The talks between the US and China this weekend were positive as the countries came to terms on a range of contentious points, setting the stage for leaders Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to finalize a deal this week,

Some lawmakers worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive president.

In Asia for the first time this term, Donald Trump is expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to deescalate a trade war.

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is being deployed to continue targeting suspected drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, the Pentagon said Friday.

Bitcoin and Ether jump as Washington and Beijing strike basic consensuses on tariffs, fentanyl cooperation and export controls

The US Treasury Department announced on Friday that it is sanctioning Colombian President Gustavo Petro “for his role in the global illicit drug trade.” Also sanctioned are Petro’s wife and son, and Colombia’s interior minister.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ambassador Huckabee met with the families of slain American-Israeli hostages Omer Neutra and Itay Chen.