Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
Chapter 2: What is President Trump's agenda during his visit to Japan?
President Trump has arrived in Tokyo on his first trip to Japan in this term. He'll meet Japan's new prime minister, who just took office last week. The visit to Japan comes ahead of Trump's next stop in South Korea, where he's supposed to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump flew into Japan today from Malaysia, where he attended the opening day of the ASEAN summit.
Adam Hancock reports from Kuala Lumpur.
Chapter 3: What trade deals did Trump sign in Malaysia?
President Trump signed a flurry of trade deals during his one-day stop in Kuala Lumpur, including agreements involving critical minerals with both Thailand and Malaysia. US-China trade talks were also held on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, with Trump bullish that a deal can be agreed when he meets with President Xi on Thursday.
a good deal with China and they want to make a deal and we want to make a deal. We've agreed to meet.
Chapter 4: How is the US-China trade deal progressing?
Trump also presided over the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia following their latest deadly border dispute in July. During his stop in Japan, the US president is scheduled to meet the country's new leader to discuss trade and defence spending. For NPR News, I'm Adam Hancock in Kuala Lumpur.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson says the U.S. and China have reached a substantial framework for a trade deal. It involves rare earths and tariffs. Besson says that, for now, the U.S. will not impose 100 percent tariffs on China. President Trump has congratulated the president of Argentina, whose governing party won midterm elections. Natalie Alcoba reports from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The country's president says he will push on with economic reforms.
Javier Millet had reason to celebrate Sunday. The libertarian leader clinched a strong victory in a test of his political power and a quasi-referendum on his tough economic prescriptions. Millet's La Libertad Avanza party secured more than 40% of the popular vote, almost nine points ahead of the main opposition Fuerza Patria, the left-leaning Peronist coalition.
This election drew more eyes than usual due to the unexpected intervention of the United States in Argentina's economy. The U.S. has recently approved a $20 billion currency swap with Argentina to steady a floundering peso. For NPR News, I'm Natalie Alcoba in Buenos Aires.
Virginia Democratic lawmakers have called the state's General Assembly back for a meeting today. Virginia may be the latest state to take up congressional redistricting efforts. From Member Station VPM, Jad Khalil tells us the effort could eliminate Virginia's bipartisan redistricting commission.
If Democrats want to get a new map in front of voters by the midterms, they'll have to amend the Constitution to do so. The meeting would jumpstart the process, and new legislators that come into office after next week's election would have to approve the same amendment. Virginia has six Democrats in Congress and five Republicans.
Jed Khalil reporting. You're listening to NPR News. It's day 27 of the federal government shutdown. State governors have been warning that federal aid for food assistance will run out by Saturday morning. Now the Trump administration is saying the same thing. On its homepage, the Agriculture Department is blaming the looming food scarcity on Democrats.
The homepage also makes other false statements about Democrats. The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Melissa is now a Category 5 storm with top sustained winds of 160 miles per hour. NPR's Eva Pukac reports it's aiming directly for Jamaica.
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