The meeting, which will cover Huawei among other topics, is expected to be somewhat tense.
Here in Britain, the two main parties are being punished by voters for tearing up their Brexit commitments.
Obsessing with a Washington debate about impeachment is a gift to the President, who repeats a far simpler message.
Cutting through the fog of war and spin can be tricky, but here are the fundamental facts so far.
Trump’s press secretary sets out how the President intends to run his re-election campaign in 2020.
Hopefuls should remember that what plays well in the primaries may be un-deliverable from the White House.
As a woman in Iowa told us: “It’s like the CEO of the company I work for. I don’t care if you’re the nicest guy in the world. I care that I’m going to have a job from day to day.”
The President’s strategy of making a resumption of normal government depend on funding for his wall doesn’t appear to be working.
The 2020 race, then, looks wide open and depends on two things outside the President’s direct control.
From Democratic control of the House to the Mueller investigation, Trump faces a challenging 2019.
Plays can be a useful pressure valve, and help expose their audiences to other points of view.
The most successful are those who can put their values to work and build a broad coalition, rather than exploit divisions.