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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are preparing to hold their second day of meetings on Friday. NPR's Emily Feng reports. They wrapped up a tour of historic sites in Beijing earlier today and talked about controversial issues, including the island of Taiwan.
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For China, Xi Jinping said Taiwan is, quote, the most important issue and warned the U.S. to, quote, exercise caution on Taiwan, saying it could jeopardize ties in Taiwan entirely. China hopes to control the democratic island one day. And Trump has said he wants to discuss a delayed U.S. weapons package to Taiwan that is stalled with China. Despite concerns Beijing might push the US to scale back its support of Taiwan. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US has not changed its position. And on the final day of this visit, Trump and Xi will meet again at a compound in Beijing where some of China's top leadership live for further talks on trade, the war in Iran and potential investment in both countries. And Emily Feng, NPR News.
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The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he traveled to the United Arab Emirates during the war with Iran. It's the first publicly confirmed visit by the prime minister to the UAE. But as NPR's EH Batrawi reports, the UAE denies it.
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Netanyahu's office says he secretly visited the United Arab Emirates during the U. S Israeli war with Iran, resulting in a historic breakthrough in relations. But within hours, the UAE issued its own own statement denying a visit ever took place. It said its relations with Israel are not based on unofficial arrangements. The UAE used US And Israeli defense systems to counter Iranian attacks in the war. The quick rebuttal of the visit highlights how sensitive it is for an Arab state to host Netanyahu, who's wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza, allegations he denies. Ayya Boltrawi, NPR News, Dubai.
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The Department of Education has announced it will send states millions of dollars to help fund a federal program for educating students served by the Individuals with disabilities education act. NPR's Janaki Mehta reports. It's a historically underfunded program.
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Secretary Linda McMahon announced her agency will send $144 million to states this year for two IDEA programs. A department spokesperson did not specify where the funds came from, but said that by October 1, most of would go to programs for students ages 3 to 21, the remaining 20 and a half million to early intervention services for infants and toddlers. The federal government has never met its promise of fully funding the program, which helps students with disabilities get a quality public education with the services they need to succeed.
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That's NPR's Janagi Mehta reporting. On Wall street, the dow was up 388points. This is NPR News. The Senate has unanimously approved a resolution that would withhold lawmakers pay during government shutdowns. It's part of an effort to increase pressure on Congress to avoid federal closures. Supporters say the bipartisan measure comes after a series of lengthy shutdown standoffs that have frustrated lawmakers and disrupted government operations. They argue Congress should face consequences when it fails to keep the government funded. A growing number of Americans say religion is gaining influence in the country. But as NPR's Jason DeRose reports, a new study from Pew Research finds there's a sharp partisan divide over whether people view that influence as good.
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After decades of people reporting a decline in religious influence on American public life, Pew found that 37% of U.S. adults now say it's on the rise. Views on that influence depend largely on respondents politics. Three quarters of Republicans say religion's influence on American life is positive, but fewer than 4 in 10 Democrats say it's a good thing. Pew also found that an increasing portion of U.S. adults, 17%, say they want Christianity to be the official religion of the U.S. the First Amendment to the U.S. constitution, however, prohibits the establishment of an Official religion. Jason DeRose, NPR News.
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Christie says a rare 5.5-carat diamond known as the Ocean Dream has sold for more than $17 million. The auction house says the Triang Cut gem is believed to be the largest vivid blue green diamond of its kind ever sold at auction. This is NPR News.
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