1. Signing the Tech for Prosperity Pact – Following Trump's visit to the UK on the evening of the 16th, the UK and the US signed the Tech for Prosperity Pact. The pact focuses on cooperation in rapidly developing technology areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and civilian nuclear energy.
2. Designating Antifa as a Major Terrorist Organization
– Trump designated the far-left group Antifa as a major terrorist organization and strongly recommended that those who fund Antifa be thoroughly investigated according to the highest legal standards and practices.
3. Advancing a Stopgap Appropriations Bill – The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Wednesday cleared the way for a vote later this week on a stopgap appropriations bill aimed at averting a two-week partial federal government shutdown.
4. Proposed Nomination of the IMF's No. 2 Official – According to sources familiar with the matter, the Trump administration plans to nominate Dan Katz, Chief of Staff to US Treasury Secretary Jeffrey Bessant, as the International Monetary Fund's No. 2 Official.
5. Placing a Statue in Support of Bitcoin
– US President Trump placed a golden statue of himself holding Bitcoin outside the US Capitol. Eric Trump, Trump's second son, called cryptocurrencies the "perfect hedge" for real estate assets.
