President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.

The announcement comes hours after MeidasTouch reported the discharge petition was just two signatures short of the threshold needed to force a House vote.

The president said Ireland’s distillers would no longer face tariffs as a thank-you gesture for his hosting of the Irish Open golf tournament.

States cannot voluntarily work toward meeting the U.S. Postal Service’s new mail voting requirements after a second judge said the requirements likely overstep the post office’s authority.