{"id":21,"date":"2026-05-26T16:42:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=21"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:42:28","slug":"summits-skeptics-and-rankings-week-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=21","title":{"rendered":"Summits, Skeptics and Rankings: Week in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing this week, lawmakers at home are considering a federal gas tax holiday and U.S. News released its Best Countries rankings. Start at the top for the week in news, or skip to the end to learn more about this year\u2019s country rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=19\">Trump\u2019s Influence Faces Test as Voters in 6 States Head to Primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Monday<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>To start the week, Olivier <u>considered<\/u> some potential outcomes from Trump\u2019s Thursday visit to Beijing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>It was the first visit by a U.S. president to America\u2019s main economic and strategic rival since Trump\u2019s first term in 2017. Amid the Strait of Hormuz closure and high U.S. tariffs on China, what could this summit mean for Iran, trade and tech? Not much immediately, it turns out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Reuters <u>reported<\/u> Trump left China today \u201cwith no major breakthroughs \u2060on trade \u2060or tangible help from Beijing to end the Iran war, despite two days \u2060spent heaping praise on his host, Xi Jinping.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Tuesday<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After that, Olivier <u>reviewed<\/u> Americans\u2019 skepticism of Trump\u2019s past assassination attempts, less than a month after the most recent attempt at the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>According to a new survey, nearly 1 in 4 Americans think the Correspondents\u2019 Dinner incident was staged. If you add those who think at least one assassination attempt was staged with those who are \u201cnot sure\u201d they were all real, the skeptics outnumber those who think all were real attempts on Trump\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>These views do follow a partisan split: 21% of Democrats believe all three incidents were staged, but only 3% of Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=17\">Trump Tightens Grip, Exacts Revenge With Big Wins in Republican Primaries<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Wednesday<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump recently changed his tune to support a suspension of the federal gas tax, as gas prices continue to weigh on Americans\u2019 wallets. Olivier <u>explained<\/u> why Trump\u2019s stance doesn\u2019t mean an immediate break for drivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Congress ultimately has the power to suspend or impose the tax, and lawmakers seem divided.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Gas prices will likely only fall a few cents if the tax is suspended, and the Highway Trust Fund, which invests in the nation\u2019s highways and mass transit systems, could lose about $17 billion in revenue \u2013 about half its projected budget.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2><b>Thursday<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>U.S. News\u2019 annual Best Countries rankings were released Thursday. Olivier <u>caught up<\/u> with Managing Editor for News Eric Litke to hear more about the project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>This year\u2019s release uses a different methodology, compiling 100 different datasets from more than 30 organizations, including the U.N. and World Health Organization. That data informs countries\u2019 rankings in eight categories \u2013 including Governance, Economic Development and Health \u2013 that are then weighted based on a survey of international experts. The new approach is a \u201cmore rigorous, honest way to look at the world,\u201d Litke said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Switzerland ranks No. 1 thanks to its \u201cworld-leading economic and political stability\u201d and picturesque natural settings, Litke said. The United States found itself at No. 18 on the list \u2013 top-tier in Culture &amp; Tourism and Economic Development but lower in Infrastructure, Health and Civic Health.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/officemovingamerica.com\/?p=15\">Fed Minutes Suggest Interest Rate Hikes Are on the Table if Inflation Continues<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump traveled to China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[25,27,24,5,26,8],"class_list":["post-21","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-u-s-news-decision-points","tag-assassinations","tag-best-countries","tag-china","tag-donald-trump","tag-gas-prices","tag-sign-in-to-manage-your-newsletters"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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