Politics news summaries — Page 23
Essential facts and source links for recent politics stories.
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Trump welcomes Xi at Joint Base Andrews, departing from usual protocol
Donald Trump personally greeted Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday as the Chinese president arrived for a state visit to Washington, departing from the usual White House reception. A roughly 100-foot red carpet and two B-1 bombers in a flyover marked the ceremony. -
Business groups warn Trump a diesel export ban could raise U.S. prices
U.S. business and energy groups warned Donald Trump in a Wednesday letter that restricting diesel exports would cut production, tighten supplies and raise costs for families, farmers and truckers. Trump is weighing a ban; AAA put diesel at $6.51 a gallon nationwide Thursday. -
Trump’s Xi arrival image omits first ladies seen in event footage
Donald Trump posted an apparently AI-generated image of his reception for Xi Jinping at Joint Base Andrews, omitting Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan, who appear beside the leaders in event footage. U.S. chief of protocol Monica Crowley also appears in the image. -
Trump plans National Archives visit with Xi after White House summit
Donald Trump is due to take Xi Jinping to the US National Archives on Friday, a day after their White House summit. The visit is expected to spotlight their views on the history and direction of US-China ties; Thursday’s summit showed no sign of major breakthroughs. -
Federal judge blocks Trump’s White House media ban for 14 days
A federal judge’s 14-day order blocks President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico covering the White House after the outlets sued over First Amendment concerns. The Wall Street Journal warned the ban could become “history’s most foolish constitutional crisis.” -
AB 2074 would require taller housing near transit in seven California cities
AB 2074 passed in August and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature. It would require seven California cities to create transit-hub districts where residential height caps cannot be below 150 feet; at least a quarter of the districts must allow buildings up to 450 feet. -
Dale Vince backs Rosebank and Jackdaw only with price controls
Renewables tycoon Dale Vince, a former Just Stop Oil donor, now backs the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea fields only if price controls make their oil and gas cheaper than imported energy. The shift puts him at odds with climate campaigners opposed to new drilling. -
Top tech executives attended Trump’s White House dinner with Xi Jinping
At Thursday’s White House dinner with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Donald Trump was joined by AMD’s Lisa Su, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Elon Musk and former Apple CEO Tim Cook. Tariffs, critical minerals and AI safety were on the agenda. -
Tech CEOs, Cabinet officials and justices on Trump-Xi dinner list
The White House invite list for Donald Trump's state dinner with China's Xi Jinping names tech leaders Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, Cabinet members and Supreme Court justices John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh. -
Massie predicts Trump’s election-day ‘comeuppance’ amid GOP ‘shellacking’
Rep. Thomas Massie predicted a GOP “shellacking” in November’s election, saying Republican candidates are distancing themselves from President Trump because they do not want him in their districts. He said Trump’s “comeuppance” would come on Election Day. -
Jen Hamilton’s push to change North Carolina divorce law draws backlash
Jen Hamilton and North Carolina Sen. Woodson Bradley are backing a bill to cut the state's one-year divorce separation rule to six months, with waivers for domestic violence or childless, uncontested cases. They say the effort has drawn backlash. -
Trump praises Xi’s appearance in Truth Social post during U.S. visit
Donald Trump called Chinese President Xi Jinping “strong, vibrant, and fit” in a Truth Social post Thursday after meeting him at Joint Base Andrews, and described Xi’s wife, Peng Liyuan, as “beautiful.” The comments came during Xi’s three-day U.S. state visit. -
Hamilton County Democratic Party vice chair denounces racist vandalism of Elizabeth Tye signs
Hamilton County Democratic Party vice chair Jasmine Coaston says Black candidate Elizabeth Tye’s yard signs were repeatedly defaced in racist ways across Hamilton County. She condemned the vandalism and urged Tye’s opponent, Judge Ralph (Ted) Winkler, to do so too. -
Society often debates technology rules after adoption, Enquirer contributor argues
Enquirer contributor Dennis Doyle argues that online gambling, AI and autonomous vehicles are spreading before society agrees on how to govern them. He cites reporter Dan Horn’s two-month gambling experiment and expanding prediction markets. -
Polls show Trump out of step with voters on prices, Iran and AI before midterms
CNN polls show only 27% confident in President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy, 26% approve of his handling of the Iran war, and seven in 10 want more government regulation of AI. The findings point to potential Republican vulnerability in November’s midterms. -
Trump narrows federal tools for addressing racial disparities in schools
Trump is curbing federal remedies for racial disparities in schools: the Education Department rescinded a rule letting schools compare outcomes by race and warned against considering race in discipline. DOJ says it has closed over 50 desegregation cases since he took office. -
Trump plans to show Xi US founding documents at National Archives
Trump plans to take Xi Jinping to the National Archives on Friday, where Xi is expected to see the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights before departing Washington after a three-day visit with no major breakthroughs on trade or AI safety. -
U.S. clocks remain set to fall back Nov. 1 as bill awaits Senate vote
Daylight saving time is scheduled to end at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, 2026, when most Americans will set clocks back an hour. The House passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent, but the Senate has not voted, so the current schedule remains in place. -
Justin Jones and Crystalyne Curley to debate Friday for Navajo presidency
Justin Jones and Crystalyne Curley, the two candidates for Navajo Nation president, are set to debate Friday, Sept. 25, at Navajo Technical University’s Wellness Center in Crownpoint, New Mexico. Their vice-presidential running mates will also participate. -
Experts expect Trump-Xi summit to focus on extending trade truce
Experts say Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may use their summit to extend a fragile trade truce and steady US-China ties, rather than secure major deals. Washington also wants China to speed up critical-mineral shipments resumed after their Busan meeting. -
DOJ Epstein database has no record backing claim of 345 Trump island visits
A viral post claiming Donald Trump visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island 345 times is unsupported: the Justice Department’s publicly searchable Epstein Library, last updated Sept. 11, 2026, contains no record of hundreds of such visits, Lead Stories reported. -
2024 Trump voters in focus group voice criticism of Senate nominee Ken Paxton
At a New York Times focus group, some participants called Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton a “crook” or “morally corrupt.” All 12 voted for Trump in 2024 and are considering a vote for Democrat James Talarico or sitting out, though not all favor him. -
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill asks Dale Caldwell to resign by Friday
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill asked Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell to resign by Friday after a report found he violated workplace discrimination policy and accused him of ethics breaches. Caldwell’s lawyer called the inquiry one-sided; Caldwell denies making the reported remark. -
Xi and Trump extend tariff truce only to January as key issues remain
At their US summit, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping extended the tariff truce only to January, short of Beijing’s hoped-for year. Tariff, rare-earth and US chip disputes were pushed to further talks, and it was unclear whether they agreed on AI safeguards. -
David Ellison attends Xi’s White House dinner; CNN, MS NOW staff barred from covering Xi’s arrival
The White House barred CNN and MS NOW staff from covering Xi Jinping’s arrival at Thursday’s state dinner after reissuing their press passes that morning under a judge’s order. Paramount CEO David Ellison attended as his company pursues a Warner Bros. Discovery takeover. -
Business and energy groups say Trump’s diesel export idea could raise prices
Business and energy groups warned President Donald Trump in a letter that diesel export limits would cut production, tighten supplies and raise costs for consumers. Trump is weighing the idea; AAA said diesel averaged $6.51 per gallon nationwide Thursday. -
Police arrest suspect after object thrown toward Naftali Bennett in Bnei Brak
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett was escorted from a Bnei Brak restaurant Thursday amid a disturbance. Police arrested a suspect after an object was thrown toward Bennett, who was not hit. His party said two objects struck a female staffer, who was treated and released. -
Trump’s apparently AI-generated image of Xi’s arrival shows neither Melania nor Peng Liyuan
Donald Trump posted to Truth Social an apparently AI-generated image of his reception for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Unlike event footage, it shows neither Melania Trump nor Xi’s wife, Peng Liyuan, while another woman remains visible.
