Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump is flying back to the U.S.

after wrapping up his state visit to China. And Pierce-Tammer Keith reports he's hailing business deals for American companies and farmers, though few details have been released.

As Trump's trip to China was winding down, he again offered praise for Chinese President

Xi Jinping.

This has been an incredible visit.

I think a lot of good has come of it.

We've made some fantastic trade deals, great for both countries.

In an earlier interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News, Trump said China has agreed to

order 200 Boeing airplanes and will be buying a lot of soybeans from American farmers, though

similar previous commitments have failed to materialize. Trump also said he and she discussed the

war with Iran and agreed that the Strait of Hormuz needs to be reopened.

Tamara Keith, NPR News, Beijing.

The redistricting war President Trump kicked off last year seems to finally be coming to a close,

and Republicans have largely come out on top.

But as NPR's Miles Parks reports, states are already making plans for after this year's

midterms. This week, numerous state houses responded to a recent Supreme Court decision that weakened

protections in the Voting Rights Act. Louisiana Republicans passed a new map that eliminated one of

two districts currently held by black Democratic lawmakers. In Mississippi and Georgia, however,

lawmakers there said they don't

plan to redistrict before the midterms, but they may try to eliminate Democratic-held districts

ahead of 2028. In the bigger picture, experts worry that all this political maneuvering is fueling a

cynicism in the American public. Karen Brinson Bell used to oversee elections in North Carolina.

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