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- Trump Heaps Praise on Xi at Official Meeting: ‘It’s an Honor To Be Your Frie...
President Donald Trump heaped praise on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, telling him at their first official meeting of the U.S. China summit, “It’s an honor to be your friend.” Trump traveled to China on Wednesday to meet with Jinping, greeting the Chinese leader at an extravagant welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People. Xi opened the meeting between the two presidents by expressing his desire to find and discuss ways for their countries to work together. He then gave the floor to Trump, who first shared his admiration for the welcome ceremony. He then lauded Xi as a “great leader,” touting the “long relationship” the two shared and noting the many U.S. business leaders who joined the trip to “pay respects” to Xi. “You and I have known each other now for a long time,” he said. “In fact, the longest relationship of our two countries that any president and president has had, and that’s, to me, an honor.” He continued: We’ve had a fantastic relationship. We’ve gotten along. When there were difficulties, we worked it out. I would call you, and you would call me. And whenever we had a problem, people don’t know, whenever we had a problem, we worked it out very quickly. And we’re going to have a fantastic future together. Such respect for China, the job you’ve done. You’re a great leader. I say it to everybody. You’re a great leader. Sometimes people don’t like me saying it, but I say it anyway because it’s true. I only say the truth. And I just want to say, on behalf of all of the great delegation that we have, we have the greatest businessmen, the biggest, and I guess the best in the world. We have amazing people, and they’re all with me. They, every single one of them– we asked the top thirty in the world, every single one of them said yes. And I didn’t want the second or the third in the company. I wanted only the top. And they’re here today to pay respects to you and to China. And they look forward to trade and doing business. And it’s going to be totally reciprocal on our behalf. So I really look very much forward to our discussion. It’s a big discussion. There are those that say this is maybe the biggest summit ever. They can never remember… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - 83-Year-Old House Democrat Is MIA – With No Explanation
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Another member of Congress has been missing a slew of votes without much explanation. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL), 83, has not voted in the House of Representatives since April 17, congressional reporter Jamie Dupree of the Regular Order newsletter noted on Wednesday night. Posting on Bluesky, he pointed out that Wilson had missed all 10 House votes on Wednesday and has now missed 43 consecutive votes. Included in Dupree’s post were images posted on Wilson’s X account on Tuesday, but he noted something was amiss. “Wilson’s X account this week sent out photos of a Service Academy day – but pictures from the same event were posted last October,” Dupree wrote. Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL missed all 10 votes on Wednesday in the House. Wilson has now missed 43 straight votes – she last voted on April 17.Wilson's X account this week sent out photos of a Service Academy day – but pictures from the same event were posted last October — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree.bsky.social) 2026-05-13T23:49:42.467Z “I was proud to host a Service Academy Day at FIU, bringing together representatives to share guidance with the next generation,” the congresswoman’s post stated, suggesting that the event had taken place that day or at least recently, and not eight months ago. Wilson is not the only House member who has been missing lots of votes. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) has been MIA since March. Kean’s office later issued a statement, saying the congressman is dealing with an unspecified “personal medical issue.” The congressman has yet to return to the House. Republicans hold a narrow majority in the House, where so far, four Democratic members have died this term. Reps. David Scott (GA), Sylvester Turner (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) all died during the 119th Congress. Scott was 80, while the other three lawmakers were in their 70s.The post 83-Year-Old House Democrat Is MIA – With No Explanation first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Fox News Crew Slapped With Ticket in China After Parking Illegally ‘For Two Mi...Fox News host Bret Baier said on Wednesday that his crew was given a $40 ticket in China after parking illegally “for two minutes.” Baier hosted Special Report from China, following President Donald Trump’s trip to the country to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The Fox host highlighted the country’s practice of widespread surveillance of its citizens, noting the number of cameras visible at just a single train station. “Big brother is watching. There are literally cameras everywhere in Beijing,” said Baier. “We’re outside the Haidian Station, and I can count at least twenty on this corner.” Baier claimed that the ubiquity of cameras caused people in China to avoid doing things like jaywalking because repercussions could be instant. He then shared his own crew’s experience with that reality, telling viewers about the ticket his driver received within minutes of breaking a parking law. “In fact, in Beijing, they have added 1,500 cameras just this year alone. They see everything. There is nobody jaywalking here because they could get a ticket right away,” he said. “In fact, our driver parked illegally for two minutes, and he got a message on his phone that he got a ticket for about forty bucks U.S because they saw it on the camera.” A December report from the Austrian Strategic Policy Institute estimated that there were around 600 million cameras across China, noting that surveillance can now include AI technology like facial recognition and location tracking. The report found that this instant enforcement of the law Baier described could be taken to new levels with the use of AI, like through plans to allow AI-powered cameras and drones to “automatically discover and intelligently enforce the law,” according to documents from a Shanghai district. The Fox host concluded his segment by pointing out the questions surrounding the Chinese government’s surveillance practices. “Now, there are real questions with the CCP’s goal is about citizen tracking and social scoring,” he said. “They say it’s to make everybody feel safe. These cameras are watching every minute. They’re everywhere.” Watch above via Fox News.The post Fox News Crew Slapped With Ticket in China After Parking Illegally ‘For Two Minutes’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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The cases seek to use consumer product safety laws to rein in chatbot companies. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump’s Discovery Request As He Attempts to Salvage S...
