Supreme Court backs Trump voter database; Xi's state visit concludes
The Supreme Court revived a citizenship verification tool for voter audits in a major win for the Trump administration, while Chinese leader Xi concluded his White House visit.
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a citizenship database for voter audits, according to multiple outlets covering the decision. Justice Jackson dissented, saying the Supreme Court intervenes too quickly in Trump cases. The ruling represents a significant victory for the administration ahead of the midterms, though some outlets report the database has flaws.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the White House concluded today with a final greeting between Trump and the Chinese leader. The visit featured a lavish state dinner attended by tech titans and DC elite, with symbolic gestures including a bald eagle statue gift and toasts exchanging praise. However, reports suggest Xi did not secure everything he sought during the trip.
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CNN, MSNBC Now, and Politico have returned to White House press access after a judge blocked Trump's media ban, which the administration had implemented after the outlets' coverage of the Xi summit. Trump thanked media outlets for what he called "very fair" coverage of the visit, despite the earlier ban fallout.
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A Category 5 hurricane is intensifying as it approaches the country, while an East Coast nor'easter threatens travel and conditions this weekend. The U.S. military is laying groundwork for potential action around Cuba, and the Senate again rejected a resolution to curb Trump's war powers regarding Iran.
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