trump-scotland-golf-course-opening-legal-issues-92aa09043e036d6aa87ad99e5fd755bb” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>President donald trump is traveling to Scotland on Friday as his family’s business prepares for the Aug. 13 opening of a new golf course in Aberdeenshire billed as “the greatest 36 holes in golf.”
While there, Trump will talk trade with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a meeting he’s said will take place at “probably one of my properties.”
Using this week’s presidential overseas trip — with its sprawling entourage of advisers, White House and support staffers, Secret Service agents and reporters — to help show off Trump-brand golf destinations demonstrates how the president has become increasingly comfortable intermingling his governing pursuits with promoting his family’s business interests.
Other news we’re following today:
- FCC approves Paramount’s merger with Skydance: The Federal Communications Commission’s approval of the $8 billion merger comes after a lengthy lawsuit between President Trump and Paramount Global over a “60 Minutes” story. Paramount agreed this month to pay a $16 million settlement to resolve it. CBS stoked further outrage by canceling Stephen Colbert’s “Late Show” days after the comedian sharply criticized the settlement on air. The company says it was canceled for financial reasons.
- Trump signs bill to claw back previously approved funds: Trump has rescinded close to $9 billion in federal funding previously approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid. The bulk of the cuts were for foreign assistance programs. Approximately $1.1 billion was allocated to help fund NPR and PBS; most of this money is distributed to over 1,500 local public radio and television stations nationwide.
- U.S. cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks: Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said the U.S. is bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar for consultations after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza.” Trump previously urged progress in ceasefire talks, and lower-level negotiations have dragged on for weeks, while aid groups say Palestinians in Gaza risk starvation.
