Trump admin updates: Trump at Charlie Kirk memorial service
The president and several of his Cabinet officials will speak at the service.
President Donald Trump is among those who will speak Sunday at the memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Cook, who was assassinated last week.
On his way out of the White House Sunday morning, Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi for doing a "great job" after appearing to criticize her the day before over the lack of prosecutions against his political opponents.
On Friday, Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi about a variety of topics, including trade and the TikTok deal.
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Trump says TikTok deal 'well on its way'
After his call on Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that the TikTok deal is "well on its way" and "the investors are getting ready."
"I think China wanted to see it stay open too, they wanted to see it, and I can tell you the young people in our country wanted to see it stay open very badly," Trump said.
Trump warns that could end up with a 'closed' country if funding bill isn't signed
During an Oval Office executive signing, President Donald Trump spoke about the ongoing funding bill that has stalled in the Senate.
Trump admonished the Democrats for not signing on and warned of a shutdown.
"I think you could very well end up with a closed, closed country for a period of time, and we'll take care of the military. We'll take care of Social Security. We'll take care of the things," Trump said.
Mike Walz, Trump adviser at center of 'Signalgate', confirmed as US ambassador
The Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz to be the Ambassador to the United Nations by a vote of 47-43 – just days before the UN General Assembly is scheduled to start in New York.
Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire were the only Democrats to support the confirmation. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was the only Republican to vote no.
Walz previously served as national security adviser for the president, however, he came under fire in the spring for inadvertently adding a reporter to a Signal chat with top Trump officials discussing a U.S. military strike on Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Trump announced in May that Walz was leaving his adviser position and nominated to be the U.N. ambassador role that was originally offered to U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik. Her nomination was withdrawn over concerns about the House's slim majority.
-ABC News' Lauren Peller
Trump says he’ll meet with Turkish president at White House next week
Trump said in a social media post Friday he will meet with Turkish President Erdoğan at the White House on Thursday, Sept. 25, as they work on trade deals, including for Boeing aircraft and military jets.
Trump said he’s “always had a very good relationship” with Erdoğan.
This announcement comes just a few days after Trump conditioned his threat of secondary sanctions on Russia on NATO allies agreeing to forgo purchasing Russian oil. Turkey is one of the largest importers of Russian oil.
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow