Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in New York ahead of President Trump’s planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trade, artificial intelligence and critical minerals are expected to dominate the agenda.
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President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani are expected to meet Monday at Gracie Mansion to discuss issues affecting the city. The meeting will be their first in New York City after at least two prior White House meetings.
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said she urged President Trump not to “squander” Hispanic voter support amid concern over his immigration enforcement policies. Trump pushed back, saying Salazar does not have “a very strong feeling about the border.”
President Trump said he has agreed to convert a planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery into a “top grade Military Complex” with drone storage and sniper facilities. The project has drawn scrutiny over sightlines, historic impacts and its proximity to Reagan National Airport.
State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are testing Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s weakened CDU after a recent AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt. Polls show the CDU at risk of losing power in Berlin and barely clearing the parliamentary threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Ed Sheeran addressed the Gaza war and the removal of Macklemore from his tour during a solo concert in Philadelphia. Protesters gathered outside Lincoln Financial Field as several supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with Macklemore.
Denmark and Greenland cautiously welcomed a U.S. security agreement on Greenland, while stressing that sovereignty would be protected. The deal is expected to be signed in New York but still requires Danish and Greenlandic parliamentary action.
President Trump said he will create an “AI Force” and appoint a new AI czar, rejecting calls to slow artificial intelligence development. The announcement comes as researchers, lawmakers and state officials renew warnings about the technology’s risks.