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What were the key outcomes of the Trump‑Xi White House meeting on Taiwan and AI?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping, along with some senior Chinese officials, held much anticipated meetings in the White House this afternoon. NPR's Emily Fang reports the top issue for China was the island of Taiwan.
Trump and Xi met for under two hours and they were joined by members of the US Cabinet and senior Chinese officials. While the two delegations met in the White House, China's state news agency published a statement on Taiwan, a democratic island China wants control over. The statement urges the US to oppose formal Taiwan independence. Trump had also indicated artificial intelligence would be discussed, and in his opening remarks, Xi Jinping stressed that artificial intelligence should remain quote under human control. The two sides have also been negotiating trade and technology issues, including what the US says is a two month extension on an agreement to access Chinese rare earth elements. So far, China has not confirmed the details of that extension.
Why did the Senate narrowly reject the war powers resolution on the Iran conflict?
Emily Fang and Peer News Washington.
The Senate narrowly rejected a war powers resolution today. It was the fourteenth time the Senate weighed in on whether to halt President Trump's war in Iran. More Republicans are breaking with the President over the war, which has driven the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election. The vote was likely to be the last chance for lawmakers to go on record about the war ahead of November. CNN, MS Now, and Politico say their reporters are back in the White House after being banned by President Trump. It comes after a federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's ban. Trump's Justice Department lawyers cited national security as a reason for the move. As NPR's Greg Myrie explains, Trump has used the rationale multiple times.
How has the Trump administration used national security claims to block critics?
The president's critics say he does this because judges in courts tend to be extremely deferential when a president claims national security. We should stress that in these recent cases, Trump didn't initially invoke national security when he took these actions. Only when faced with legal challenges did the president and his lawyers turn to national security as a defense.
NPR's Greg Myrie reporting New York is suing prediction market site polymarket as NPR's Bobby Allen reports state authorities say the platform is running an illegal gambling operation.
New York officials are asking a judge to push Polymarket out of the state. Prediction markets have exploded in popularity in Trump's second term, taking in billions of dollars in weekly bets on everything from elections to war to the word choice of politicians and sports announcers. More than two dozen lawsuits have been filed against the sector, which, in addition to Polymarket, includes its rival Calchi. Legal watchers say a case will likely eventually make its way to the Supreme Court. In a statement, Polymarkets
What legal challenges is prediction‑market site Polymarket facing in New York?
It said it will fight for its users. The company insists it is not a gambling operator, but a company that offers a financial product known as an events contract, something overseen by the Trump administration. Donald Trump Jr. is a polymarket advisor and investor. Bobby Allen and PR News.
US stock indexes ended roughly back where they started after an up and down day today. The S P five hundred was virtually unchanged. This is NPR News. A drug task force in Mississippi is urging people to avoid cratom after authorities found packages of the substance while investigating the deaths of two University of Mississippi students.
How did U.S. stock indexes perform after today’s market volatility?
Cratom is an herbal extract that can act as a stimulant or as sedative at high doses. It's come under scrutiny over the past decade from U.S. health officials in states. An industry group says the FDAA is conflating the natural product with synthetic and chemically manipulated ones. An FDA advisory panel is recommending the agency approve a blood test used to detect multiple forms of cancer, NPRsuyuki Naguchi reports.
The gallery blood test made by the company GRAIL says its device can screen for up to fifty cancers using a single blood draw for those patients fifty and over, as Michelle Tarver, head of the FDA's Center for Devices in Radiological Health, said.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What were the key outcomes of the Trump‑Xi White House meeting on Taiwan and AI?
0:00–0:56
2
Why did the Senate narrowly reject the war powers resolution on the Iran conflict?
0:56–1:35
3
How has the Trump administration used national security claims to block critics?
1:35–2:32
4
What legal challenges is prediction‑market site Polymarket facing in New York?
2:32–3:10
5
How did U.S. stock indexes perform after today’s market volatility?
3:10–4:08
6
Can the new multi‑cancer blood test get FDA approval and Medicare coverage?
4:08–5:03