WHAT TO KNOW

* Trump said that he made progress on several issues with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in a call this morning, including on the “approval of the TikTok deal,” and he said that he plans to visit Xi in China in 2026. * The Senate voted today to block dueling Republican and Democratic proposals to keep the federal government funded on a short-term basis, raising the chances of a shutdown at the end of the month. * The House Oversight Committee questioned Alex Acosta, a former U.S. attorney in Florida and former labor secretary, this morning in its investigation into the government’s handling of the case against the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. * Trump said he will speak at Charlie Kirk’s funeral on Sunday.

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