Hi, this is Philip Glamann in Beijing, where the questions on everyone’s minds are whether Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump will actually meet next week and if they do, what will come of their talks.

President Trump on Thursday dismissed the need to ask Congress for a declaration of war as the U.S. military continuously launches strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. “I don’t …

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during an announcement regarding his administration’s policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 23, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters China on Thursday concluded its “Fourth Plenum,” a meeting aimed at setting out the country’s development agenda for

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President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration will inform Congress about targeting drug runners on land, adding that the United States plans to kill people “who are bringing drugs into our country.” After he touted recent military strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats as a massive success, Trump said, “The land is going to

Niles Investment Management founder Dan Niles discusses Tesla’s potential $1 trillion compensation plan for Elon Musk on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Tesla CEO Elon Musk jumped in at the end of the automaker’s earnings call to express to investors why they should approve his $1 trillion pay package, arguing it isn’t necessarily about the money but