Trump Welcomes Xi in High Stakes US Visit, Judge Weighs Media Ban, AOC Teases 2028

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington last night for his first White House state visit in more than a decade, with President Trump greeting him at Joint Base Andrews as a B-1 bomber roared overhead. The airport welcome was just the opening act: this morning's schedule includes a White House arrival ceremony involving 479 service members, a military review in the Rose Garden, and a flyover by a B-2 bomber and four F-22 fighter jets. The two leaders then sit down for their second summit this year, after meeting in Beijing in May and pledging a steady relationship.

There is plenty to test that pledge. Trump has accused China of meddling in the 2020 election, while reports that Chinese entities supplied satellite imagery to Iran add another possible source of strain. At the negotiating table, the agenda covers trade, rare earth minerals, and artificial intelligence—or, to use Trump's new term, "superintelligence." The administration also hopes Beijing will move to stop chemicals used to make fentanyl from reaching the US, after China added two such chemicals to its export control list this week. Tonight, the visit shifts from negotiations to a state dinner, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Sam Altman among the tech figures expected at the White House. The visit continues