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BREAKING: Indiana Republicans to consider drawing new congressional map<\/a><\/span><\/use><\/svg><\/a>
The president arrived in Japan on Monday on the second stop of a diplomatic tour with trade at the top of his agenda.
<\/span>President Donald Trump alights from Air Force One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Monday.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Andrew Caballero-Reynolds \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/span>
As\u00a0Japan\u00a0tries to placate Trump\u00a0amid contentious trade talks, officials may be eyeing an icon of American manufacturing that has virtually no presence there: the Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Trump, who is visiting the key U.S. ally this week, has long criticized the lack of American vehicles sold in Japan, citing what he believes are nontariff barriers.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth left Washington early this morning on a trip that will take him to Hawaii, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea.
The Pentagon said a key theme of the trip would be \u201cthe importance of allies stepping up their defense spending and contributions to our collective defense.\u201d
In Malaysia, Hegseth will participate in a meeting starting Thursday of defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations<\/a>, while in South Korea he will co-chair annual security talks with the key U.S. ally on Nov. 4.
A group of Chinese H-6K bombers recently flew near\u00a0Taiwan\u00a0to practice \u201cconfrontation drills,\u201d Chinese state media reported late yesterday, publicizing the action just a few days before the U.S. and Chinese presidents are due to meet in\u00a0South Korea.
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry denounced the report as a propaganda ploy.
Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, sends its combat aircraft and warships into the skies and waters around the island on a daily basis, though the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has not reported any unusual activity lately.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said his team is “down to five” candidates for the next Fed chair and plans to present the list to Trump in the next several weeks.
“We\u2019re going to do a second round, and we hope to present a good slate to the president right after Thanksgiving. It\u2019ll ultimately be his choice,” Bessent told reporters during the president’s trip to Asia.
Trump chimed in, saying, “I’m thinking about him for Fed. What do you think?”
The president added that he is “thinking about Marco, I\u2019m thinking about Jamieson,” referring to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
When a reporter asked whether he was considering Stephen Miller, his deputy chief of staff for policy, Trump responded, “How about Stephen Miller? We have a lot of candidates that want the job.”
Trump said he might pick the candidate by the end of the year.
Trump had warm words for Japan\u2019s Sanae Takaichi<\/a>, whom he is meeting in Tokyo tomorrow only a week after she became prime minister of the key U.S. ally.
<\/span>Sanae Takaichi on Oct. 4.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Kim Kyung-Hoon \/ Getty Images<\/span>
Takaichi, 64, a hard-line conservative and the first female prime minister of Japan, was a protege of assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe<\/a>, who was close with Trump.
\u201cI hear phenomenal things,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One today en route from Malaysia to Japan. \u201cShe was a great ally and friend of Shinzo Abe, who was my friend.\u201d
\u201cI know they were very close and I think philosophically they were close, which is good,\u201d he added. \u201cThat really helps Japan and the United States, I think she\u2019s going to be great.\u201d
Takaichi, who had a phone call with Trump over the weekend while he was flying to Asia, told reporters she \u201creceived very warm congratulatory remarks\u201d and that she told Trump that strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance was her top diplomatic and security priority.
She said she praised Trump for brokering the recent Gaza ceasefire, while emphasizing that Japan \u201cis a very important country for the United States for its strategy towards China\u201d and the broader region.
\u201cI thought he was a very cheerful and fun person,\u201d Takaichi said. \u201cHe also recognized me well, and while sharing memories of Prime Minister Abe, he mentioned that he knew I was a politician whom Prime Minister Abe had really looked after.\u201d
She said she also thanked Trump for the \u201cgreat kindness\u201d he has shown Abe\u2019s wife, Akie Abe, whom Trump is expected to see while in Japan.
Trump congratulated Argentina\u2019s President Javier Milei on his party\u2019s victory in midterm elections<\/a> yesterday, saying he had \u201ca lot of help\u201d from the U.S.
<\/span>Argentina's President Javier Milei celebrates after winning in legislative midterm elections in Buenos Aires yesterday.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Rodrigo Abd \/ AP Photo<\/span>
Trump, whose administration has come under heavy domestic criticism over a U.S. bailout for Argentina that could be worth $40 billion<\/a>, had suggested his support was conditional on a victory<\/a> for his ally Milei.
\u201cHe had a lot of help from us,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One today en route from Malaysia to Japan. \u201cI gave him an endorsement, a very strong endorsement.\u201d
U.S. presidents do not typically express opinions on candidates in other countries\u2019 democratic elections.
Milei had been struggling to maintain public support amid massive budget cuts and austerity programs meant to slow inflation, but managed to secure the election by winning in key districts.
The nation\u2019s largest union representing federal workers is calling for lawmakers to pass a short-term spending measure to end the government shutdown immediately, urging Democrats to abandon their current position and join Republicans in supporting a stopgap solution.
\u201cBoth political parties have made their point, and still there is no clear end in sight,\u201d American Federation of Government Employees President Everett Kelley wrote in a statement<\/a> first shared with NBC News. \u201cIt\u2019s time to pass a clean continuing resolution and end this shutdown today. No half measures, and no gamesmanship.\u201d
The new statement from AFGE could put increased pressure on Democrats to budge from their current stance. Senate Democrats have insisted that they will not vote to reopen the government without a commitment from Republicans and Trump on extending health care subsidies<\/a> through the Affordable Care Act, which are set to expire at the end of the year. Without them, health insurance premiums on Obamacare markets will skyrocket<\/a> for many individuals and families<\/a>.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Canadian Prime Minister Mark\u00a0Carney\u00a0said that Ottawa is ready to sit down with the United States as soon as the U.S. is ready to do so, Reuters reported, amid fresh trade tensions between the two longtime allies.
Carney, who is in Malaysia for the annual meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations<\/a>,\u00a0said he had not had any contact with Trump since Thursday, when Trump said he was terminating trade talks after the province of Ontario started airing a TV ad<\/a> in the U.S. that featured edited clips from a 1987 address<\/a> by President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.
Trump said Saturday that he would impose an additional 10% tariff<\/a> on Canadian goods imports over the ad after it aired during the World Series<\/a>, calling it a \u201cserious misrepresentation of the facts\u201d and a \u201chostile act.\u201d
The White House has not said when the 10% tariff increase would come into effect or whether it would apply to all Canadian goods. Most Canadian exports to the U.S. are exempt from tariffs because of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that was signed during Trump\u2019s first term, but Canada is currently subject to a 35% tariff on goods not covered by the agreement, as well as sector-specific tariffs of 50% on steel and aluminum.
Trump said he would consider extending his Asia trip to add a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, even as South Korean officials expressed doubt that it would happen.
\u201cI\u2019d love to meet with him, if he\u2019d like to meet,\u201d said Trump, who had three in-person meetings with Kim during his first term. \u201cI got along great with Kim Jong Un. I liked him, he liked me.\u201d
Asked if he would be willing to extend his stay in South Korea to add a Kim meeting to his schedule, Trump told reporters, \u201cIt\u2019s our last stop, so it\u2019s pretty easy to do.\u201d
<\/span>President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in 2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Susan Walsh \/ AP file<\/span>
Trump and Kim last met in 2019 at the Demilitarized Zone, the heavily fortified buffer between North Korea and South Korea, after earlier nuclear talks collapsed amid disagreements over U.S.-led sanctions on the isolated state. Though Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in resuming diplomacy with Kim, the North Korean leader has only further strengthened his weapons programs<\/a> since Trump\u2019s first term and now says he will negotiate only if the U.S. recognizes North Korea as a nuclear power.
Oh Hyun-joo, a deputy director of South Korea\u2019s national security office, said earlier today that Seoul viewed the likelihood of a Trump-Kim meeting as \u201cvery low.\u201d
However, there is \u201ca chance that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could still change his mind and accept the U.S. proposal,\u201d she said.
Emperor Naruhito smiled and waved as Trump\u2019s motorcade pulled up to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
<\/span>President Donald Trump and Japanese Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Issei Kato \/ Getty Images<\/span>
Trump, dressed in a navy suit and gold tie, warmly greeted Naruhito, 65, whom he last saw in Japan in 2019. They shook hands and exchanged pleasantries that were largely inaudible, then posed for a photo before going inside.
Trump said yesterday that he will solve the\u00a0Afghanistan-Pakistan crisis<\/a>\u00a0\u201cvery quickly,\u201d as peace talks between the warring neighbors entered a second day.
The two countries are embroiled in a bitter security dispute, with each side saying they were responding to aggression from the other during\u00a0clashes earlier this month<\/a>.
<\/span>Taliban security personnel in the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar, after the cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Sanaullah Seiam \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/span>
It was the deadliest fighting between them in several years, marking a low point in relations while also causing alarm in a region where armed groups like Al Qaeda are trying to resurface.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Trump said the U.S. and China will \u201ccome away with\u201d a trade deal as he prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday.
\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of respect for President Xi and I think we\u2019re going to come away with a deal,\u201d\u00a0Trump\u00a0told reporters on Air Force One en route from Malaysia to Japan.
