram group, the Politico article has received a great deal of criticism. People who were actively collaborating with elected officials sent some messages, while others were sent by those who aspired to assume leadership positions in the nationwide Young Republican organization.

Every state has an active chapter of the Young Republican National Federation, which has members ranging in age from 18 to 40. Recruiting young voices to the GOP and then empowering and motivating them to run for office is the goal of what their website refers to as the oldest youth political organization in the United States.

Zelenskyy will be hosted by Trump at the White House.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to arrive at the White House soon, according to Donald Trump. The Ukrainian leader has made three trips to Washington since Trump took office in January.

There have been no alterations to the schedule, according to the press pool covering Zelenskyy’s arrival, and the bilateral lunch is still scheduled to be closed to the media. We’ll bring you the latest as we learn more.

Last updated at 19:13 CEST.

With less than three weeks until voters cast their ballots, former President Barack Obama has endorsed the Democratic candidates for governor of Virginia and New Jersey.

Obama says that Mikie Sherrill is a “mom, who will drive down costs for New Jersey families” and that “as a federal prosecutor and former Navy helicopter pilot, she worked to keep our communities safe” in a new ad released Thursday by Sherrill’s campaign, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey.

“What we need in our leaders right now is someone with Mikie’s integrity, grit, and dedication to service,” Obama states. For your next governor, Mikie Sherrill is the best option. “.”.

Obama also appeared in a new advertisement on Thursday endorsing Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor.

“This year’s elections in Virginia are among the most significant nationwide,” Obama states in the video. We are aware that Republicans will continue to attack women’s rights and abortion rights, so choosing the right governor is important. I am pleased to support Abigail Spanberger. “.”.

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Senate staffers were notified today that they would not be paid for the rest of the shutdown and would no longer receive their paychecks for October 20th, according to an internal email that CNN examined and reported.

The notice that CNN was able to obtain states that the October 20, 2025, payday will not take place until after funding is enacted due to the appropriations lapse.

John Bolton did not speak to the reporters outside the courthouse as he was seen leaving.

He spent a number of hours this morning at the courthouse. According to CNN, the hearing itself lasted only about fifteen minutes.

Bolton is expected to return to court on November 21st, CNN reports.

last updated at 18:19 CEST.

Levine Sam.

In the midst of continued ire over former special counsel Jack Smith’s decision to obtain their phone records as part of his investigation into January 6, a group of Republican senators accused Smith of “serious prosecutorial misconduct” and urged attorney general Pam Bondi to refer him to the justice department office to look into misconduct.

Earlier this month, Senate Republicans made public FBI data that revealed Smith’s team had stolen the cellphone data of nine Republicans in Congress. Senator Josh Hawley, one of the Republicans whose information was gathered, falsely claimed during a hearing last week that the phones were “tapped.” The information gathered focused on who the Republicans had called and for how long, rather than the content of the calls. ).

Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Lindsey Graham, Tommy Tuberville, Dan Sullivan, and Representative Mike Kelly wrote, “Jack Smith’s team used a federal grand jury subpoena to obtain the phone records of sitting United States Senators and a Member of the House of Representatives without any sufficient rationale or cause.”. The phone numbers of all five lawmakers were monitored.

The Justice Department should also refer Smith to the Tennessee and New York state legal bars for investigation, they said, adding, “It is blatantly clear that, by seeking these phone records without our knowledge and consent and without any known legal predicate, the Special Counsel has violated this provision of the Rules of Professional Conduct that is intended to prevent precisely the type of conduct that occurred in this matter.”.

The phone records of Hawley, Cynthia Lummis, Ron Johnson, and Bill Hagerty were also taken.

Politico said that it had long been known that Smith had access to some lawmakers’ records. According to Smith’s report, his team also consulted the public integrity section and the justice department manual.

In his final report, Smith stated, “In accordance with Justice Manual requirements pertaining to the service of subpoenas and other process on Members of Congress, the use of election fraud charges, and the Department’s Election Year Sensitivities Policy, a longstanding Department policy regarding the conduct of sensitive investigations during an election year, the Office consulted the Criminal Division’s Public Integrity Section (PIN), which oversees the investigation and prosecution of federal crimes affecting government integrity.”.

