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Megan Lebowitz<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Caroline Kenny<\/span>Caroline Kenny is a White House producer for NBC News.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Vice President JD Vance will travel to the United Kingdom tomorrow and visit with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy, the White House announced today.
The White House did not share details about what the two would discuss, saying that they would talk about “a variety of topics pertaining to the US-UK relationship.”
The meeting will take place in Kent, England, the White House said.
Trump previously traveled to Scotland late last month.
Monica Alba<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Laura Strickler<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Federal agents are expected to have a stronger presence in the nation\u2019s capital in the coming days at the direction of the Trump administration, according to a White House official and a Washington, D.C., official.
That could include officers from the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI and the National Guard, the White House official said. It\u2019s unclear whether the agents have been directed to engage in \u201cactivity\u201d beyond typical duties or what their role would be beyond being present on federal property, the D.C. official said.\u00a0
The issue is an \u201congoing priority\u201d for Trump, another White House official said. The president has in recent days decried crime in the district, although D.C. police\u00a0data<\/a>\u00a0shows that violent crime is down 26% compared to last year.\u00a0
\u201cThis has to be the best-run place in the country, not the worst-run place in the country. And it has so much potential,\u201d Trump said in the Oval Office last evening.\u00a0
Trump said White House lawyers are examining whether Congress should overturn a law known as the\u00a0Home Rule Act<\/a>\u00a0that gives D.C. residents the power to elect their own mayor and city council members.
\u201cWashington, D.C., is an amazing city, but it has sadly been plagued by petty and violent crime for far too long,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC News in a statement.\u00a0“President Trump is committed to making our Nation\u2019s capital safer and even more beautiful for its residents, lawmakers, and visitors from all around the world.”\u00a0
Trump has specifically cited the recent assault <\/a>of a former Department of Government Efficiency employee who \u201cgot the hell knocked out of him\u201d by two 15-year-olds from Maryland who were arrested by D.C. police over the weekend in an incident that the police characterized as an unarmed attempted carjacking.\u00a0\u00a0
The president wrote on Truth Social Tuesday that \u201cthe Law in D.C. must be changed to prosecute these \u2018minors\u2019 as adults, and lock them up for a long time, starting at age 14.\u201d
\u201cIf D.C. doesn\u2019t get its act together, and quickly, we will have no choice but to take Federal control of the City, and run this City how it should be run, and put criminals on notice that they\u2019re not going to get away with it anymore,\u201d Trump added. \u201cIf this continues, I am going to exert my powers, and FEDERALIZE this City.\u201d\u00a0
Trump has been toying with the idea for months and promised to do so on the campaign trail throughout 2024. Earlier this year, Trump signed an\u00a0executive order<\/a> aimed at lowering crime in the district.
Abigail Williams<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The Trump administration is scaling back the\u00a0State Department<\/a>\u2019s annual\u00a0human rights report<\/a>\u00a0and placing a new focus on restrictions on\u00a0freedom of expression<\/a>\u00a0by U.S. allies, as well as adversaries.
The reports, which are widely anticipated and read around the world, have been composed by U.S. diplomats under congressional mandate for almost 50 years as a measure of countries\u2019 adherence to internationally recognized human rights. The report for last year, which normally would have been released in the spring, has already been delayed by months.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Steve Kopack<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter\u00a0flew to Washington on Tuesday to seek talks with the Trump administration over the steep 39% tariff imposed on Switzerland. But Keller-Sutter was only able to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, not with any of the primary tariff negotiators.
As a result, she returned to Switzerland overnight without any deal to lower the high duties, which are among the highest imposed on any developed nation.
Switzerland’s government said in a statement Thursday that it will “continue talks with the U.S.” and in the meantime it will not impose any retaliatory tariffs, as those could also hurt the Swiss economy.
On Tuesday, Trump said he had spoken to Keller-Sutter on the phone and “the woman was nice, but she didn’t want to listen,” and he said he told her, “You\u2019re not going to pay 1%” in tariffs.”
Megan Lebowitz<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Michael Kosnar<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said today that the FBI had approved his request for federal law enforcement to help locate\u00a0Texas state Democratic lawmakers<\/a>\u00a0who left the state in an effort to block GOP redistricting efforts.
\u201cI am proud to announce that Director Kash Patel has approved my request for the FBI to assist state and local law enforcement in locating runaway Texas House Democrats,\u201d Cornyn said in a statement.
