on Friday as the company his family owns gets ready for the August 13 inauguration of a brand-new golf course in Aberdeenshire that is dubbed the best 36 holes in golf.
Trump has stated that he will meet with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to discuss trade while he is there, most likely at one of my properties.
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The president has grown more at ease combining his governing endeavors with advancing his family’s business interests, as evidenced by his use of this week’s presidential overseas trip, complete with a large entourage of advisers, White House and support staff, Secret Service agents, and reporters, to promote Trump-branded golf destinations.
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Texas Democrats will meet with Governors Newsom and Pritzker as the state contemplates redistricting.
In an attempt to oppose President Trump’s plans to redraw Texas’s map in 2026 in a way that would benefit Republicans, a group of 15 Democrats from the Texas state House left for California and Illinois on Friday to meet with two of the most well-known governors in the Democratic Party.
The floods in Central Texas have claimed the lives of scores of children and left others unaccounted for. However, Texas State Representative Rafael Anch a, who is leading the group to meet with California Governor Gavin Newsom, stated that Donald Trump is intent on rigging elections to benefit himself.
During a special session that started this week, Trump has instructed Republicans in Texas to revise congressional boundaries in order to acquire five more solid red seats. Democrats are prepared to retaliate in states where they control legislatures, like Newsom’s California, while the White House looks to other states to follow suit.
Both Newsom and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who are thought to be viable Democratic candidates for president in 2028, have positioned themselves as vocal opponents of Trump.
Deportation flights from Alligator Alcatraz have started, according to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
According to DeSantis on Friday, deportation flights that transport detainees from the immigration detention facility known as to other nations started in the last few days.
About 100 detainees have been flown out of the immigration detention facility in the isolated Everglades by the Department of Homeland Security’s flights, according to DeSantis, who anticipates the figure to rise soon.
While DeSantis and other Republican state leaders have defended the facility as part of their efforts to support Trump, critics have denounced it as harsh and barbaric.
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Trump has left for Scotland.
On Friday morning, Air Force One took off for a flight that should take around seven hours.
On Friday night, Trump is expected to touch down close to Glasgow. Before going to another of his courses close to Abderdeen, he will meet with British Prime Minister Kier Starmer after spending the weekend at his family’s golf course in Turnberry.
Next month, the Trump Organization plans to develop a second golf course close to Aberdeen. Trump is scheduled to visit Washington again on Tuesday.
According to the president, he has not considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell.
Trump claimed he is free to do so, but he hasn’t thought about pardoning Jeffrey Epstein, a financier and convicted sex offender, and his jailed ex-girlfriend.
Trump also stated that he is not in a position to discuss pardons at this time.
The second-ranking official at the Justice Department vows to be transparent after the department faced criticism for its previous decision to withhold further Epstein probe information.
Trump claims that his conversation with Powell went well and that he will cut interest rates.
Despite their heated arguments in front of cameras on the cost of the Fed’s headquarters renovations, the president said his meeting with Fed chair Jerome Powell on Thursday went well.
“Congratulations,” he said. According to Trump, the nation is doing really well. And I took that to indicate that I believe he will begin suggesting reduced prices.
Trump says the likelihood of a trade agreement with the EU is 50/50.
Prior to higher tariff rates taking effect on August 1, the president did not place the United States in a favorable position to achieve a trade agreement with the European Union.
Before leaving for Scotland, Trump stated, “I would say that we have a 50/50 chance, maybe less than that.”
According to the president, the agreement would need to lower the 27-member bloc’s current budgeted 30% tariff rate.
Although the U.S. and Japan reached an agreement this week, Trump stated he had believed the chances of achieving a framework with Japan were only 25%.
Trump claims that Hamas will be hunted down and refuses to negotiate.
As Hamas loses negotiating leverage, Trump warned reporters Friday that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is doubtful. Trump claimed that because there aren’t many prisoners left, Hamas has no more negotiating leverage.
