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Trump and China's Xi discuss AI, trade and Iran war during state visit

NPR | By Deepa Shivaram,

A Martínez

Published September 25, 2026 at 5:48 AM CDT

U.S. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for the second time this year to much fanfare but little in the way of grand bargains.

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Deepa Shivaram

Deepa Shivaram is a White House Correspondent at NPR.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

Former U.S. ambassador to China on Xi Jinping's visit to Washington

Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns about Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Washington and what has been accomplished.
Mortgage rates are over 7%. What it means for would-be homebuyers

Stephan Bisaha

The average mortgage rate is above 7% for the first time since January 2025. Compared with earlier this year, that interest rate means would-be homebuyers would pay hundreds more each month.
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Netanyahu rages against critics, including Mamdani, at the U.N. General Assembly

Kat Lonsdorf, Kate Bartlett

Middle East crises in focus as U.N. General Assembly hears from Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Yemen.
NPR News

As election enters its final stretch, some Republicans are distancing from Trump

Elena Moore

With less than six weeks until Election Day, a growing number of Republicans are breaking from Trump on key issues. It comes as the party is scrambling to hold onto a slim majority in Congress.
Morning news brief

A Martínez, Leila Fadel

Takeaways from the summit between President Trump and China's Xi, three media outlets banned from the White House returned Thursday after a judge's ruling, Israel's prime minister addresses the U.N.