02:14â˘Lavish East Room Banquet for Xi
Coverage centers on the White House state dinner for Xi, noting gifts, toasts and pageantry alongside competing priorities on Taiwan, manufacturing, Iran and AI cooperation (NYTimes, Washington Post, CBS, ABC, NY Post, Examiner, Washington Times, OAN). Senate Republicans blocking the Democratic war powers effort to end the Iran conflict emerges as secondary focus (NPR, Intercept).
The New York Times
In Trumpâs White House, Chinaâs Strongman Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.
President Trumpâs partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the worldâs most repressive.
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The Washington Post
BYRON YORK: Trump, the midterms, Congress, and the war
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Associated Press
Xi is wrapping his visit to Washington with a peek at the Constitution and Bill of Rights
President Donald Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the National Archives on Friday to cap off a three-day state visit criticized for being heavy on pomp and light on substance.
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