Trump was blasted over the weekend for what critics said was dragging his feet on condemning white hate groups such as the KKK and Neo Nazis, although on Monday Trump spoke from the White House on the issue, calling racism "evil" and lambasting Neo Nazis and KKK members as "criminals and thugs."
Trump-Kim summit will be held at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore, according to White House spokeswoman.
Trump said a day before he expected to meet with House Republicans discussing a possible "very substantial" payroll-tax cut or relief, about helping hourly wage-earners, as well as companies "so that they don't get penalized for something that's not their fault".
Trump wants .7 billion for a border barrier, opposed by Democrats, as part of any legislation to fund about a quarter of the federal government. That demand, and Democrats' refusal to meet it, has led to the longest shutdown in US history, leaving 800,000 federal workers, as well as private contractors, without pay and struggling to make ends meet, the effects on government services and the economy reverberating nationwide.
Trump blamed Iran for "orchestrating an attack" on the embassy in a Tuesday morning tweet.
Trump denies wrongdoing and says the impeachment inquiry is a politically motivated witchhunt aimed at ousting him.
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Trump made his announcement hours after Canada grounded MAX 8 and 9 planes registered in the country. Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau banned the plane's entry into Canadian airspace, shutting down US flights that use the aircraft. A total of 42 nations, including China, have grounded the plane, one of Boeing's top sellers.
Trump's edict is also being challenged in the federal courts, where a host of Democratic-led states such as California are among those that have sued to overturn Trump's order. The House may also join in.
Trump announced on Sunday in a tweet that US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan would be taking over as acting head of the department.
Trump’s address, scheduled for 9 pm EST from the Oval Office, will come amid a partial government shutdown caused by his insistence that Congress give him more than billion to build a wall on the border and congressional Democrats’ refusing to pay for it.