White House, Trump and Jeffrey Epstein
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President Donald Trump is meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, this morning to discuss trade. The U.S. and United Kingdom reached an agreement on tariffs in May. Yesterday, Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union that would set tariffs at 15% for U.S. imports of most European goods.
This multi-state redistricting battle could be the first step in the fight for House control ahead of next year’s midterms.
Facing the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House next year, national Republicans are pushing two GOP-led states are weighing aggressively redrawing their congressional districts and pushing several longtime Democratic lawmakers out of their seats.
CHINA TRADE TALKS: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meanwhile, are meeting with Chinese officials in Stockholm for another round of trade talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline for steep tariffs on both U.S. and Chinese goods to go into effect.
The president disputes reporting from The Wall Street Journal that he drew a picture for Jeffrey Epstein, but as a real estate mogul, he often sketched for charity.
The Wall Street Journal engaged in "fake and defamatory conduct," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt alleged.
President Trump courted controversy at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, photobombing the winning team, pocketing a medal and bragging that he had the real championship trophy
The president sued the publication last week, accusing it of defamation for an article about his ties to the disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein.