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Last Updated: May 11, 2025, 7:01 PM EDT

The White House said on Sunday that it reached a trade deal with China as the two countries negotiated for a second day in Switzerland. China has yet to comment on Sunday's talks.

"We’re confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us to work toward resolving that national emergency,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters in Geneva. But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said "substantial progress" had been made but stopped short of touting a full deal.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom -- the first in what the White House said it hopes will be a flurry of agreements while the reciprocal tariff pause is in effect. With UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on speaker phone in the Oval Office, the leaders conceded that they are still working out the details of the agreement.

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May 06, 2025, 2:47 PM EDT

Ceasefire agreement between Houthis, US reached, Foreign Ministry of Oman says

A ceasefire agreement between the Houthis and the US has been reached, a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of Oman said in a post on X Tuesday after Trump’s comments on the matter.

“Following recent discussions and contacts conducted by the Sultanate of Oman with the United States and the relevant authorities in Sana’a, in the Republic of Yemen, with the aim of de-escalation, efforts have resulted in a ceasefire agreement between the two sides,” the statement from the Foreign Ministry of Oman said.

“In the future, neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping,” the statement added.

-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman

May 06, 2025, 2:14 PM EDT

Supreme Court allows Trump to implement trans military service ban for now

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can move forward with a ban on transgender military service members for now, lifting a lower court injunction against the policy after a judge ruled it was an "unsupported, dramatic and facially unfair exclusionary policy."

The court did not explain its decision other than to say the order would expire if the justices ultimately take up the case on the merits and issue a ruling striking it down. Litigation continues in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson indicated they would have denied Trump's request for a stay.

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer

May 06, 2025, 1:02 PM EDT

Tariffs a focus at Bessent testimony before House

A partisan divide over the Trump administration’s tariff policy took center stage when Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testified before a House subcommittee on Tuesday.

Roughly one month after Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff announcement, several Democratic members warned of potential price hikes and looming uncertainty as the White House seeks deals with dozens of trade partners.

“I compare them to how monkeys throw dung,” Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan said of the tariffs. “You never know where they’re going to land.”

Some Republicans, on the other hand, characterized the tariffs as an effort to counteract a decadeslong loss of manufacturing to China.

Republican Rep. Nick LaLota highlighted the nearly $300 billion U.S. trade deficit with China last year.

“Are tariffs a tool to reduce the trade deficit with China?” LaLota asked.

“Yes, sir,” Besssent said.

Then, LaLota asked: “Are they a tool to protect jobs?”

“100%” Bessent said.

May 06, 2025, 12:46 PM EDT

Carney pushes back against Trump

The Canadian prime minister again dismissed Trump's stances on taking over the country and tariffs.

"Well, respectfully, the Canadians' view on this is not going to change on the 51st state. Secondly, we are the largest client of the United States in ... the totality of all the goods. So we are the largest client of the United States," he said.

PHOTO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as he meets with US President Donald Trump  in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 6, 2025.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney looks on as he meets with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 6, 2025.
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"We have a tremendous auto sector between the two of us, and the changes we have made have been helpful," Carney added.

Trump however pushed back, but maintained he and Carney were having a "very friendly conversation."

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office at the White House, May 6, 2025 in Washington.
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"We want to make our own cars. We don't really want cars from Canada. And we put tariffs on cars from Canada. And at a certain point, it won't make economic sense for Canada to build those cars," Trump said.

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