Stay up to date with The Post’s live coverage of the Trump administration Thursday as the president meets with Turkey’s leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan at White House, and federal agencies are told to prep for permanent mass firings as a government shutdown looms .

The president said last week that he and Erdogan are expected to discuss “many trade and military deals.”

The sit-down comes as Trump is considering lifting sanctions on Turkey and resuming the sale of US fighter jets — including America’s crown jewel, the F-35 — provided Ankara abandons the S-400 air and missile defense system it bought from Russia in 2019.

Follow live updates on President Trump and national politics for the latest news, analysis and more from Washington:

See Full Page