Live updates: Trump teases TikTok deal; Congress pushes for government funding agreement
President Trump touted on Monday morning a potential deal with China over the future of TikTok.
“A deal was also reached on a ‘certain’ company that young people in our Country very much wanted to save. They will be very happy!" Trump posted, noting he'd be speaking this week with China's President Xi Jinping.
In a separate post, he weighed calling a national emergency to secure the District of Columbia.
Congress is barrelling toward a potential shutdown, with just over two weeks until the government runs out of funding. As it weighs how to approach the Sept. 30 deadline, it has a full week of hearings, including two oversight hearings of the FBI, with Director Kash Patel slated to testify. Patel has come under the spotlight for his role in the investigation into conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination.
In the Senate, Trump's pick for the Fed, Stephen Miran, could get confirmed, a day ahead of the Fed board's next meeting.
Much of the nation's focus over the weekend was on Kirk. A public vigil on Sunday evening drew dignitaries and fans alike. NFL stadiums paid tribute.
Trump pledged to investigate left-leaning groups in connection with Kirk's fatal shooting on Wednesday. And Vice President Vance said he would honor his friend by hosting Monday's episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show."
Trump on Monday will meet with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and will sign a memorandum.
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