Concluding his three-day state visit to the United Kingdom, President Donald Trump is set to face reporters at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer where Trump is expected to face more questions about developments at home than his visit abroad.

Back in the U.S.A.: ABC confirmed it indefinitely pulled comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, the left’s mounting criticism over the Trump administration’s actions targeting speech, a looming possible government shutdown, and the ongoing controversy over Trump’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

These and other items could come up at Trump’s news conference, set for 9:20 a.m. ET on Sept. 18.

Trump’s appearance before the press comes after ABC's late-night shakeup that came amid pressure from Trump-appointed Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr over comments Kimmel made regarding the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The U.S. president cheered ABC for “finally having the courage to do what had to be done” in a late-night Sept. 17 post on Truth Social that also called for NBC to cancel late-night shows of comedians Seth Myers and Jimmy Fallon. “Do it NBC!!!” Trump wrote.

The indefinite canceling of Kimmel’s show – combined with threats from the Trump officials to “go after” left-leaning organizations they say have incited violence – has alarmed Democrats and First Amendment advocates over free speech concerns in the wake of Kirk’s fatal shooting.

When Trump returns to the United States, he also faces a possible federal government shutdown on Oct. 1 if Congress does not pass legislation to fund the government. House Republicans proposed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government funded through Nov. 21, but Democrats are pushing policy demands such as extending healthcare subsidies that are set to expire.

Then there’s the Epstein controversy, which has followed Trump to England on his brief trip. As the president met with the royal family and Starmer, protesters gathered in parts of England to highlight his past friendship with Epstein. It comes as the Trump administration has refused to release all files in the government’s investigation into the disgraced financier and sex offender.

Trump and Starmer get down to business

The first day of President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK ended with a banquet and a toast to America's prosperity. Now, the two countries are getting down to business.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting Trump at his Chequers country estate for a private discussion, before they play up commercial investments from Fortune 500 companies at a business reception and take questions from the media at a joint news conference.

U.S. officials declined to say ahead of the meeting what Trump and Starmer would discuss but the leaders have exchanged views on the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine during previous talks. Starmer is helping to organize a coalition of nations to defend Ukraine against future Russian attacks while Trump takes the lead on peace negotiations.

The allied countries are at odds, however, over Israel's ongoing war against Hamas. Starmer has said the UK will join France and other nations in recognizing a Palestinian state at a United Nations gathering next week, if Israel does agree to a ceasefire and improve humanitarian conditions. The United States has sharply criticized the underlying resolution and said it is hurting diplomatic efforts to end the war.

So far, Trump's visit has been heavy on pagentry and light on policy, with a trade deal between the two countries already agreed upon. The two leaders were expected to sign agreements involving technology and nuclear partnerships.

The British government said the countries had agreed to a package of $341 billion in commercial investments that would lead to a combined 7,600 high-quality jobs markets. - Francesca Chambers

What is Chequers?

President Donald Trump is meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, a 1,500-acre, 16th-century manor house and estate about 30 miles northwest of London. Chequers is the official country retreat of British prime ministers - the Camp David of Britain if you like.

And like its American counterpart, Chequers has hosted many historic and famous meetings. During World War II, Winston Churchill conducted war-related business long into the night at Chequers, often punctuated by a movie or large dinner. Churchill was also at Chequers when he heard Japan's navy had attacked the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into the war.

More recently, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Chequers. And in 2018, former Prime Minister Theresa May was at Chequers when she finalized her plan for Brexit - Britain's exit from the European Union, though it was her successor, Boris Johnson, who got the plan approved by Britain's Parliament.

Starmer will give Trump a tour of Churchill's archive at Chequers, which is where he wrote and broadcast many of his wartime speeches. Historians say Churchhill composed many of them while propped up in bed or pacing the estate's garden. - Kim Hjelmgaard

First Lady Melania Trump tours Royal Library and Frogmore Gardens

First lady Melania Trump began the second day of the U.K. visit with a tour of the Royal Library in Windsor with Queen Camilla.The library included a display table of miniature books made especially for the Queen Mary doll house. It included books such as “How Watson Learned the Trick” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and “Winnie the Pooh” by AA Milane, both published in 1922.

The pair then met with six schoolchildren who were writing and drawing pictures of animals.

“You need to have very small writing to fit on a very small book,” the first lady told one child.After that, the first lady joined Princess Catherine for a tour of Frogmore Gardens and a visit with a Scouts division of “Squirrels” for children ages 4 to 6.The children sat at two activity tables putting ink on leaves and pressing them on paper.As she interacted with the children there, one child asked the first lady what her favorite bug was, she replied, “A ladybug.” - Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy

A lavish banquet and an overnight stay a Windsor Castle

Trump's accommodations were fit for a king: the president and first lady Melania Trump were overnight guests of King Charles and Queen Camilla at Windsor Castle.

The British royals held a lavish banquet for the Trumps attended by high-profile executives, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

In his remarks, Trump said he and King Charles shook “about 150 hands" before the dinner. The president called his unprecedented, second state visit "one of the highest honors of my life."

Offering a toast to the Trumps, King Charles said it was a celebration of an "unparalleled partnership" between the two nations and wished "health, prosperity and happiness of the people of the United States of America.” - Francesca Chambers

CEOs snag invites to Trump reception

CEOs from some of the nation's top businesses are flocking to the United Kingdom for a roundtable and reception Starmer is putting on for Trump on the final day of his state visit.

The CEOs expected to attend ranged from tech leaders to money managers and includes Apple's Tim Cook, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, Blackstone's Stephen Schwarzman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Citigroup's Jane Fraser, BlackRock's Larry Fink, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Lockheed Martin's Jim Taiclet, Nucor Steel's Leon Topalian, Salesforce's Marc Benioff and Bank of America's Brian Moynihan, according to a list obtained by USA TODAY.

More than two dozen business leaders were expected to attend the reception at Chequers, according to a British government official familiar with the invitations.

Trump's visit to the UK formally kicked off on Sept. 17 with a horse-drawn carriage ride to Windsor Castle and an audience with King Charles and Queen Camilla. - Francesca Chambers

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump holds UK news conference as Jimmy Kimmel, speech fight eclipses visit: Live updates

Reporting by Joey Garrison, Francesca Chambers, Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy and Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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