Cornyn thanked Trump and Patel for \u201csupporting and swiftly acting on my call for the federal government to hold these supposed lawmakers accountable for fleeing Texas.\u201d
\u201cWe cannot allow these rogue legislators to avoid their constitutional responsibilities,\u201d he added.
Read the full story here. <\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Rob Wile<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Major stock indexes opened higher this morning despite Trump’s wide slate of tariffs snapping into effect after midnight last night. <\/a>
The broad S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were both up about 0.6%, while the tech-focused Nasdaq increased 0.8%.
Many investors are waiting to see how big of a drag tariffs will ultimately prove on the economy \u2014 though signs are already beginning to mount that it could be substantial as the job market has slowed and price pressures increase.
Even so, the performance of major indexes is now more closely tied to earnings from large tech companies, who have seen their valuations soar thanks to bets on artificial intelligence. Trump also indicated yesterday that there would be broad exemptions to his plan to set new trade duties on semiconductors, meaning those same tech firms are likely to remain relatively unscathed from higher import taxes on chips.
“Tech stocks have continued to drive a buoyant mood in\u00a0markets,” Deutsche Bank analyst Peter Siderov wrote in a note to clients today, adding the upbeat move has come “despite Trump outlining a plan for 100% tariffs on semiconductors, with the impact of these mitigated by carveouts.”
Steve Kopack<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump demanded this morning that the CEO of tech firm Intel resign immediately, saying he is \u201chighly conflicted.\u201d
\u201cThere is no other solution to this problem,\u201d\u00a0Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>. Intel shares fell more than 2% before markets opened.
Trump\u2019s attack on the Intel chief is his latest attempt to pressure the semiconductor industry, which has fueled the boom in artificial intelligence. On Wednesday, he said he would hit computer chips made outside the United States with a 100% tariff.
The demand also comes after\u00a0Sen. Tom Cotton wrote to Intel Chairman<\/a>\u00a0Frank Yeary to \u201cexpress concerns about the security and integrity of Intel\u2019s operations and its potential impact on U.S. national security.\u201d
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Jay Ganglani<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Chloe Yang<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he would not compromise the interests of his country\u2019s farmers even if it costs him, in his first comments since Trump raised tariffs on the key Asian security partner to 50%.
\u201cI know that I might have to pay a big price for this,\u201d Modi, who has often touted his close relationship with Trump<\/a>, said today in New Delhi. \u201cBut I\u2019m ready for the sake of India\u2019s farmers, fishermen and livestock keepers. Today, India is ready.\u201d
He did not directly mention the U.S. tariff on Indian goods, which Trump said yesterday he was doubling to 50%<\/a>, among the highest on any U.S. trading partner. Trump has said India is supporting Russia\u2019s war on Ukraine by buying Russian crude oil, which is trading under a price cap imposed by the U.S. and other governments to limit Moscow\u2019s energy revenue.
India says the higher U.S. tariffs are \u201cunfair, unjustified and unreasonable,\u201d and that until recently the U.S. had encouraged India to purchase discounted Russian oil to keep global oil prices from soaring.
Anger over U.S. tariffs has been a unifying issue in India, where farmers are a powerful voting bloc<\/a>. \u201cTrump\u2019s 50% tariff is economic blackmail \u2014 an attempt to bully India into an unfair trade deal,\u201d Rahul Gandhi, leader of the opposition Congress party, said in a post on X<\/a>. \u201cPM Modi better not let his weakness override the interests of the Indian people.\u201d
Megan Lebowitz<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Trump said in a post <\/a>on<\/a> Truth Social <\/a>that he has instructed the Commerce Department to start working on a new census report and to exclude undocumented immigrants.
The president said he wants the report to use “the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024.”
“People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS,” he added.
Trump undertook a similar effort during his first term, when he planned to leave undocumented immigrants out of a final census count. In 2020, the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge<\/a> to the plan, and soon after, Biden reversed<\/a> Trump’s directive after taking office.
Steve Kopack<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on MSNBC that “what we’re seeing is the manufacturers overseas are absorbing some” tariff costs rather than passing them on to consumers.
Pressed on how long companies might absorb those tariffs, Bessent said “part of our plan is to have real income growth for working-class Americans.”
Bessent added that a “manufacturing renaissance” due to those tariffs will stop inflation.
Inflation has ticked up since Trump’s April 2 global tariff announcement, rising from 2.3% in April to 2.6% in June.
Steve Kopack<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this morning that Trump\u2019s tariffs should result in more U.S. manufacturing.
\u201cWe\u2019re seeing these very large commitments, both from governments and from corporate\u201d partners, he told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
Bessent highlighted Apple’s investment commitment<\/a>,<\/a> announced <\/a>yester<\/a>day <\/a>at the White House with CEO Tim Cook. But many aspects of the Apple commitment had been previously announced or were only moderate increases from what the company currently does in the U.S.
\u201cSo we\u2019ve got trillions of manufacturing that\u2019s going to come back, and we\u2019re going to see that over the next couple of years,\u201d Bessent added.
Trump, for his part, noted yesterday that he doesn\u2019t know when the manufacturing announcements will fully materialize.
“I don’t know when it shows up, but there are a lot of factories and a lot of plants that are either under construction or soon we’ll be starting construction. … But I want to be around in about a year from now and two years from now, because we’re going to see an explosion, I think,” Trump said<\/a>.
Lawrence Hurley<\/span><\/span><\/span>
WASHINGTON \u2014 In June 2019, the Supreme Court swept aside the idea that federal courts could rein in state lawmakers\u2019 power to draw legislative maps designed primarily to entrench their own party\u2019s power.
The ruling<\/a>, a 5-4 split with conservative justices in the majority, made it clear that partisan gerrymandering was here to stay. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John Roberts said simply that federal courts had no authority to intervene on the issue, even if it means election outcomes can \u201cseem unjust.\u201d
With technological advances making it increasingly easy to surgically draw districts to maximize partisan advantages, both Republican and Democratic states have continued the practice.
That is now on view in Texas as Republicans plan to redraw congressional maps to further extend their dominance in the state and insulate against possible Democratic gains nationwide in the 2026 midterm elections, which will determine control of the House of Representatives for the final two years of President Donald Trump\u2019s term.
That has prompted Democrats in California and other states to threaten countermeasures.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Bridget Bowman<\/span><\/span><\/span>
Democrat Abigail Spanberger is launching her first major negative TV ad of the Virginia governor\u2019s race, taking aim at Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears\u2019 recent comments about federal government layoffs.
The\u00a030-second spot<\/a>, first shared with NBC News, features footage of\u00a0a recent interview on CNN<\/a>\u00a0in which\u00a0Earle-Sears dodged a question about whether she supported the layoffs and said\u00a0she\u00a0wanted to talk about \u201creal issues.\u201d
\u201cReally? Not a real issue that thousands of Virginians are losing their jobs?\u201d\u00a0a narrator says in the ad, which is backed by a six-figure expenditure and will air in the Richmond and Norfolk media markets and on digital platforms throughout the state, according to Spanberger\u2019s campaign.
\u201cIt\u2019s a real issue that Sears supports Trump, not Virginians. Winsome Earle-Sears: So far right, she\u2019s wrong for Virginia,\u201d the narrator says.
Virginia, one of two states with a gubernatorial race this year, is home to more than 340,000 federal workers, according to census data. The layoffs from the early months of Trump\u2019s second term are\u00a0expected to be a top issue<\/a>\u00a0in the governor’s race. Spanberger, a former congresswoman, is competing against Earle-Sears to replace Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who cannot run for re-election due to term limits.
Alexander Smith<\/span><\/span><\/span>
The Kremlin said this morning that a meeting between Trump and Putin\u00a0<\/a>has been agreed in principle and will happen in the \u201ccoming days.\u201d
Trump revealed yesterday that he was hopeful of a meeting with his Russian counterpart in an attempt to end\u00a0the war in Ukraine<\/a>. It would be his first in-person discussion with Putin during his second term.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
Rob Wile<\/span><\/span><\/span>
After months of delays and extensions, Trump<\/a>\u2019s comprehensive and sweeping tariffs slate took effect just after midnight ET, shifting his global trade reset into high gear.
Most imports into the United States will now face a baseline 10% duty,\u00a0<\/strong>with the overall average effective tariff rate rising to more than 17% \u2014 the highest since 1935, during the Great Depression \u2014 thanks to higher duties on some of the biggest U.S. trading partners,\u00a0according to the nonpartisan Yale Budget Lab think tank<\/a>.
A wide variety of products will be hit. Tariffs will be collected on everything from\u00a0European Union appliances<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Japanese cars<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0food, furniture and toys from China<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0TVs from South Korea<\/a>. Selected oil and gas imports, along with some smartphones and a suite of goods covered by a pre-existing trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, are not affected.
Together, the duties are the most significant move yet by a president set on tilting the global economy even more in favor of the United States.
Read the full story here.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>
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