The political standoff in Washington appeared to grow as Nancy Pelosi suggested the President cancel the state of the union address while President Trump grounded a military flight for the Democratic Congressional delegation to Afghanistan. On Saturday the White House offered an apparent compromise to Congress to resolve the ongoing record-long government shutdown, however it was swiftly rejected by the Democrats.
Reports out this past week suggested that some Treasury officials are pushing for an easing of trade sanctions with China - the country has generated some goodwill on the part of the US administration