Stay up to date with live coverage of the Trump administration and national politics on Monday as the president touched down in Japan to meet with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first female PM.

POTUS arrived in Asia this weekend for a three-nation tour, signing peace and trade deals Sunday with the leaders of Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have a high-stakes meeting Thursday in South Korea, where they’re set to sign a trade agreement to avert Trump’s threatened 100% additional tariff on Chinese goods .

Back in the US, the Department of Agriculture warned Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will not go out on Nov. 1 — disrupting food access nationwide as the government shutdown drags on.

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