House leader Taiwan president hold historic meeting in US

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy welcomed Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen for a historic meeting on U.S. soil Wednesday, underscoring U.S. lawmakers’ growing support for her self-ruled island as tensions rise with rival China. McCarthy greeted Tsai on her arrival at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California. Tsai, making the most sensitive stop on a weeklong journey meant to shore up alliances in the U.S. and Central America, was to meet with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. China views any interaction between U.S. and Taiwanese officials as a challenge to its claim to the island…