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, today 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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