China will make “substantial” purchases of US soybeans, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday after talks with Chinese counterparts, in a sign that the relations are thawing ahead of a possible leaders’ meeting.

As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the U.S. government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive President Donald Trump.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday signalled a tentative deal with China to de-escalate their damaging, tariff-fueled trade war -- just days before a summit between Presidents Donald

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

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.

The US released details of its intended trade agreement with Vietnam on Sunday, among a raft of measures signed or released during the first day of President Donald Trump’s visit to the region.

Trade talks between the United States and China were moving towards a point where President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping can have a productive meeting this week, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

A federal marshal and an undocumented immigrant were injured Tuesday after an agent opened fire during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, officials said.