President Donald Trump has announced new trade deals following his meeting with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping, with agreements focusing on fentanyl, rare earths, and soybean purchases. The president also directed the Pentagon to immediately resume testing U.S. nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other countries’ testing programs, specifically referring to Russia and China.
It’s day 30 of the government shutdown, and millions of Americans are set to lose food assistance benefits this weekend. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency to issue $65 million in assistance to food banks. Meanwhile, a federal judge appears poised to force the government to disburse food stamps amid the ongoing shutdown….