Supreme Court again rejects Trump's bid to overturn E Jean Carroll sex abuse case

The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.

Trump Says South Korea Refused to Help With Iran

President Donald Trump says he ordered the Pentagon to substantially cut back on joint military exercises with South Korea because the country would not support the war with Iran. He speaks to reporters in the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment

The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.

By Ann E. Marimow

Seoul rattled by threat to drills at heart of US-Korean alliance

Donald Trump’s eleventh-hour demand to ‘reduce’ annual exercises and praise of Kim Jong Un unsettles ally

Trump defends his move to cut back U.S.-South Korea military exercises

A day after attributing the decision to a good relationship with North Korea, President Donald Trump also tied the move to South Korea’s refusal to help with the Strait of Hormuz.

By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

Trump tells 10-year-old rescued by teen lifeguard: ‘I don’t know if I’d do it’

President hosts Nathanial Rai and lifeguard Ryder Williams at White House after video of California rescue went viral Nathanial Rai had been swept off his feet along the California coast, was rescued by a 16-year-old lifeguard – and was now sitting in the Oval Office with Donald Trump. Of the rescuer, Ryder Williams, Trump said to Rai: “He’s a real hero. I don’t know if I’d do it. Continue reading...

By Guardian staff and agencies

Sen. Mark Kelly discusses conditions aboard the USS Lincoln

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer asks Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona about conditions aboard the USS Lincoln and President Trump's multi-billion dollar plan to restore older tech on aircraft carriers.

By Sacha Pfeiffer

Trump loses second Supreme Court bid over E Jean Carroll sex abuse case

E Jean Carroll secures another legal victory as US Supreme Court refuses Donald Trump’s appeal over 1996 abuse claims.

Trump meets teen lifeguard and boy saved in viral ocean rescue at Oval Office

President Donald Trump hosted 16-year-old California lifeguard Ryder Williams at the White House after viral video showed his dramatic ocean rescue.

Ossoff targets a close Trump aide, launching a personal feud with the White House as midterms loom - CNN

Ossoff targets a close Trump aide, launching a personal feud with the White House as midterms loom  CNN

U.S. Supreme Court again rejects Trump's effort to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict

A top U.S. court has declined to reconsider a June decision rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal of a $5-million US verdict in favour of E. Jean Carroll. A jury in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist.

Trump approval rating falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, poll finds

US President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency with an overwhelming majority of Americans ‌concerned the US war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday. Just 33 per cent of respondents in the four-day survey said they approved of Trump’s performance in the White House, while 64 per cent disapproved. Trump’s approval rating, down from 35 per cent in a poll that closed earlier this month and lower than a...

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Trump Appeal In Sex Assault, Defamation Case Rejected Again - Barron's

Trump Appeal In Sex Assault, Defamation Case Rejected Again  Barron's

U.S. Supreme Court again rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll case - The Globe and Mail

U.S. Supreme Court again rejects Trump appeal in E. Jean Carroll case  The Globe and Mail

‘Do as I say, not as I do’ Trump votes by mail after calling it a fraud

Trump pushes Supreme Court to implement sweeping mail-in ballot restrictions even as he participates in Florida primary elections remotely

By Alex Woodward

Trump Blames ‘Vandals’ For Damaging Lawn At National Mall Site Where He Held July 4 Rally

Trump claimed the damage to the lawn at the National Mall and the alleged vandalism at the World War II Memorial prove that the Lincoln Memorial Pool was also vandalized.

By Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff

‘Everybody knows the deal’: Donald Trump’s cheating tactics on golf course exposed

United States President Donald Trump is an avid golfer, something that isn’t wasted on his political opponents, including Georgia senator Jon Ossoff. However, regardless of how anyone may feel about Trump’s golfing frequency, it’s hard to deny his skill on the course, at least if you were to take his word. Per the President, he…

Donald Trump Attacks CNN’s Kristen Holmes for Asking If He Spoke to North Korean Dictator: ‘You’re a Loud, Boisterous Person. Be Quiet!’

