Some headlines, issues and news that caught our eye.

Will Something Come Of Trump’s Talks With China’s Xi?

Who Really Needs Whom? Trump, Xi Jinping, and the Illusion of Chinese Strength — American Greatness

Trump Ready To Raise “Core Of China’s Core Interests” In Xi Summit — Zero Hedge

Taiwan watches Trump-Xi meeting for signs China will test US resolve — Fox News

What Next In Iran?

Trump says US-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’ following Tehran’s ‘unacceptable’ peace proposal — Fox News

Iran threatens to “teach a lesson” if U.S. attacks — CBS News

Iran’s Ghalibaf: U.S. has no alternative but to accept Iran’s ceasefire proposal — Times of Israel

US issues new sanctions over Iran’s oil shipments to China as part of Economic Fury — Jerusalem Post

Report: Hamas Raped, Assaulted And Tortured Oct. 7 Victims

New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel — CNN

‘Barbarism Beyond All Imagination’ — UK Daily Mail

Sexual violence was systematic and integral to Oct. 7 attacks and their aftermath, new report says — Associated Press

NY Times Claims Israelis Rape Palestinian Prisoners: Where’s Proof?

The Story: The Silence That Meets the Rape of Palestinians — New York Times

The Reactions: Kristof’s Extraordinary Claims About Israeli Rape Require Extraordinary Evidence. The Times Doesn’t Have It — National Review

‘Blood libel’: Israel rejects NYT column alleging widespread rape of Palestinian inmates — Times of Israel

Will Next Governor In Far-Left California Be Republican?

How California’s Governor’s Race Became Such an Unholy Mess — Intelligencer, via MSN

Not So Fast: California’s Top-Two ‘Jungle Primary’ May Be Headed for Extinction — New York Magazine, via Archive.today

Democratic Socialists of America Back Billionaire Steyer For California Governor — New York Post

Sec. Doug Burgum: ‘Energy Island’ California Is Only State Dependent on Strait of Hormuz Oil — Breitbart

There’s Something Smelly About Gavin Newsom’s Free Diaper Giveaway — Daily Caller

Dems In Funk After Losing Court Battle Over Race Gerrymandering

SCOTUS Just Ended 60 Years of Affirmative Action for House Democrats — Real Clear Politics

Alabama Is Free to Redraw Its Maps After SCOTUS Vacates District Court Ruling — Red State

Democrat, Republican Voters in Consensus: Gerrymandering Is a Problem — Newsbusters

Democrats Ask SCOTUS To Classify Virginia’s 45-Day Election As A ‘Single Day’ Event — The Federalist

Democrats ‘Norming’ Antisemitism

The Four Horsemen of the New Antisemitism — Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness

Does Democratic Party Hate Jews? — American Thinker

Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice leaves Democratic Party over antisemitism concerns — Politico

Miscellaneous, But Important, Stuff To Read . . .

U.S. Inflation Breakdown In Chart Form — CNBC

A super El Niño wiped out millions of people in 1877. Are we better prepared now? — Washington Post, via MSN

Admitted CCP agent ran as a Democrat and became mayor of a California town — American Thinker

Arcadia mayor’s bust demonstrates China’s web of influence is all over California — American Thinker

A lot of kids are not going to public schools — American Thinker

Will AI Take Over Higher Education? — New Yorker, via Marginal Revolution