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Xi Jinping Arrives in Washington for Sept. 23-25 State Visit, With Trump Summit Set for Sept. 24
Xi's first U.S. state visit since 2015 comes seven weeks before the Busan tariff truce expires on Nov. 10 and with a $14 billion Taiwan arms package still not sent to Congress.
Trump Met Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in a Pull-Aside at a U.N. Reception on Sept. 22
The informal encounter in New York was the first between the two leaders since U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in January; Rodríguez said they discussed energy, mining and security cooperation.
Five TV Networks Suspend White House Pool Coverage After CNN, MS NOW and Politico Lose Press Passes; Judge Sets Sept. 23 Hearing
The White House started a 24/7 'Trump TV' stream on Sept. 21, the same day ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC halted shared pool coverage and the three barred outlets sued over their revoked credentials.
Allina Health Doctors Struck Two Minnesota Hospitals Sept. 14-17 Over Pay, AI Use and Noncompete Clauses
Hospital-based physicians represented by Doctors Council-SEIU walked out at Allina's Mercy and Unity campuses in a four-day unfair-labor-practice strike; no contract was reached and both sides dispute how many doctors took part.
Voting-Rights Group Asks Supreme Court to Block Missouri's 2025 Congressional Map After Appeals Court Ordered Its Use
A three-judge 8th Circuit panel ruled 2-1 on Sept. 21 that Missouri must use the 2025 map on Nov. 3, and paused its own order until Sept. 28 so the Supreme Court could weigh in; referendum backers filed an emergency application late Sept. 22.
ShinyHunters Says It Breached FBI Recruitment Systems and Took 2-3 Terabytes of Personnel Data; FBI Says It Is Investigating FBIjobs.gov
The cybercrime group says it used an undisclosed Oracle PeopleSoft flaw to reach FBI personnel records and shared a sample Reuters partly matched against other data; the FBI has confirmed only that it is looking into unauthorized activity on its jobs site.
U.S. Diesel Averages $6.529 a Gallon in EIA's Sept. 21 Survey; USDA Raises 2026 Farm Fuel Forecast to $21.6 Billion
Farm groups say harvest fuel bills have roughly doubled, while President Trump says he is weighing limits on U.S. diesel exports that refiners and analysts oppose.
Rubio Meets Lavrov in New York on Sept. 23, a Day After Trump-Zelensky Talks on an Energy Truce
The U.S. and Russian foreign ministers met at 9 a.m. on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, with no joint readout released at the time of writing.
Comey Asks Court to Move Sept. 30 Arraignment to January and Oct. 21 Trial to February 2027; Justice Department Does Not Oppose
The former FBI director's lawyers say they need more time to prepare in the "86 47" seashell case, and prosecutors told the court they do not object while adding they would be ready on the current schedule.
Massie and Khanna Say 218 House Members Have Committed to a Second Epstein Files Discharge Petition
The pair say they have the commitments needed to force a vote on H.R. 9694, though the petition cannot be formally signed to 218 until the House returns from its pre-election recess in November.
Texas Tribune Profiles Five Texas ICE Detainees With No Criminal Convictions; DHS Disputes the "Noncriminal" Label
The Sept. 22 investigation follows immigrants from Mexico, China, Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, and cites federal data showing 31% of people ICE arrested nationally as of Aug. 6, 2026 had a criminal conviction; DHS says most arrestees are charged or convicted criminals.