Trump claimed that Hamas was unwilling to reach an agreement. When asked what he thought would happen next, he replied, “I think they’re going to be hunted down.”
After Hamas’ reaction indicated a lack of desire to achieve a truce, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff announced Thursday that the United States was holding ceasefire talks in Gaza.
The Federal Reserve expresses gratitude for Trump’s desire to complete the renovations.
Despite Trump’s criticism of the Fed’s $2.5 billion restoration project, the U.S. central bank presented his visit to the construction site on Thursday in a diplomatically favorable light.
The Fed stated in a statement that it is appreciative of the President’s encouragement to finish this significant initiative. As we see the project through to completion, we are still dedicated to being prudent stewards of these resources.
Following a campaign of pressure over the cost of the renovations, Trump made a significant shift in tone by stating that the project must be finished and even offering his expertise as a real estate developer to assist. Nevertheless, he has blasted Fed head Jerome Powell on social media and wants the Fed to lower rates more aggressively.
Attorneys show up to the courthouse for Ghislaine Maxwell’s second day of interrogation.
Attorneys for Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend and representatives from the Justice Department have shown up at a federal courthouse in Florida.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is personally interviewing Maxwell at the courthouse in Tallahassee about Epstein s crimes as the Justice Department looks to cast itself as transparent following backlash over its refusal to release additional records from the sex trafficking investigation.
According to the Justice Department, more information regarding Maxwell’s remarks will be released later.
In 2021, Maxwell was found guilty of aiding Epstein in the sex abuse of minors and received a 20-year prison sentence. She is still incarcerated in Florida.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez becomes first Democrat to enter 2026 governor race
Rodriguez, a former emergency room nurse, announced Friday that she s running for governor, the day after the incumbent seeking a third term.
Rodriguez is the first Democrat to officially enter the race. After Governor Tony Evers announced on Thursday that he was stepping down, a number of potential candidates are thinking about running.
In a statement released on Friday, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, a second Democrat, stated that he will be moving closer to running for governor in the coming weeks. Simply put, the stakes are too great to ignore.
For the first time since 2010, there is no incumbent in the 2026 Wisconsin gubernatorial campaign.
Rodriguez has promised to fight back against Republicans and is likely to face many Democratic primary opponents.
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Seeing yellow: Massive police presence highly visible ahead of Trump s visit to Scotland
It may not be typical golf attire, but one of the most ubiquitous outfits seen on Trump s golf course Friday ahead of his visit was the reflective yellow vest worn by Scottish police.
The standard issue garb that s far removed from the traditional Turnberry tartan was highly visible on the dunes, the beaches and the grass as thousands of officers secured the course in advance of protests planned during the president s visit to .
Trump was Friday evening to a mix of respect and ridicule.
His visit requires a major police operation that will cost Scottish taxpayers millions of pounds as protests are planned over the weekend. The union representing officers is concerned they are already overworked and will be diverted from their normal duties.
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South Park co-creator jokes he s terribly sorry over premiere that drew White House anger
Co-creator Trey Parker responded in the shortest possible way on Thursday to the White House’s outrage over the animated institution’s season debut, which featured a nude person in bed with Satan.
After saying, “We’re terribly sorry,” Parker gave a long, deadpan-comic look.
Parker was asked for his reaction to the fracas as he sat on the stage at San Diego s at the beginning of a Comedy Central animation panel that also included his South Park partner Matt Stone, Beavis and Butt-Head creator Mike Judge, and actor Andy Samberg, who co-created the animated Digman!
The White House released a statement earlier in the day on the Wednesday night airing of the 27th season premiere.
In the statement, White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said, “This show hasn’t been relevant for more than 20 years and is hanging on by a thread with uninspired ideas in a desperate attempt for attention.” No fourth-rate entertainment can end President Trump’s winning run, as he has fulfilled more promises in just six months than any other president in our nation’s history.
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