you President Trump calls off all trade talks with Canada over a controversial Ronald Reagan ad.
Plus the White House confirms Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will meet next week.
And the pressure is on for lawmakers as the continuing government shutdown looks to end paychecks for many federal workers.
Some reps on both sides are working towards interim measures that could maybe help pay certain workers,
but ultimately the leadership both parties are grounded in their positions and neither side is really willing to compromise.
It's Friday October 24th,
I'm Kate Bullivant for The Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News,
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President Trump says he's calling off trade talks with Canada,
pointing to a TV ad paid for by the Ontario government.
The advertisement features snippets of a voiceover of Ronald Reagan's radio address from Camp David in 1987,
when he spoke about the negative impacts of tariffs on American businesses and workers.
It looks
like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs and sometimes for a short while it works,
but only for a short time.
Posting on social media,
Trump called the ad fraudulent and fake and argued that it was designed to interfere with the courts
as they weigh the legality of his global tariffs.
The White House didn't immediately respond to a request for more information.
Ahead of Trump's comments late last night,