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When President Donald Trump was in China, he left Xi Jinping with very little. But one reporter noticed it was similar to what Trump got with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I mean, look, it's the old diplomatic strategy, right? Take what you get, declare victory, and go home," said New York Times reporter Peter Baker, speaking to MSNBC's Katy Tur. "Whether it is a victory or not, beyond being able to say you've got one is the bigger question."

Four Republicans officially came out against President Donald Trump's tariffs on Thursday, when the U.S. Senate voted to end the national emergency that required "reciprocal tariffs."

In a vote from 51-47, the Senate lent support to stop tariffs on Canada and Brazil. Crossing party lines were Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (ME) and Mitch McConnell (KY). The vote had previously failed because two lawmakers couldn't vote, noted Politico.

The campaign bus for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears caught fire on Thursday during travel to an event.

Nobody was reportedly on board the bus at the time except for the driver. Earle-Sears, a Republican and the sitting lieutenant governor, issued a post on social media clarifying that nobody was harmed.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) issued an impassioned plea to the Trump administration Thursday to pause its immigration raids in Chicago, at least for Halloween, though one journalist and political analyst suspects the plea may also be a trap that could see the administration stumble into a self-inflicted political blunder.

In a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Pritzker pleaded with the agency to halt its immigration raids in Chicago through the Halloween weekend, which kicks off Friday. His request comes just days after U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade, and weeks after children were dragged from beds to U-Hauls by immigration officers during a raid.

A policy expert is sounding the alarm on a "secretive federal program” that could dramatically increase the militarization of law enforcement, and one that is likely to expand under the Trump administration, The Intercept reported Thursday.

That “secretive” program is the 1122 Program, which allows state and local governments – including local law enforcement agencies – to purchase equipment through the Department of Defense, and at the same discounted rates available to the military.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied the indisputable fact that U.S. Citizens had been "arrested or detained" as part of President Donald Trump's deportation operations.

During a Thursday press conference in Indiana, Noem insisted that ICE agents carrying out deportations would "continue to operate and will continue to do this work until there is no longer anybody out on our roads and in our communities that's here illegally."

A Florida man who voted for Donald Trump and supports his immigration crackdown was charged with making threats against the White House and federal agents because his Colombian fiancée was facing delays in getting a visa.

Tristen Elijah Giroux had been calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to complain about the visa process and became impatient when he was unable to reach a live service representative. A criminal complaint shows that his frustration boiled over into violent threats on the recorded line, reported The Independent.

A communications director working for the North Carolina Republican Party threatened a reporter, according to a new ProPublica report.

In a report about a North Carolina Supreme Court judge using "his perch" as "an instrument of political power," it was revealed that political leaders were eager to defend him.

Democratic governors are quietly sharing worries that President Donald Trump intends to disrupt next year's congressional elections, according to a political insider.

The president told U.S. troops this week that he was prepared to send "more than the National Guard" into American cities as he escalates a confrontation with Democratic-led local governments, and MSNBC's John Heilemann told "Morning Joe" that high-ranking officials are growing concerned about whether free and fair elections would take place in 2026.

President Donald Trump is returning to the White House after a trip to Asia — and he's facing ridicule over the "kids' menu" choices his hosts offered him while visiting.

The president's culinary preferences – fast food, well-done steaks and spaghetti – are well known, and his Asian hosts attempted to strike a balance between regional specialties and his Americanized tastes, according to the New York Times.