He said he was hopeful following what he described as productive preliminary talks between U.S. and Chinese trade delegations in recent days.
According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who was also on the plane, the two sides discussed tariffs, trade, fentanyl, rare earth export controls and a substantial purchase of U.S. agricultural products during the latest round of talks in Malaysia.
\u201cWe feel good,\u201d Trump added.
Trump also said he hoped to finalize a deal on TikTok during his meeting with Xi.
Trump appeared to rule out the idea of pursuing a third term through a possible scenario in which Vice President JD Vance would run for office and if elected hand over power to Trump as his vice president.
\u201cI think the people wouldn\u2019t like that,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route from Malaysia to Japan. \u201cIt\u2019s too cute. It\u2019s not, it wouldn\u2019t be right.\u201d
The president was responding to a reporter’s question about his former top aide Steve Bannon’s recent comment <\/a>on the existence of a plan for Trump to run for a third term.
“I haven\u2019t really thought about it,” Trump said. “We have some very good people, as you know, but I\u2019ve had the best poll numbers I\u2019ve ever had.”
The president then namechecked two prominent members of his Cabinet, calling them virtually unbeatable if they were to pursue a ticket together.
\u201cObviously the vice president is great. Marco is great,\u201d Trump said, referring to his secretary of state. \u201cI\u2019m not sure if anybody would run against those. So I think if they performed [as] a group, it would be unstoppable.\u201d
Trump has previously acknowledged that such a scenario \u2014 with Vance running and then ceding power \u2014 is\u00a0one way in which he could return to office<\/a>\u00a0in 2028.
Steve Bannon, a close Trump ally, recently floated the idea publicly, saying he believes Trump will \u201crun and win again in 2028.\u201d
Trump arrived at Tokyo Haneda Airport around 5 p.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) after a six-hour flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In Japan, a key U.S. ally, Trump will first meet in the evening with Emperor Naruhito \u2014 six years after they met in 2019, when Trump and first lady Melania Trump were state guests of the emperor shortly after he came to the throne.
<\/span>President Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo today.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Andrew Caballero-Reynolds \/ AFP – Getty Images<\/span>
Tomorrow, Trump meets with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi<\/a>, followed by a speech aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier anchored in Japan and a dinner with business leaders. He leaves for South Korea, his final stop, on Wednesday.
In Malaysia, Trump attended the annual meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations<\/a> and presided over a signing ceremony for an enhanced ceasefire agreement<\/a> that he helped mediate between Thailand and Cambodia, who fought a deadly border conflict in July. He also signed deals on trade and critical minerals with Thailand, Cambodia and Malaysia.
Trump\u00a0and Chinese President\u00a0Xi Jinping\u00a0are expected to reach a deal to avert a new 100% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods and are likely to meet in person soon, Treasury Secretary\u00a0Scott Bessent<\/a>\u00a0said following talks with Beijing\u2019s top trade negotiator.
Bessent told NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press\u201d moderator Kristen Welker in an interview yesterday that China was ready to make a deal \u201cafter two days of negotiations\u201d in Malaysia, where Trump began his three-country Asia tour.
A \u201cframework\u201d is ready for a meeting this week between Trump and Xi that is intended to avoid the\u00a0harsher tariffs threatened by Trump<\/a>\u00a0starting Nov. 1 should Beijing move forward with plans to put restrictions on rare earth minerals, he said.
The development could mark a potentially pivotal moment in global trade relations as the world\u2019s two largest economies edge toward easing tensions that have unsettled markets and strained diplomatic ties since Trump\u2019s tariff threats began.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
President Donald Trump\u00a0kicked off his\u00a0trip to Asia<\/a>\u00a0yesterday by presiding over the signing of an enhanced ceasefire agreement between\u00a0Thailand\u00a0and\u00a0Cambodia\u00a0that he helped mediate earlier this year.
The\u00a0five-day border conflict<\/a>\u00a0between the two Southeast Asian neighbors in July killed dozens of people and displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians in both countries.
The leaders of Thailand, Cambodia and\u00a0Malaysia<\/a>\u00a0were onstage with Trump for the signing of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, named after the Malaysian capital where negotiations took place in July.
Standing before a backdrop that read \u201cDelivering Peace,\u201d Trump said the Thailand-Cambodia conflict was one of eight wars his administration had brought to a close since he took office in January. \u201cOn behalf of the United States, I\u2019m proud to help settle this conflict and forge a future for the region,\u201d he said.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
NBC News<\/p>\n

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