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Trump Lands in China With Iran War in Limbo

Kelly Grieco, Senior Fellow with the Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program at the Stimson Center joins Balance of Power to discuss the recent news reported that Iran may still have intact missile capabilities. Iran's missile capabilities brings more light to the Trump, Xi Summit as the conflict continues between the US and Iran.  President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing for the first state visit to China by a US leader in nine years, as the world's two largest economies look to stabilize ties with a summit playing out against the backdrop of the Iran war. Air Force One touched down at the Beijing Capital International Airport slightly before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, where Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, a military honor guard, and hundreds of flag-waving children readied a red-carpet greeting ceremony for the US president.

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Redistricting Wars In Focus As Midterms Loom

Representative Suzan DelBene, said Republicans won't get what they expected from redistricting because of voter anger with President Trump and Republicans in Congress. House Democrats may have lost the mid-decade redistricting battle. They still have the edge in the campaign for control of the chamber at the midpoint of President Donald Trump's second term. The US Supreme Court sharply limiting race-based redistricting and the Virginia Supreme Court voiding a Democratic gerrymander have made that task harder, but Democrats have history and political winds on their side. They control 215 House seats, three short of a majority, and the out-of-power party has gained House seats in 18 of 20 midterm elections since the end of World War II.

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