President Donald Trump grew angry at CNN’s Kristen Holmes during a press briefing at the White House Monday, after she asked a question about whether he had spoken with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. “Quiet,” Trump told Holmes, CNN’s senior White House correspondent, after she asked if Jong-un had asked Trump to curtail U.S. military […]

By Todd Spangler

Trump's foreign policy: Strongmen on speed dial, allies and partners on notice

By CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA

Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency

President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to the lowest level of his presidency with an overwhelming majority of Americans concerned the U.S. war with Iran will last a long time, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that concluded on Monday. Just 33% of respondents in the four-day survey said they approved of Trump’s performance in the […]

Trump Scales Back Military Exercises to Please Kim Jong Un

The president ordered a last minute downgrade of the annual joint military training drills between South Korea and the U.S.

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Trump's Appeal In Sexual Assault Case Rejected Again By US Supreme Court

The Supreme Court did not give any reason for its decision not to hear the president's challenge. The court in late June also refused to hear Trump's appeal against the original May 2023 verdict.

US Supreme Court rejects Trump appeal in Carroll case

The US Supreme Court declined to hear US President Donald Trump's appeal of a $5 million verdict in favor of E Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist.

Trump orders Pentagon to cut back military exercises with South Korea, citing costs and lack of help with Iran

US President Donald Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” 10 days of joint military exercises with South Korea as they were about to get underway, citing the cost of the drills and Seoul’s refusal to take part in actions against Iran. Hours before exercises were scheduled to begin, Trump said on his Truth Social site that although it was too late to cancel the drills entirely, he was “not happy” that the US had previously agreed to participate and highlighted his “...

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Trump appeal in sex assault, defamation case rejected again

US President Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll in 2023, and his appeal against the jury’s verdict has been rejected for a second time.

Blanche officially takes over at DOJ

He previously served as Trump’s personal lawyer

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US President Donald Trump appeal in sex assault, defamation case rejected again - Khaleej Times

US President Donald Trump appeal in sex assault, defamation case rejected again  Khaleej Times

US not seeking to extend interim memorandum with Iran: Trump

U.S. President ⁠Donald ⁠Trump ​said on ​Monday that ⁠Washington was ⁠not ⁠seeking to extend the memorandum ⁠of ​understanding ​with ⁠Iran. DETAILS TO FOLLOW...

UFS drill exposes strategic misalignment in US-South Korea alliance - Global Times

UFS drill exposes strategic misalignment in US-South Korea alliance  Global Times

VIDEO: Trump hosts teen lifeguard who saved 10-year-old boy from rough waves

President Trump hosted 16-year-old Ryder Williams at the White House, honouring the teen lifeguard who saved a 10-year-old boy from rough waves. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-trump-hosts-teen-lifeguard-who-saved-10-year-old-boy-from-rough-waves/

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Trump hints at fresh talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

US President Donald Trump hinted Monday at fresh interactions with Kim Jong Un and said he was making the situation safer through his ties to the North Korean leader. The post Trump hints at fresh talks with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Trump seeking scapegoats after failed military gamble on Iran

TEHRAN - The unfolding geopolitical fallout from the unprovoked US-Israeli military aggression orchestrated against the Islamic Republic of Iran has exposed profound, irreparable fractures within Washington’s network of international alliances, revealing a unilateral intervention bogged down in strategic failure and desperate miscalculations.

How Kim Jong Un circumvented sanctions and funneled up to $22 billion into Pyongyang’s coffers

Trade data and satellite imagery analyzed by Bloomberg reveal how North Korea’s regime has found new sources of revenue and is expanding its nuclear arsenal — the windfall it struck with the war in Ukraine and the army of hackers The post How Kim Jong Un circumvented sanctions and funneled up to $22 billion into Pyongyang’s coffers appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Trump threatens Oman over Iran talks as efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz continue

President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman - a US ally - if it "gets in the way" of his administration's own talks with Iran, Fox News reports.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Trump threatens to bomb Oman; Iran signals ‘fully offensive’ policy, says Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Oman over the Strait of Hormuz as Iran signaled a shift to an offensive posture. Iran has warned it could adopt a “fully offensive” posture…

By Farah AlSharif