WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 7, 2026, by senior research analyst Robert Stilson: * * * Update: Major donors to the Virgina Redistricting ballot measure It was the most expensive ballot measure in state history, and supporters of gerrymandering were by far the biggest spenders. * In April, voters in Virginia narrowly approved a constitutional amendment that--barring judicial intervention--will suspend the state's independent bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on May 8, 2026, involving Edgard Kagan, senior adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies: * * * Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing: Managing the World's Most Important Relationship President Donald Trump's May 14-15, 2026, visit to the People's Republic of China (PRC) will likely represent a relatively modest step toward greater stability and predictability in the world's most importan  more