News Summary at 2:30 p.m. EDT

President Donald Trump hailed his “truly great friendship” with Xi Jinping at the start of Xi’s highly anticipated state visit to the White House, as China’s leader urged “healthy” competition to reduce friction between the world’s two biggest economies. Xi said China will invite 100,000 U.S. youth for studies and exchanges over the next five years and that it will send two pandas to the Atlanta zoo soon. He also emphasized that China and the U.S. share responsibility to ensure humans control AI. Meanwhile in New York, CNN, MSNBC and Politico reporters returned after a federal judge ordered Trump’s ban to be temporarily lifted, prompting further legal filings.