Hours before more than 40 million Americans were due to lose their SNAP benefits, the president and his court of cronies banqueted in style.

President Donald Trump has announced his intent to designate Nigeria a "country of particular concern" over religious freedoms.

Former President Barack Obama touted Democratic candidates for governor in two states at campaign rallies on Saturday, urging voters in next week's election to reject what he called the “lawlessness and recklessness” of President Donald Trump's administration.

President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal government.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune promised after last year's election that the legislative filibuster, which requires 60 votes for most bills to advance, wouldn't be altered on his watch.

GOP senators, including Majority Leader John Thune, have defended the 60-vote requirement for legislation.

After a first face-to-face meeting in years, the U.S. and Chinese leaders said they agreed to lower tariffs, ease rare earth curbs, and work together to end the Russia-Ukraine war.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he has apologised to US President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff advertisement which had used a Ronald Reagan quote. Last week, in response to the advert, Trump suspended trade talks with Canada and said he would impose an additional 10% tariff on Canadian imports.