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September 22, 2026

The day's top events, read by how settled the reporting is.

Xi visits the US as chip limits, new tariffs and Iran sanctions test the trade truce

China's foreign ministry confirms a state visit by Xi Jinping from Wednesday to Friday, a third meeting with Trump set against AI limits, tariffs and an Iran sanctions campaign.

Reported 100% · Contested 0% · Developing 0%

An appeals panel directs Missouri to use its new Republican-drawn map in November

A three-judge federal appeals panel directed Missouri to keep its new Republican-drawn congressional districts for the November election and paused the order for one week.

Reported 100% · Contested 0% · Developing 0%

US networks halt pool coverage of Trump over his ban on three news outlets

No network camera crew covered the president's Monday events after Trump shut reporters from CNN and two other outlets out of the White House.

Reported 100% · Contested 0% · Developing 0%

Trump leaves room to back a development plan after meeting Mamdani at Gracie Mansion

Trump and Mamdani meet at Gracie Mansion and discuss policing, immigration and housing, and Trump keeps open the prospect of backing a large development plan.

Reported 100% · Contested 0% · Developing 0%

Trump says the US is working on a deal to buy potash from Belarus rather than Canada

Trump says the US is working on a deal to buy potash from Belarus at a price well under what it now pays Canada, its main supplier, amid a trade dispute.

Reported 100% · Contested 0% · Developing 0%

Trump addresses the UN General Assembly with the Iran conflict in its seventh month

Trump speaks to the United Nations General Assembly for the sixth time, with remarks expected on the Iran conflict and a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to follow.

Reported 100% · Contested 0% · Developing 0%

The US, Denmark and Greenland sign a security deal that opens two new military sites

The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a security agreement that reopens a Cold War airbase at Narsarsuaq and stations US forces at Mestersvig, a Danish dog sled patrol post.

Reported 40% · Contested 0% · Developing 60%

Measles has killed four people in Pennsylvania as confirmed cases pass 700

Pennsylvania's measles outbreak has killed four people and hospitalized 150 since April, and the CDC is working out how it defines a death from measles.

Reported 0% · Contested 0% · Developing 100%