Live updates and the latest news as Trump signs a trade deal with the U.K. and the House votes on renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to formally change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following President Donald Trump's executive order,

Democrats call the bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico a waste of time.

Tensions are high between the US and China ahead of a planned trade talk, and the dueling superpowers can't even agree on who initiated the meeting. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced this week that they'll will be meeting with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this weekend to discuss US-China trade relations as Trump's heavy tariffs remain in effect and the trade war rages on.

China has cut interest rates and bank reserve requirements as part of a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war

China has rolled out a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war