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Last Updated: May 11, 2025, 7:01 PM EDT

The White House said on Sunday that it reached a trade deal with China as the two countries negotiated for a second day in Switzerland. China has yet to comment on Sunday's talks.

"We’re confident that the deal we struck with our Chinese partners will help us to work toward resolving that national emergency,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters in Geneva. But Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said "substantial progress" had been made but stopped short of touting a full deal.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom -- the first in what the White House said it hopes will be a flurry of agreements while the reciprocal tariff pause is in effect. With UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on speaker phone in the Oval Office, the leaders conceded that they are still working out the details of the agreement.

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May 08, 2025, 2:57 PM EDT

Rubio congratulates new pope

The State Department released a statement from Rubio congratulating Pope Leo XIV.

"This is a moment of profound significance for the Catholic Church, offering renewed hope and continuity amid the 2025 Jubilee Year to over a billion faithful worldwide. The papacy carries a sacred and solemn responsibility," he said.

"Jeanette and I are united in prayer for His Holiness, may the Holy Spirit impart wisdom, strength, and grace as he shepherds the Church. The United States looks forward to deepening our enduring relationship with the Holy See with the first American pontiff," he added.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston

May 08, 2025, 2:25 PM EDT

Sen. Schiff says he's 'watching closely' for Trump's next US attorney for DC pick

Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, who was the first to place a hold on Ed Martin’s nomination on April 1, released a statement after Trump said he was withdrawing Martin's nomination to serve as permanent U.S. attorney for D.C.

Schiff said is a statement that he'll be "watching closely" to see who Trump nominates next to serve in the role and will "keep working to ensure that the January 6 deniers are not confirmed to positions from which they can undermine our rule of law and threaten our democracy."

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

May 08, 2025, 1:32 PM EDT

Trump congratulates Pope Leo XIV

Trump congratulated the new pope in a Truth Social post.

"It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!" he said.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

May 08, 2025, 12:19 PM EDT

UK gives more details on trade deal

The British Prime Minister's office gave more details on its trade deal.

Under the agreement, American tariffs on British cars reduce from 27.5% to 10% for the first 100,000 vehicles exported from the U.K. to the U.S., while tariffs on steel and aluminum are dropped altogether.

"We are the first country to secure such a deal with the United States," Starmer said in remarks from a Jaguar Land Rover plant in the West Midlands region of England.

-ABC News' Morgan Winsor

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