Why Xi Is Coming to Washington, and White House TV Feeds Go Dark

Plus, the man who helped put bugs on the menu.
Here’s what we’re covering:
• With Time on His Side, Xi Seeks to Extend Truce With Trump (nytimes.com/2026/09/21/world/asia/xi-trump-mee…), by David Pierson
• Networks Suspend Pool Coverage of Trump After White House Bars CNN (nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/media/cnn-trum…), by Michael M. Grynbaum and Ali Watkins
• Paramount Reaches Deal to Clear Way to Create News and Media Giant (nytimes.com/2026/09/21/business/paramount-warn…), by Benjamin Mullin, David McCabe, Shawn Hubler and Laurel Rosenhall
• German Leaders Prepare to Deny Far Right Access to Secret War Plan (nytimes.com/2026/09/22/world/europe/germany-af…), by Jim Tankersley, Christopher F. Schuetze and Philip Kaleta
• David George Gordon, Apostle for Bugs on the Dinner Plate, Dies at 76 (nytimes.com/2026/09/21/dining/david-george-gor…), by Michael S. Rosenwald

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