Trump touts ‘productive’ call with Xi and says he plans to go to China next year – live

Trump says he and the Chinese president made progress on TikTok and trade; the two leaders will meet in South Korea at summit next month

Today, lawmakers in the House will vote on legislation, known as a “continuing resolution” (CR), to prevent a looming government shutdown at the end of September.

The bill, introduced by Republicans, would fund the government until 21 November. According to Politico, House GOP whip Tom Emmer was confident, as of Thursday, that his party had enough votes. “We’re going to pass this,” he said in an interview.