Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. The Supreme Court today has preserved access to the widely used abortion pill Miffipristone, allowing it to be available by mail without an in-person appointment. The case stems from a suit Louisiana file to roll back the FDA's rules on how the drug can be prescribed. A ruling by a

three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on May 1st threatened access to the pill

through telemedicine visits and mail delivery. But tonight, the High Court granted emergency

requests by two drug makers of the pill to block the lower court ruling for now while a lawsuit

plays out. Medication abortions account for nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. as of

2023, the last year for which statistics are available. President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met in Beijing

today discussing the war in Iran,

global trade and energy security. But as MPR's Tamara Keith reports, it doesn't appear that the

talks between the two yielded any significant progress. On Thursday, Trump and Xi held a bilateral

meeting that, for a time, included CEOs from top U.S. corporations. Then in the evening

at a formal banquet, the two leaders toasted each other and the relationship between their

nations. Trump made clear he wants this visit to be the start of a longer dialogue.

Tonight, it is my honor to extend an invitation to you and Madam Peng to visit us at the White House this September 24th.

Before Trump heads to the airport, the leaders are set to take a friendship photo and share a bilateral tea and lunch.

No deals have been announced yet, but there's still time. Tamara Keith, NPR News, Beijing.

Cuba is facing a new energy crisis and rising protests. While the Cubans blamed the U.S. for

blocking energy deliveries, the State Department says it's their communist rulers who are responsible

for the humanitarian crisis on the island. And here's Michelle

Kellerman has more. Cuba's energy minister says that the oil donated from Russia, which the U.S.

allowed in in late March, has now run out. Venezuela and Mexico stopped sending fuel earlier this

year because of the threat of U.S. tariffs. The State Department doesn't

call this a blockade, however, writing in a statement to NPR that, quote, the false narrative of a

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