Xi Loves Me, Xi Loves Me Not

“I view them as a friend. I have tremendous respect for President Xi. [But, the U.S.’s trade deficit with China is] the largest deficit in the history of our world.'” Bloomberg: Trump Slaps Tariffs on $50 Billion Worth of Chinese Goods. (I’m not seeing much coverage of this angle, but the “get tough with China” policy is coming at an interesting time given our upcoming talks with North Korea.)

+ The House just passed a 2,232-page budget deal that they hope the Senate will pass by Friday (and I thought I had to skim fast…) Here’s WaPo’s look at the winners and losers in the spending bill.