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Xi tells Trump that U.S., China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP)

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need for cooperation among the world’s two superpowers as they seek to stabilize a trade agreement and find common ground amid uncertainty over the Iran conflict.

Feds slap California with $1.3 billion penalty in light of massive reimbursement fraud

Flanked by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Vice President J.D. Vance delivered a loud warning to states on Wednesday to get a handle on fraud in their Medicaid programs, saying they’ll lose federal money if they don’t take the issue more seriously.

Flanked by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media from the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Feds slap California with $1.3 billion penalty in light of massive reimbursement fraud

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In this image taken from video released by Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev's Telegram channel, smoke rises after a drone attack on the oil refinery and terminal in Tuapse, Russia, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Gov. Veniamin Kondratyev Telegram channel via AP, File)

Ukraine’s drone war gives Kyiv new hope as Russian assaults bog down

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Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

DOJ sues to stop D.C. bar from disbarring lawyer over Trump’s 2020 election claims

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump to raise China nuclear buildup at summit

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

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Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

DOJ sues to stop D.C. bar from disbarring lawyer over Trump’s 2020 election claims

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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump to raise China nuclear buildup at summit

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., center, speaks with a reporter, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senators unanimously back measure to suspend their pay during government shutdowns

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats' fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are greeted by children waving flowers and flags during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

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Fox News personalities salute America’s 250th birthday in ‘All American Patriotism’ book

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP)

Xi tells Trump that U.S., China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump shakes hands during a welcome ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Monday, May 4 , 2026.(Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP)

Iran’s Parliament moves closer to formalizing control over Strait of Hormuz

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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks with supporters after filing his reelection paperwork Monday, March 16, 2026, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump shakes hands during a welcome ceremony Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump arrives in Beijing for high-stakes meeting with Chinese President Xi

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he leaves the White House for travel to Beijing, Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in Washington, to meet with China's President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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‘I will be an independent actor’: Kevin Warsh confirmed as Fed chairman

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President Donald Trump walks during a welcome ceremony as he arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Families of two Americans jailed in China call on Trump to ask Xi to release their loved ones

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The Rev. W. J. Mark Knutson, right, walks with Juan Francisco Aguirre-Velasquez at the Augustana Lutheran Church on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. Aguirre-Velasquez, originally from El Salvador, sought sanctuary at the church to avoid deportation in 2014. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) **FILE**

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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Construction on the new White House ballroom is seen from the Washington Monument, Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

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Lu Jianwang waits to enter a federal courthouse in New York, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Jury convicts man accused of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City

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The atrium of C2F, U.S. Strategic Command's new command and control facility at Offutt AFB in Nebraska, is seen before its dedication ceremony in honor of Gen. Curtis E. LeMay on Nov. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik) **FILE**

Chinese national pleads guilty to photographing planes at Air Force base in Nebraska

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, greets U.S. President Donald Trump at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Kenny Holston/Pool Photo via AP)

Xi tells Trump that U.S., China should be ‘partners, not rivals’

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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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Jockeys race horses during Laurel Park's Preakness Meet, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Laurel, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Preakness in Laurel conjures memories of suburban Maryland’s equestrian past

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