Republicans are making the request at a time when Trump has used the Justice Department to target political rivals and has indicted former national security adviser John Bolton, former FBI director Jim Comey, and New York Attorney General Letitia James. The FBI agents and attorneys who contributed to Smith’s investigation have also been let go.

It was updated at 18:22 CEST.

Following the depletion of its remaining funds to maintain operations during the federal government shutdown, the US federal court system is set to start reducing non-essential operations and laying off some employees on Monday, according to reports.

An internal memo that Reuters reviewed and obtained contained the announcement, which was covered by the news outlet on Friday.

According to Reuters, the federal judiciary will have to send some of its more than 33,000 employees home for the first time in almost thirty years, while others will have to work for no pay.

As the government shutdown moves into its seventeenth day, neither chamber of Congress is in session today.

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Three sources told Reuters on Friday that the US military is detaining two survivors on a navy ship after saving them after a US strike on a suspected drug ship in the Caribbean on Thursday killed two others.

The strike on Thursday is thought to be the first of its kind to have survivors, a US official told Reuters.

At least 27 people had been killed by US military strikes against suspected drug boats prior to Thursday’s operation. Democratic lawmakers and some legal experts are alarmed by the strikes and have questioned whether they are legal.

The strikes are part of the United States’ war on narcoterrorism, the Trump administration has told Congress in recent weeks. According to administration officials, the United States and drug cartels are currently engaged in a “non-international armed conflict.”.

A Friday request for comment was not immediately answered by the Pentagon.

updated at 17:59 CEST.

The New York Times reports that the judge who oversaw Bolton’s court appearance imposed two requirements on his release: he had to give his lawyer his passport and his travel was restricted to the continental United States.

updated at 17:45 CEST.

Not guilty is John Bolton’s plea.

John Bolton has entered a not guilty plea to charges of improperly handling classified material.

Bolton, a former national security adviser to Donald Trump who is now one of his harshest Republican detractors, entered a not guilty plea, according to Reuters.

On Thursday, the Justice Department accused Bolton of using the Espionage Act to transmit and retain highly classified information, and filed federal charges against him in a federal court in Maryland.

The update was made at 17:30 CEST.

Speri and Alice.

President Trump offered two additional schools to join a “compact” that would grant them preferential access to federal funds in exchange for a number of demands that are in line with the administration’s beliefs. However, two more schools declined the offer.

The University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California both refused to sign the compact on Thursday.

“While the Compact would be voluntary, we are worried that linking research benefits to it would eventually erode the same values of academic excellence and free inquiry that the Compact aims to foster,” said Beong-Soo Kim, interim president of USC.

The president of Penn’s J. “At Penn, we are dedicated to merit-based achievement and accountability,” stated Larry Jameson. “”.

The universities followed in the footsteps of MIT, which was the first to reject the president’s offer last week, and Brown University, which did so on Wednesday. The proposal was later expanded by the administration to include all universities in the nation, not just the nine institutions it had initially proposed. There have been no takers thus far, and demonstrations have gathered on college campuses nationwide, urging administrators to oppose it.

According to a statement from Todd Wolfson, president of the American Association of University Professors, “The Trump compact is not just wrong — like many of the Trump administration’s attacks, it is unconstitutional.”. By requiring universities to give up their freedom of speech and academic freedom in return for federal funding, it transgresses the First Amendment. “”.

The indictment of John Bolton has been discussed by the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.

According to the board, “working for Donald Trump can be just as dangerous as opposing him.”. That’s one takeaway from John Bolton, Mr. Trump’s former national security adviser, being indicted on Thursday for improperly handling classified documents. “.”.

“There’s little doubt that the underlying motivation for this prosecution is retribution,” the editorial says, adding that “the President has targeted Mr. Bolton at least since 2020 when Mr. Trump called for his prosecution after Mr. Bolton wrote his book.”. “”.

The board also stated that they were looking forward to Mr. Bolton’s defense and that he would have his day in court.

“It’s safe to say that Mr. Bolton wouldn’t have been charged if he had praised Mr. Trump in his book,” they said.

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