9.24 | Reading the red carpet

Thu » President Trump’s rare welcome for Xi Jinping is part of the diplomacy itself. China expert Bonny Lin explains why the reception matters.

Also: Xi is pressing President Trump to reduce U.S. support for Taiwan. In Kyiv, civilians shelter through a deadly daylight barrage, then try to resume ordinary life between strikes. Congress confronts uneven rules in women’s sports, and a father passes to his children the Christian rock that shaped his faith. Plus: Daniel Suhr argues for putting classroom technology back in its place, and Yellowstone turns up a very strange lost-and-found.

EP 3494 · Thu Sep 24, 2026

☀️Today’s stories

› Thursday morning news

› U.S.–China summit: Reading the red carpet

› Ukraine: Between blasts

› Women’s sports: No uniform rule

› Yellowstone: Hot spring cleaning

› Christian rock: Passed down loud

› Commentary: Resetting the default

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