{"id":230701,"date":"2026-05-13T23:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/230701\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T23:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T23:42:11","slug":"two-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-men-are-about-to-meet-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/230701\/","title":{"rendered":"Two of the World\u2019s Most Powerful Men Are About to Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soon after Air Force One landed today in Beijing, President Trump walked down a red carpet<\/a> onto the tarmac, where he was welcomed by a military band, an honor guard, hundreds of people waving Chinese and American flags and China\u2019s vice president. It was a public display of warmth ahead of a high-stakes summit between two countries frequently at odds with each other<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meetings between Trump and China\u2019s leader, Xi Jinping, are scheduled to begin later tonight, which is Thursday morning in China. Their likely agenda is broad<\/a> \u2014 including tariffs, Taiwan, sanctions, purchases of American farm products and the A.I. race<\/a> \u2014 though expectations for a major deal are low.<\/p>\n

It will be interesting to see if Trump presses Xi on China\u2019s relationship with Iran. My colleagues reported today that Chinese companies have been secretly discussing arms sales with Iran<\/a>. China also dominates the production of rare-earth minerals that the U.S. needs to rebuild its supply of missiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more: Trump was joined on the trip by three top cabinet officials, more than a dozen corporate executives \u2014 and his middle son, Eric Trump, who now runs the family business<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Kevin Warsh is confirmed as the next Fed chair<\/p>\n

The Senate voted today to confirm Kevin Warsh, Trump\u2019s pick to lead the Federal Reserve<\/a>. He will replace Jerome Powell, whom the president has repeatedly criticized for failing to cut interest rates.<\/p>\n

All but one Democrat voted against Warsh\u2019s confirmation, a reflection of their concern about his willingness to uphold the longstanding political independence of the central bank. Warsh will face a broad range of pressures<\/a> that may make it difficult to cut rates anytime soon.<\/p>\n

In other Trump administration news:<\/p>\n

Alex Murdaugh\u2019s murder convictions are overturned<\/p>\n

South Carolina\u2019s top court overturned the murder convictions against Alex Murdaugh, the lawyer whom a jury found guilty of killing his wife and one of his sons, because of \u201cshocking jury interference\u201d by a court clerk<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The surprise decision upends one of the highest-profile murder cases in recent years, and wipes out Murdaugh\u2019s life sentence. But Murdaugh, 57, will remain in prison because he is also serving decades-long prison sentences for embezzlement. The South Carolina attorney general\u2019s office plans to prosecute him again.<\/p>\n

For more: Here\u2019s what to know about the case<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The biggest midterm donor isn\u2019t an individual billionaire<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a venture capital firm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley firm led by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, has funneled more than $115 million so far in disclosed federal contributions to midterm election efforts. That makes the duo \u2014 who have said they vote for who\u2019s best for tech start-ups, regardless of party \u2014 the biggest known spenders in this campaign cycle.<\/p>\n

In other politics news: Democrats got the result they wanted from the Senate primary in Nebraska. Here are four takeaways from yesterday\u2019s elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Times found dozens of suspicious prediction trades<\/p>\n

Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi have changed the way Americans gamble, watch sports and gauge political odds. They have also fueled concerns about a new kind of insider trading by members of governments and militaries who know about impending actions before the rest of the world does.<\/p>\n

A Times examination of Polymarket trades<\/a> found dozens of suspicious moves hinting at possible insider trading. Last June, for example, a small group of internet gamblers made more than $600,000 in profits by placing long-shot bets that Israel would strike Iran \u2014 an attack that occurred later that day.<\/p>\n

More top newsHANTAVIRUS<\/p>\n

A Frenchwoman with hantavirus is<\/a> <\/a>critically ill<\/a>, health officials said today, and the number of identified cases in the outbreak has climbed to 11. It\u2019s not a huge number, but I\u2019m still hearing from readers who want to know how concerned they should be. In the video above, my colleague Apoorva Mandavilli answers that question.<\/p>\n

Soap operas are disappearing. Or are they?<\/p>\n

Only four classic soap operas remain on air, down from nearly 20 during the genre\u2019s peak in the 1970s and \u201980s. But don\u2019t let that convince you that we have lost our appetite, Charlotte Druckman argues.<\/p>\n

Instead, we have extracted the soap from real life<\/a>. Andy Cohen has said that the \u201cReal Housewives\u201d franchises were inspired by \u201cAll My Children\u201d and \u201cKnots Landing.\u201d And the director Ryan Murphy has created a genre out of soapy historical sagas, like his recent show about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a challenging and exciting time for contemporary dance<\/p>\n

It has become difficult in recent years to find traditional spaces to perform contemporary dances. But the talent is there if you know where to look.<\/p>\n

Jade Manns is part of a new generation of artists who lean into the body as a vessel of theatrical force. Her otherworldly new show, \u201cFalling,\u201d evokes the natural world without sets or images. See how Manns does it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more choreography: A close reading of dances from \u201cSchmigadoon!\u201d and \u201cCats: The Jellicle Ball\u201d shows how they borrow from ballet, Broadway and Hollywood<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dirty soda is now a national obsession<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s, Chick-fil-A and Dunkin\u2019 have all recently added dirty soda to their menus. What might sound to the uninitiated like a beverage of questionable cleanliness is actually a customizable blend of soda, flavored syrup, creamer and sometimes fruit.<\/p>\n

The drink originated in Utah<\/a> as an alternative to alcohol for social drinking. It really took off nationally a few years ago thanks to the reality show \u201cThe Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.\u201d One of the cast members told us she adds fresh mint to her dirty soda if she\u2019s \u201cfeeling really fancy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Have a refreshing evening.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading. I\u2019ll be back tomorrow \u2014 Matthew<\/p>\n

Eli Cohen was our photo editor.<\/p>\n

We welcome your feedback. Reach us at evening@nytimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soon after Air Force One landed today in Beijing, President Trump walked down a red carpet onto the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230631,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":["post-230701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-staten-island","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-staten-island","tag-staten-island-headlines","tag-staten-island-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}