Here's the latest on Trump as of today, July 8:
NATO Summit in Turkey (top story) Trump is in Ankara for a two-day NATO summit, where defence spending and support for Ukraine's military needs top the agenda. Notable attendees at last night's leaders' dinner included Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK PM Keir Starmer, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Canadian PM Mark Carney, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. There's some lingering friction in the air — Trump and Meloni reportedly feuded last month after the G7 summit in France, with Trump suggesting she "begged" him for a photo, which she called fabricated.
DOGE fallout In a lawsuit brought by several states, a federal judge ordered that by July 21, 2026, parties must tell the court whether the case is now moot given DOGE's apparent dissolution — Trump had signed an executive order last year setting DOGE's expiration date for July 4, 2026.
Domestic politics ripple effect Not directly about Trump, but tied to the broader political moment: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing a wave of withdrawn endorsements (Bernie Sanders, Jeanne Shaheen, Chuck Schumer) after new sexual assault allegations.
Backdrop from this past weekend Trump gave a July 4th "Salute to America 250" speech on the National Mall during a record-breaking heat wave (102°F), where he promoted his SAVE America Act, which would change how American elections are administered ahead of the midterms, and repeatedly criticized communism. The event faced pushback amid low approval ratings, though a June Quinnipiac poll showed some recovery from his term's lowest point.
Want me to dig deeper into any one of these — the NATO summit outcomes, the SAVE America Act, or the DOGE lawsuit?
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