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NPR (Kathryn Post) - The Trump administration is planning a prayer event on the National Mall. All but one of the speakers is Christian

The event comes as a new survey finds that many Americans aren't comfortable mixing religion and politics.

NYTIMES (Emily Cochrane) - With Memphis District Gone, Another Democratic Mainstay Retires

Representative Steve Cohen, a Democrat who has represented Memphis since 2007, leaving the field possibly to his young rival, Justin J. Pearson, after Republicans redistrict his seat.

NYTIMES (Sanam Mahoozi and Erika Solomon) - Executions Surge in Iran Since Cease-fire, Rights Groups Say

Many were detained during January’s mass protests, according to a rights group, amid concerns the authorities are trying to intimidate Iranians from returning to the streets.

NYTIMES (Chris Buckley) - Trump Discussed U.S. Arms Sales With Xi ‘In Great Detail’

The engagement between the president and the Chinese leader may have tested a decades-old U.S. assurance to Taiwan not to consult Beijing on the topic.

NYTIMES (Anton Troianovski and David E. Sanger) - Trump’s ‘Learning Curve’ on China Ends With Conciliation at Summit

The president has shifted the foundations of American policy toward China, throwing aside the adversarial approach of recent years.