{"id":209086,"date":"2026-04-28T12:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-royal-visit-designed-to-avoid-making-things-more-awkward-between-us-and-uk-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T12:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T12:14:22","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-royal-visit-designed-to-avoid-making-things-more-awkward-between-us-and-uk-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-royal-visit-designed-to-avoid-making-things-more-awkward-between-us-and-uk-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: royal visit designed to avoid making things (more) awkward between US and UK – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

King Charles and Queen Camilla visit the White House at a notably tense time between the two allies \u2013 key US politics stories from 27 April 2026 at a glance
King Charles<\/a> and Queen Camilla arrived at the White House on Monday<\/a> for a state visit in Washington, a city still rattled by a weekend shooting and a transatlantic alliance showing fresh signs of strain.
British flags could be seen lining lamp-posts outside the White House, where Donald Trump<\/a> and the first lady, Melania Trump, greeted Charles and Camilla with handshakes. The four appeared to exchange pleasantries and posed for several photographs before heading inside the White House for a private tea<\/a>.
The British monarch was spared the potential humiliation of being upbraided in public by the US president this week after the White House agreed that any meeting between the two men should be held off-camera.
UK ministers have pinned great hopes on the state visit, which they are hoping will help repair the relationship between the two countries at one of its most difficult periods in decades.
With Trump threatening retaliation for criticism of the Iran war by the prime minister, Keir Starmer<\/a>, and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves<\/a>, the government is hoping the king might be able to talk Trump down from some of his more aggressive statements.
The four-day tour, intended to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence, begins against the backdrop of a diplomatic rift over Trump\u2019s war in Iran and a dramatic security scare<\/a> at last Saturday\u2019s White House correspondents\u2019 dinner.
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The shooting<\/a> in the White House correspondents\u2019 dinner has prompted questions over security with some asking how a shooter was able to get close to where Donald Trump<\/a> and many other senior administration officials were gathered and many others praising the actions of law enforcement that swiftly stopped the attack.
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The US supreme court<\/a> formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas<\/a> electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Trump\u2019s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.
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In the aftermath of the White House correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting, Melania Trump<\/a> accused Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> of \u201chateful and violent rhetoric\u201d and said it was \u201ctime for ABC to take a stand\u201d against the comedian who has long been critical of Donald Trump<\/a> and his policies.
The first lady appeared to be referring to a monologue by Kimmel broadcast on Thursday, well before the Saturday attack on the White House correspondents\u2019 dinner, in which he referred to Melania Trump<\/a> as an \u201cexpectant widow\u201d in a speech otherwise largely about the Trumps\u2019 connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a>, Mexico\u2019s president, said on Monday that her government told the United States, in a diplomatic note, that the unauthorized presence of US officials at an anti-narcotics operation in the northern state of Chihuahua should not be repeated.
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The US is being \u201chumiliated\u201d by Iran\u2019s leadership, according to Friedrich Merz, Germany\u2019s chancellor, who suggested the Trump administration<\/a> was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran.
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The US supreme court will hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday<\/a><\/strong>, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks.
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing the prospect of running against a rightwing-centrist super coalition in elections later this year after two of his most formidable political rivals combined forces<\/a><\/strong> in an attempt to oust him, inviting a third party leader to join them.
The backers of a proposal to levy a one-time tax on California<\/a> billionaires say they have gathered enough signatures to place the measure on the ballot in November<\/a><\/strong>. The initiative has become one of the most politically contentious issues in the state over the past year, spurring tech moguls to spend tens of millions of dollars<\/a> to oppose it.
A US state department post recruiting Americans to be its \u201ceyes and ears\u201d abroad \u2013 and featuring a picture of London<\/a> \u2013 suggests \u201cunease\u201d in ties, say US and UK diplomats<\/a><\/strong>.
A trial between two of Silicon Valley\u2019s biggest tycoons kicked off on Monday<\/a><\/strong> in California, the culmination of a years-long bitter feud. Elon Musk<\/a> has accused Sam Altman<\/a> of betraying the founding agreement of the non-profit they started together, OpenAI, by changing it to a for-profit enterprise.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 26 April 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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