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Taiwan emerges as major tension in Trump-Xi summit

Presented by Google Cloud {beacon} PRESENTED BY Happy Thursday. Washington got hit with one of its first big thunderstorms of the season last night. That means summer is coming! The Council of the District of Columbia posted a cool video of the storm rolling in. Thanks

China stole my sister. Trump can bring her home.

As President Trump sits across from Xi Jinping, I am not just asking for a diplomatic miracle; I am asking the leader of the free world to look a dictator in the eye and demand the return of my sister, a soul who has been stolen by the machinery of hate. Someone must stand

The One Issue Trump Is Desperate to Avoid in China

Chinese leader Xi Jinping brought up the issue of Taiwan Thursday during President Trump’s visit to China, warning that the “Taiwan question is the most important issue in China-U.S. relations.” “’Taiwan independence’ and cross-Strait peace are as irreconcilable as fire and

Fetterman: Trump affordability remark was 'clipped'

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday defended President Trump's comment that he is not focused on the financial situations of Americans while negotiating with the Iranian government. “He said something that got clipped ... saying, 'I’m not thinking about [the] American

Remains of 2nd US soldier missing in Morocco discovered

The remains of the second U.S. soldier who had been missing in Morocco since May 2 were recovered on Tuesday from a coastal cave. The deceased service member was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Fla., the Army said in a Thursday press release.

Transcript: How Democrats Can Fix the Government in 2029

This is a lightly edited transcript of the May 13 edition of Right Now With Perry Bacon. You can watch the video here or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . Perry Bacon: We’re going to have a discussion that’s about democracy, but a little broader than the

Lindsey Graham Is Already Begging Trump to Derail China Talks

Senator Lindsey Graham wants Donald Trump to threaten to impose tariffs on China if they don’t drop their “dirtbag” friends. Speaking on Fox News’s Hannity Wednesday, Graham presented his own vision for the outcome of Trump’s two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Democratic Lawmaker, 83, Has Been Missing for a Month

Representative Frederica Wilson has yet to explain why she hasn’t voted on a single issue since April 17. The Florida Democrat has been missing in action for weeks, according to her documented voting record . She has so far failed to address her nearly four-week absence, though

How Democrats Can Fix the Government in 2029

You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack . The unfairness created by Republican gerrymandering in states across the country ahead of the midterm elections is the latest sign of the deep flaws of the American

Majority of Republicans support mandatory AI testing: Poll

A majority of Republican voters support policies requiring AI models to undergo independent security testing, according to a new poll released Thursday. The survey, shared first with The Hill from Americans for Responsible Innovation (ARI), found that 71 percent prefer a

Trump invites Xi to visit White House in September

President Trump during his trip to Beijing on Thursday formally invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the White House in September. “Thank you again, President Xi, for this beautiful welcome, and tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you, Madam Peng, to