The 20-day U.S. federal government shutdown is likely to end this week, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday.

Discussion of China, security and trade are expected to be high on the agenda for Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.

U.S. stocks opened higher on Monday after a senior White House advisor said the government shutdown that began early this month could end this week. "I think the Schumer shutdown is likely to end sometime this week,

The Trump White House joined Bluesky with a meme-filled debut on Friday, appearing to poke fun at the liberal-leaning platform’s progressive users.

The White House made its Bluesky debut on Friday—and was immediately met with savage trolling. It’s the first time the U.S. seat of power has had a presence on the left-leaning social media site that users flocked to following Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.

"I mean, here he is, the major American manufacturer of extraordinary innovation in this space," Kamala Harris said.

Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who worked on the effort to overturn the 2020 election, has joined the Trump White House to investigate that year’s election results and voting-related issues, according to people familiar with the matter.

The poll numbers are a potential warning sign for the Republican president and his party as a promised economic boom is giving way to hiring freezes and higher prices.