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5 min readPresident Trump arrived in Beijing for a summit with Xi Jinping, amid ongoing U.S. involvement in the Iran War and domestic policy pushes. This NPR News Now roundup covers key international meetings, congressional action on the war, federal initiatives on veterans and health fraud, and scattered reports on sports, health trends, and war-related supply disruptions.
Trump-Xi Summit and Iran War Focus
Trump received a ceremonial welcome in Beijing, including a military honor guard, band, and hundreds of flag-waving youths in outfits matching Air Force One's colors. The summit centers on the Iran War, U.S.-China trade, and American arms sales to Taiwan. These talks occur as the war's impacts ripple globally, including a Senate push to limit U.S. engagement and supply chain effects far from the Middle East. The conflict has closed the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting ingredient supplies for colored ink in Japan, forcing brands like Calbee to switch potato chip bags to black-and-white packaging despite unchanged contents.
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- 1 (00:06) **Trump Arrives in Beijing** - President greeted by honor guard, band, and flag-waving youth for summit with Xi Jinping
- 2 (00:25) **US-China Summit Agenda** - Talks to cover Iran War, trade tensions, and US arms sales to Taiwan
- 3 (00:39) **Senate Defeats Iran War Powers Resolution** - Narrow 49-50 vote fails to force Trump to end conflict
- 4 (01:02) **Cross-Party Senate Votes** - Republicans Murkowski, Paul, Collins join Democrats; Dem Fetterman sides with GOP
- 5 (01:26) **Stalled Homeless Veterans Housing** - Little progress one year after Trump's executive order for VA campus in LA
- 6 (01:48) **Secrecy Concerns in VA Project** - NDAs block oversight; minimal new housing funded
- 7 (02:19) **Health Program Fraud Crackdown** - VP Vance announces $1.3B Medicaid pause to California
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