A group of U.S. officials led by CIA Director John Ratcliffe were in Cuba on Thursday.
Artificial intelligence and trade relations are also on the agenda between Trump and Xi.
Redistricting efforts started after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited the use of race when drawing boundaries for Louisiana’s electoral districts.
Scientists funded by the government carried out the work.

The Pennsylvania Democrat criticized a Sanders-Ocasio-Cortez bill that would pause AI data center construction until federal safeguards are in place.
Ensitrelvir is approved in Japan.
The proposed budget would cut $1.8 billion in spending and deposit $9.7 billion in reserves.
A planned joint venture will use satellite-based technologies to fill in wireless coverage gaps, especially in rural areas.

Higher energy costs are pushing some travelers to take fewer trips, stay closer to home, or cut spending on accommodations.
Members of Congress continue to receive salaries during shutdowns because the Constitution guarantees lawmakers’ compensation.
The narcotics were being shipped via sea, where 80 percent of interdictions of U.S- bound drugs typically occur.
Under the measure, the Clean Air Act would be amended to extend to E15 the same RVP waiver currently granted to standard E10 gasoline.
The recovery ends the search for two soldiers lost during an annual training in Africa.
Passengers are being encouraged to remain in quarantine.
An Epoch Times staff member and nearly two dozen other White House press members who intended to cover Trump’s visit were denied entry to China.
The president said he expects Russia and Ukraine to reach a settlement as battlefield data point to slowing Russian advances.
The talks are expected to set the stage for the high-stakes summit between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China.
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A lawsuit had argued the map’s districts were not compact enough and violated the state’s constitution.
The arrests were made during a yearlong investigation dubbed ‘Operation Volcano’ in California’s Riverside County.