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In Trump’s White House, China’s Dictator Is Welcome. American Media, Less So.
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9/24/2026 5:38 PM
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| The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world. |
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Flyovers and Pandas Masked Divides in Trump and Xi’s U.S.-China Summit
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9/24/2026 8:10 PM
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| President Trump pressed his personal brand of diplomacy as President Xi Jinping of China made his first trip to the White House in more than a decade. |
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As Trump Hosts State Dinner Honoring Xi, See the Menu
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9/24/2026 12:43 PM
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| The White House said that the three-course menu, including sea bass and bok choy, featured American ingredients with a “subtle Chinese influence.” |
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Full Guest List for Trump’s State Dinner With Xi
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9/24/2026 6:25 PM
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| Tech titans including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sam Altman and Tim Cook were among those invited to the event, hosted by President Trump and Melania Trump. |
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White House Restores Access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico
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9/24/2026 4:07 PM
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| A judge ordered President Trump to reverse his ban on three media outlets, but it took several hours for them to get back in. The White House TV pool remains suspended. |
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Conservative Outlets Offer Trump Feed While White House TV Pool Is Suspended
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9/24/2026 12:02 PM
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| Real America’s Voice and LindellTV have teamed up to provide a feed of daily presidential events. |
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Who Is the Trump-Appointed Judge Who Blocked the White House Media Ban?
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9/24/2026 12:17 PM
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| Judge Timothy J. Kelly had worked as counsel for Senator Charles E. Grassley, who called him a “very talented attorney” in 2017. |
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Netanyahu, Addressing U.N., Denounces Israel’s Critics as ‘Moral Cowards’
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9/24/2026 5:40 PM
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| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also reserved some of his ire for the mayor of the city hosting him, Zohran Mamdani. |
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Mamdani Accuses Netanyahu of Spreading ‘Baseless Lies’ After U.N. Speech
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9/24/2026 5:57 PM
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| The Israeli prime minister accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani, an outspoken critic of Israel, of antisemitism. The mayor has become a political foil for the prime minister. |
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About 100 Are Arrested in Protests Against Netanyahu
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9/24/2026 5:03 PM
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| Large groups gathered in Midtown Manhattan to demonstrate as the Israeli prime minister spoke to the General Assembly. |
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Iran Proposes 7-Day Plan to End War
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9/24/2026 6:57 PM
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| Under the offer, the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and nuclear talks would be revived. |
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Senate Defeats Bid to Direct Trump to End Iran War or Seek Approval
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9/24/2026 1:44 PM
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| The vote came as a growing number of Republicans have broken from President Trump on the conflict, reflecting voters’ concerns ahead of midterm elections. |
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France to Send Soldiers to Saudi Arabia to Help Secure Energy Sites
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9/24/2026 7:59 PM
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| Attacks on Saudi cities on the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen have added to pressure on global oil supplies. |
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Dale Caldwell, New Jersey’s Lt. Governor, Violated Workplace Policies, Report Finds
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9/24/2026 7:39 PM
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| Investigators found that New Jersey’s lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell, sought a promotion for his girlfriend and made a sexually charged comment to a staff member. |
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In Alaska, Rowdy Members of Congress Are a Tradition
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9/24/2026 1:55 PM
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| Revelations about the conduct of former Representative Mary Peltola may not faze voters who have long elected abrasive and sometimes violent figures to represent them. |
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Mary Peltola’s Campaign in Alaska Senate Race Is Rocked by Tumult, With Angry Outbursts and Slurs
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9/23/2026 8:24 PM
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| Democrats hope that Mary Peltola can flip a Republican Senate seat in Alaska. Former aides describe a campaign and congressional office marked by chaos. |
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Republicans in Red-State Races Are Starting to Break From Trump
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9/24/2026 2:49 PM
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| Our national political correspondent, Shane Goldmacher, explains how a growing number of Republican candidates in key battleground states are making calculated decisions to distance themselves from President Trump and his policies. |
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Florida Charges 20 People with Voter Fraud
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9/24/2026 3:08 PM
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| Most cases involved noncitizens who registered to vote, attesting that they were U.S. citizens, state officials said. |
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Bernadine Bluntly’s Brand Was Tradwife. Then She Got Divorced.
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9/24/2026 9:28 AM
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| What happens when a trad influencer leaves her husband, questions her beliefs, stops selling anti-feminism T-shirts — and still needs to make a living online? |
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Hurricane Nolo Takes Aim at Hawaii
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9/24/2026 8:09 PM
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| Though likely to avoid a direct hit, parts of the state could receive nearly three feet of rain, forecasters warned. |
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Nor’easter Could Bring Heavy Rain, Winds, and Flooding to East Coast
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9/24/2026 11:36 AM
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| Rain, flooding and gusty winds are all in the forecast for the Northeast this weekend, but just how much is still a little uncertain. |
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‘America’s Bishop’ Was Beatified. 50,000 Catholics Showed Up.
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9/24/2026 6:09 PM
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| Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, who was the country’s most visible Roman Catholic clergyman of the 20th century, is one step closer to sainthood after a ceremony in St. Louis. |
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Justice Department Scraps Dozens of School Desegregation Cases
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9/24/2026 8:04 PM
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| Critics said the changes, mostly in the South, moved the nation “back toward the Jim Crow era.” Justice Department officials said the decrees were outdated. |
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Bob Pettit, N.B.A. Great for the Hawks, Dies at 93
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9/24/2026 3:36 PM
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| A prolific scorer and rebounder, in 1958 he delivered one of the most remarkable performances in playoff history. |
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Trump the Destroyer
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9/24/2026 9:45 AM
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| The president has an edifice complex. |
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Edward Lehner, Who Made Dog Owners Pick ‘It’ Up, Dies at 93
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9/24/2026 6:34 PM
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| Before the law passed, navigating New York was a harrowing exercise in dog-feces avoidance. As he put it, sometimes “you would come home and have it all over you.” |