The White House has tapped a former mining executive to head an office at the National Security Council focused on strengthening supply chains, three sources said, as a pared-down NSC zeroes in on a few of President Donald Trump's most oft-stated priorities.

President Donald Trump hosted Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at the White House on Tuesday to discuss security in the Indo-Pacific and possibly hammer out a trade deal between the United States and its oldest regional military ally.

President Donald Trump hosts Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday at the White House, seeking closer security and economic ties at a time when China is increasingly assertive in the Indo-Pacific region.

The White House intends to publish a plan on Wednesday that calls for the export of American AI technology abroad and a crackdown on state laws deemed too restrictive to let it flourish, a document seen by Reuters shows.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a trip to China might be “not too distant,” raising prospects that the leaders of the world's two largest economies may meet soon to help reset relations after moving to climb down from a trade war.

China is refusing to let a U.S. Department of Commerce employee and a Wells Fargo banker leave the country, officials say.

Harvard turned to international donors, including China, as one way to help save it from financial troubles. That money is dwindling, but Republicans are questioning the relationship.

OBAMA'S REBUKE: Former President Barack Obama’s office issued a rebuke of Trump yesterday over his accusation that his predecessor committed “treason” and rigged the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.