The Lede The President spent the week in Beijing. Trump's first state visit to China since 2017 ran Wednesday–Friday and produced a tacit extension of the October 2025 Busan trade truce, headline purchase commitments on agriculture and Boeing aircraft, and the launch of bilateral working bodies on trade and AI. Xi accepted Trump's invitation for a return state visit to Washington September 24, 2026. Full feature below. The CLARITY Act cleared Senate Banking, 15-9, with bipart