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President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday ahead of a summit meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

White House

Takeaways: Trump touts tenuous deals on tariffs, rare earths and soybeans

President says summit with Xi produced 'outstanding group of decisions'

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 30, 2025 at 9:51am

Markham Erickson, left, vice president of government affairs and public policy at Google, and Neil Potts, vice president of public policy at Meta, testify on Wednesday.

Policy

Tech execs give qualified backing to ‘jawboning’ legislation

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 29, 2025 at 3:48pm
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is pictured in the Capitol on Oct. 16. His bill has initial support from another Republican senator and two Democrats.

Policy

Senators unveil bipartisan chatbot child safety bill

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 28, 2025 at 4:08pm, Updated October 29, 2025 at 3:23pm
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., walks up the House steps for a vote in the Capitol on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023.

Policy

Democrats keep focus on cybersecurity during shutdown

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 27, 2025 at 12:56pm
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Oct. 22 holding a rendition of the White House ballroom he plans to build. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Democrats press White House over ballroom donations

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 27, 2025 at 11:35am
Sen. Gary Peters has introduced a bill that would reauthorize the CISA law for 10 years.

Lawmakers sound alarm over lapsed cybersecurity law

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 10, 2025 at 12:00pm
Sen. Josh Hawley speaks to reporters in the Capitol on Thursday. He has taken a visible role on AI regulation.

AI rush prompts raft of guardrail proposals

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 9, 2025 at 5:26pm
President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Oval Office while signing a series of executive orders including a $100,000 fee for H-1B visas.

Countries try to lure foreign talent after Trump’s H-1B visa fee hike

By Chris Johnson
Posted October 9, 2025 at 1:55pm
President Donald Trump welcomes Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday.

Trump softens Canada trade talk — but warns some federal workers over back pay

By John T. Bennett
Posted October 7, 2025 at 1:57pm
As chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Ted Cruz is in a key position to advance his artificial intelligence proposals.

Cruz ‘sandbox’ plan for AI draws support, detractors

By Allison Mollenkamp
Posted October 3, 2025 at 1:14pm