Megan Messerly

18 hours ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Ben Johansen |Sophia Cai |Irie Sentner

Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond. | Subscribe | | | LATEST: The Supreme Court this afternoon gave the Department of Government Efficiency unfettered access to the Social Security records of millions of Americans, our JOSH GERSTEIN reports.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

4 hours agoChina: Rat sparks panic when it runs into dress shopZhejiang, China - June 03, 2025 A rat sparked panic when it darted into a dress shop causing women to flee in fear. CCTV footage shows the rodent scurrying across the floor in Zhejiang, China. The shopkeeper quickly stepped outside to avoid the animal, while three customers were left hopping and shrieking as they tried to dodge it. Everyone then left before a janitor grabbed the tiny pest and carried it away on June 3.

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Megan Messerly |Phelim Kine |Ari Hawkins |Daniel Desrochers

President Donald Trump said he spoke Thursday with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, breaking the monthslong silence between the two men. It represents a significant, positive step for China-U.S. relations as the two countries work to deescalate a trade war Trump started this spring by levying 145 percent tariffs on China. The Chinese retaliated, halting trade between the two countries.

3 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Phelim Kine |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Ari Hawkins

— Prezydent ma obsesję na punkcie rozmowy z Xi — powiedział jeden z rozmówców POLITICO zaznajomiony z chińsko-amerykańskimi negocjacjami handlowymi. Chińczycy tymczasem już odcinają Amerykanów od kluczowych komponentów w sferze technologii. Nadzieje Trumpa na szybkie porozumienie najpewniej okażą się płonne, a prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych może zostać odprawiony z kwitkiem. A to oznacza dla niego i Ameryki szereg problemów.

4 days ago | politico.com | Phelim Kine |Daniel Desrochers |Megan Messerly |Ari Hawkins

The person familiar with the trade talks, who was granted anonymity to speak candidly about their private conversations, said the administration is under “a lot of pressure” because of China’s block on critical minerals, crucial components for everything from auto and electronics manufacturing to munitions production.