NPR News: 05-13-2026 4PM EDT
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh.
What are the key issues addressed during Trump's visit to China?
President Trump's on a high-stakes visit to China, where he and President Xi Jinping are expected to address the Iran war, Taiwan, and trade, among other issues. NPR's Tamara Keith reports on Trump's arrival in Beijing today.
There was a red carpet rolled up to Air Force One, and a military band started playing as Trump appeared at the top of the stairs. Trump was greeted by the vice president of China and 300 Chinese teens in matching outfits who waved small Chinese and US flags in sync while chanting a welcome to Trump. A much larger ceremony is planned for when Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Trump at the Great Hall of the People. Trade is on the agenda for the visit, and to drive that home, Trump was joined on the flight over by NVIDIA CEO Jensen Wang and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
What is the Connected Vehicle Securities Act and its implications?
Tamara Keith, NPR News, Beijing.
Chinese interests are on the line in Washington where a bipartisan effort is underway in Congress to ban Chinese vehicles in the U.S. Kevin Murchard of member station WEMU has more.
How is the Trump administration handling Medicare enrollments?
Called the Connected Vehicle Securities Act, the legislation would prohibit the importation, manufacture, and sale of vehicles, software, and hardware linked to China. China has been accused by the US government of using technology to collect and transmit sensitive information from vehicles it produces.
What recent legal decisions are impacting redistricting in Missouri?
The legislation expands on orders from the first Trump and the Biden administrations by putting the protections into law.
Kevin Mershaw reporting. The Trump administration says it is imposing a six-month moratorium on new Medicare enrollments by hospice and home health agencies in order to root out fraud. Vice President J.D. Vance has also announced the administration is deferring more than a billion dollars in Medicaid funding for California.
What legacy did NBA player Jason Collins leave behind?
Medicaid assists low-income individuals and people with disabilities. The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that a map aimed at netting another seat for Republicans is in effect. St. Louis Public Radio's Jason Rosenbaum reports the decision is yet another blow for Democrats in a mid-decade redistricting scramble.
Missouri lawmakers passed a map last year that seeks to convert Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver's Kansas City-based district into a GOP-leaning seat. But two voters sued, contending that the submission of referendum signatures prevented that map from going into effect. But the Missouri Supreme Court ruled unanimously that the new map is in effect until Missouri's Secretary of State verifies it has enough signatures. That might not happen until a few days before the state's primary, and that may be too late into the election process to switch to a map that's more favorable to Cleaver. The court's decision comes as states like Louisiana, Alabama, and Tennessee are eliminating heavily Democratic majority-minority seats, thanks to the U.S.
Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. For NPR News, I'm Jason Rosenbaum in Jefferson City.
What are the highlights of upcoming summer movies and TV shows?
It's NPR. Jason Collins, the NBA player who became the first openly gay athlete in the big four North American men's professional sports leagues, has died of a brain tumor. NPR's Becky Sullivan has more.
Back in 2013, Jason Collins stunned the sports world when he published a cover story in Sports Illustrated with the headline, I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black and I'm gay. In an interview with ABC recorded just hours after the announcement, Collins said he'd fought his sexuality for years before embracing it.
When you finally get to that point of acceptance, there's nothing more beautiful.
There was an outpouring of support afterward, even a phone call from President Barack Obama who told Collins he was proud of him. Collins played 13 seasons in the NBA, only one of them after he came out. In the decade plus since then, openly gay athletes remain extremely rare in men's professional sports. Last year, Collins married his longtime partner. Then, just months later, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a fast-moving form of brain cancer.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–0:04
2
What are the key issues addressed during Trump's visit to China?
0:04–1:00
3
What is the Connected Vehicle Securities Act and its implications?
1:00–1:13
4
How is the Trump administration handling Medicare enrollments?
1:13–1:30
5
What recent legal decisions are impacting redistricting in Missouri?
1:30–1:54
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What legacy did NBA player Jason Collins leave behind?
1:54–2:58
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What are the highlights of upcoming summer movies and TV shows?
2:58–4:58