Intro

President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping backed off their trade war - but now nuclear tensions are front and center.

Host Mary Louise Kelly speaks with White House Correspondent Deepa Shivaram about what Trump has and hasn't achieved on his trip through Asia. And Pentagon Correspondent Tom Bowman talks about the impending deadline on the U.S. maritime campaign against alleged drug smugglers and what the shutdown means for service members.

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