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:Trump Threatens To Send ‘More Than The National Guard’ Into U.S. CitiesTrump told U.S. troops in Japan that he was prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into American cities as he ramped up his rhetoric on cracking down on crime and immigration.Speaking from the aboard the USS George Washington in Yokosuka on Tuesday, the president doubled down on his vision of using the military for domestic purposes, claiming that “we have cities that are troubled.”“And we’re sending in our National Guard, and if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard, because we’re going to have safe cities,” Trump said.His remarks echoed comments last month when he told U.S. generals and admirals they were fighting “a war from within.”Since returning to power, Trump has deployed the National Guard to big cities including Los Angeles, Washington, D.C. and Chicago.Trump: "We're sending in our National Guard and if we need more than the National Guard we'll send more than the National Guard, because we're gonna have safe cities ... whether people like that or not, that's what we're doing." pic.twitter.com/atMSlnL8zr— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2025See All UpdatesClose