President Donald Trump traveled through Asia this week, sitting down for a high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which he described as “truly great,” while Americans at home bore the brunt of the ongoing government shutdown, which is entering its second month.Democrats now find themselves in a bind as they have succeeded in framing health care as the issue at the heart of the stalemate but are grappling with the lapse of federal food assistance for millions of Americans set to begin Saturday.The shutdown is also likely to lead to more flight delays as the Federal Aviation Administration grapples with staffing shortages. At the same time, federal employees are working without pay, and food banks are bracing for a surge in demand.The president, though, seems to have his mind focused elsewhere as he instructed the Pentagon to immediately resume testing of nuclear weapons to ensure the U.S. keeps up with its rivals.“With others doing testing, I think it’s appropriate that we do also,” he told reporters after departing South Korea to return to the U.S.The Trump administration is continuing to add pressure on Venezuela, with the country’s authoritarian leader, Nicolás Maduro, now accusing the U.S. of “fabricating a new eternal war.”See previous updates here, and read the latest below:GOP Senators Fundraise At Lux Resort Amid Government ShutdownRepublican senators and GOP Senate candidates attended a high-dollar donor retreat this weekend at a luxury coastal resort in Sea Island, Ga., four days after the federal government shut down this week, a source tells HuffPost.Senators who attended the event included National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott (S.C.), John Barrasso (Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Bill Cassidy (La.), John Cornyn (Texas), and Katie Britt (Ala.), as well as GOP Senate candidates Ashley Hinson of Iowa, Mike Rogers of Michigan, and Michael Whatley of North Carolina.The event is an annual affair where donors and lobbyists get a chance to gladhand GOP elected officials and candidates. It was scheduled long before this week's government shutdown, but it could put the GOP in an awkward position. The Senate left Washington on Friday without a deal to reopen the government as hundreds of thousands of federal workers remain on furlough. It's scheduled to return on Monday, but little progress is expected before then.The Democrats' campaign arm, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, is also forging ahead with its own upcoming fundraiser of their own in Napa Valley next weekend.See All UpdatesClose