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.
Bondi says she will be talking with controversial pick for DC US attorney
Bondi said that she is going to "be talking" to Ed Martin, Trump's pick for U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
Martin has come under fire for repeatedly defending Jan. 6 rioters. He recently lost the support of Republican Sen. Thom Tillis. The White House has stood by Martin.
"I heard about that late yesterday, too. As you saw, I was tied up all day yesterday over here at the White House. I'll be talking to Ed today to find out what's going on with that, as well," Bondi told ABC News' Rachel Scott Wednesday when asked about the latest developments.
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Attorney General Pam Bondi looks on during a swearing in ceremony for US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, May 6, 2025.
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May 07, 2025, 9:11 AM EDT
Trump admin considering deporting migrants to Libya: Reports
The Trump administration is considering deporting migrants to Libya as soon as this week, according to reports citing U.S. officials familiar with the plans who cautioned that plans could always change. Such a move would be a major escalation in President Trump's mass deportation efforts.
The Pentagon is referring inquiries on this to the White House. The White House did not immediately comment.
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the administration is planning to use a military plane to transport a group of immigrants to Libya, and that the operation could happen as early as Wednesday.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and Luke Barr
May 06, 2025, 8:52 PM EDT
Treasury secretary to meet with Chinese official on tariffs
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Switzerland on Thursday where he will meet with a top Chinese official for economic matters -- as the Chinese government says it has decided to "engage with the U.S."
Bessent's meeting comes as the trade war between the U.S. and China continues.
The meeting also follows China's government pushing back against President Donald Trump's previous comments that the two countries were actively discussing trade.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before a House Appropriations Financial Services Subcommittee oversight hearing on 'The United States Air Force and Space Force,' on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 6, 2025.
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Bessent will also meet with Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter to discuss trade and said in a statement, "I look forward to productive talks as we work towards rebalancing the international economic system towards better serving the interests of the United States.”
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will also travel to Switzerland to meet with his Chinese counterpart.
In a statement, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said Bessent would be meeting with Vice Premier He Lifeng.
"China has decided to agree to engage with the US,"
"China's position is consistent," a statement from the Chinese Commerce Ministry said. "Whether it is fighting or negotiating, China's determination to safeguard its own development interests will not change, and its position and goal of defending international fairness and justice and maintaining the international economic and trade order will not change. If we fight, we will fight to the end; if we negotiate, the door is open."
-ABC News' Hannah Demissie and Will Gretzky
May 06, 2025, 5:24 PM EDT
Trump says he told military about Houthi agreement 'a little while ago'
Trump was asked again about his annoucement that attacks against the Houthi would stop while speaking in the Oval Office, and he provided a few more details.
"We just informed them a little while ago, and all action is stopping. Some people probably haven't heard yet," he said.
President Donald Trump participates in a swearing-in ceremony for the Assistant to the President, Senior Advisor and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 6, 2025.
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Trump was asked about Houthi threats that the rebel group will continue to target Israel, and the president claimed he didn't know about that.