AP Photo/Evan Vucci A federal judge in Florida smacked down President Donald Trump’s discovery request, which he filed in an attempt to salvage his defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal, but did grant him additional time to file an amended complaint. In 2025, Trump sued the Journal, the Journal’s publishing firm Dow Jones, parent company News Corp, owner Rupert Murdoch, News Corp CEO Robert Thomson, and two Journal reporters, Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo, for defamation. The complaint alleged that a July 17, 2025 Journal article by Safdar and Palazzolo that reported Trump had contributed a letter and a lewd drawing to a birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein, compiled by the convicted sex predator’s accomplice and former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell. Trump vociferously denied the report, threatened to sue, and then did so a day later. Legal experts were highly skeptical of the lawsuit’s merit from the beginning. Because the president is a public figure, he has to prove the newspaper acted with “actual malice” in order to sustain a defamation claim; it’s a very high bar that political figures often fail to meet when attempting to sue journalists who have criticized them or published unflattering stories. In September, the House Oversight Committee metaphorically nuked Trump’s case from orbit when it released a trove of materials provided by Epstein’s estate, including the birthday book. Inside the book was a page that said it was contributed by Trump, along with his signature, message, and drawing of a nude female figure — exactly as the Journal’s reporting had described it. Last month, Judge Darrin P. Gayles of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, an Obama appointee, dismissed Trump’s complaint, finding that it had “not plausibly alleged that the Defendants published the Article with actual malice.” Gayles granted Trump leave to file an amended complaint, and the president responded by filing a motion for additional time and a request for limited discovery on “[h]ow each Defendant acted with actual malice,” “[h]ow Defendants purposefully avoided the truth of the statements at issue,” and “[h]ow Defendants allegedly obtained the letter and supposedly verified its contents, including Plaintiff’s signature.” Generally in civil litigation, a plaintiff has to have the basic elements of their claims ready in their complaint. The courts are fully aware that litigation can be expensive and burdensome, especially complying with discovery (subpoenas for documents, testifying in depositions, etc.); they will not allow… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Chris Hayes Beside Himself Over Report That Trump Officials Might Settle Lawsuit...MS NOW host Chris Hayes was beside himself on Wednesday over reports that officials in President Donald Trump’s DOJ were considering settling a lawsuit with Trump himself. The Department of Justice is reportedly engaging in “internal discussions” about the possibility of settling Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. The president sued his own department in January, demanding damages over a leak of his tax returns during his first term in office. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that DOJ officials were discussing settling the lawsuit, which could involve paying the president with American taxpayer money. Hayes got right to the point on Wednesday’s edition of All In, bluntly characterizing the possibility of a settlement as “the greatest heist in American history.” “It is hard, dear viewer, to keep track of the very, very long list of shady deals and no-bid contracts and outright corrupt crypto schemes that have been the hallmark of the presidency of Donald Trump, particularly this second version of it,” he said. “But I ask you tonight to pay attention to the one that he appears to be about to pull off, because it’s got to be the greatest heist in American history. A direct transfer of billions of your taxpayer dollars directly into the bank account and the pockets of Donald Trump, all dressed up as a settlement of a lawsuit in which Donald Trump is both the plaintiff and also the defendant.” The host repeatedly reiterated his level of shock over what he characterized as the flagrant nature of the lawsuit, claiming that he was unable to even fully describe the president’s move because it was so “novel.” “Now, this is so novel, I don’t really know how you characterize it legally. Like we’re out past the frontier,” said Hayes. “Whether legal or not, I am of the strong opinion, and I think many would be also, that this is an attempt at the largest theft ever by an American politician. Plainly, flagrantly, blatantly, in plain daylight. It is a conflict of interest so enormous, the term itself, conflict of interest, hardly begins to capture what’s happening.” Hayes then turned to the new reporting on a possible settlement of the case, telling viewers that “the mob has a word” for the DOJ’s possible choice to pay Trump. “Today, sources tell the Times, quote, ‘White House and Justice Department officials have in recent days been exploring… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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