A federal judge in Rhode Island said he would order the Trump administration to continue providing SNAP food benefits despite the government shutdown.

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government.

Follow live updates on the Trump administration and national politics as the president says a trade deal with South Korea has been “pretty much finalized” during his tour of Asia.

President Trump said on Thursday that China had agreed to postpone for a year strict new controls on its supply of critical rare earth metals, potentially relieving a major pressure point that has cau...