U.S. officials meet with Iran officials after Trump’s U.N. speech
Donald Trump says that U.S. officials met with Iranian officials shortly after he spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday and threatened to annihilate Iran. Trump did not provide details about what was said during the meeting. Trump told the U.N. that he would annihilate Iran unless a deal is reached soon to end the war that he started. He said that the deal would have to include ensuring that the Strait of Hormuz remains open. Trump used part of his speech to the General Assembly to brag about his presidency. He claimed to have made peace, built a roaring economy and made the U.S. stronger than it has ever been before.
China’s Xi beginning visit to U.S.
First Lady Melania Trump says that her husband decided to go to Joint Base Andrews just outside of Washington today to greet Chinese President Xi at the airplane when he arrives in the U.S. because Donald Trump has such a great relationship with Xi. “We need to welcome them with the most respect,” Mrs. Trump said when she was interviewed Wednesday morning on Fox News. Xi is expected to be in the U.S. for three days. Artificial Intelligence and trade are expected to be key topics for discussion and there has been speculation that Trump might make concessions to Xi about the U.S. defending Taiwan from a Chinese invasion, which the U.S. has pledged to do for decades.
Trump administration files court papers on press ban
Donald Trump’s Justice Department in a court filing late Tuesday said that CNN, MS NOW and Politico can be shut out from the White House at the president’s will. The administration argues that the outlets’ coverage of the Iran war and of President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction could amount to a national security risk that justifies the ban. It argues that “access to the White House is a privilege, not a right,” in spite of First Amendment protections around press freedom. The court filing also argues that letters sent to CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Tuesday after their press credentials had been taken away should take care of requirements that news media be told in advance that their press credentials are going to be taken away. The filing came on the eve of today’s emergency hearing before Federal Judge Timothy Kelly in Washington, D.C.
Active trading continued for Trump in stock market
A required federal financial filing shows that Donald Trump in July had 1,156 stock transactions including some in companies that were affected by the actions by his administration. The filing about July stock market activity for Trump followed a filing that disclosed there were more than 21,000 security trades for the president’s benefit during 2025. The filing for July showed that stock in defense contractor Northrop Grumman was sold on the day that Trump signed an executive order that affected defense contractors. The filing also shows the purchase of stock in Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has contracts with the U.S. government. The White House has said that Trump’s investments are managed by third parties.
Greenland deal appears to be less than Trump says
The Greenland deal signed by Donald Trump on Tuesday after months of threats by him to seize the country appears to make only small changes to a 1951 treaty despite Trump’s claims that it makes a huge difference. Trump had threatened to forcibly take Greenland if he did not find a deal to his liking. The new agreement among the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland serves as a supplement to the 75-year-old defense treaty that gave the U.S. permission to station troops in Greenland as part of NATO’s defense. The new deal provides for building two U.S. bases, and an assurance of U.S. military access if Greenland becomes independent from Denmark. It also allows more U.S. troops to be stationed in Greenland, but a source said fewer than 50 additional U.S. soldiers will be sent there.
Police investigate ICE attack on U.S. citizen
Police in Evanston, Illinois, are investigating an attack on a U.S. citizen by Donald Trump’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. It appears that they mistakenly grabbed and beat up a U.S. citizen in the Chicago suburb Sunday morning. The ICE agents then left the scene, leaving the man on the ground with head, neck and teeth injuries, according to local authorities. Several bystanders helped the man, police said, and an ambulance was called. The Department of Homeland Security told CNN that ICE agents conducting a targeted enforcement operation encountered a person who resembled their target. A DHS spokesperson told CNN, “ICE officers relied on their training and later left the scene without further incident once the individual finally identified himself.” Evanston police said that officers are preserving available body camera footage and interviewing witnesses.
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