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Week in Politics: Trump faces Republican defections; U.S.-China summit; press feud

NPR | By Scott Simon,

Elena Moore

Published September 26, 2026 at 5:37 AM MDT

Some GOP candidates are stepping back from unpopular Trump administration policies. Meanwhile, a U.S.-China summit at the White House and tensions with the press corps.

Scott Simon

Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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Elena Moore

Elena Moore is a political reporter assigned to NPR’s Washington Desk. She covers breaking news at the White House, Congress and other government agencies for all NPR platforms.

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