With 5G networks about to remake the internet, the Trump administration fears decisions made in the next six months on China’s role will resonate for decades.
With his approval rating sinking, and foes within the party wooing potential Republican challengers, aides to the president are working to shore up his support.
The reopening of the federal government kicked of three weeks of negotiations over border security. But there are obstacles ahead, including a divided Congress and an unpredictable president.
The plan will fund the government until Feb. 15 while Republicans and Democrats negotiate over border security. The plan includes none of the money for the border wall that he had demanded.
Roger J. Stone Jr., a longtime Trump adviser, has been charged as part of the investigation by the special counsel, Robert Mueller. He was arrested in a pre-dawn F.B.I. raid in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and is expected to appear in court Friday.
Mr. Stone, a self-described dirty trickster, has changed his story about whether he had advance knowledge in 2016 of leaks of emails aimed at hurting Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
Newly revealed messages show how the political operative Roger J. Stone Jr. sold himself to Trump campaign advisers as a potential conduit to WikiLeaks, which published thousands of emails in 2016 damaging to Hillary Clinton’s campaign.