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Last Updated: July 20, 2025, 5:25 PM EDT

President Donald Trump continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi "to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval" related to the case.

On Friday, Trump signed the GENIUS Act -- the first major federal cryptocurrency bill -- into law.

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Jul 14, 2025, 11:45 AM EDT

Trump says some Patriot systems will arrive in Ukraine within days

President Donald Trump was asked when he expected some weapons, including Patriot systems, to arrive in Ukraine.

"We're going to have some come very soon, within days," the president responded.

Trump said European countries that have Patriots will transfer them to Ukraine. "They're going to start arriving very soon," he said.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte jumped in to say the next arms delivery to Ukraine will encompass a wider range of military equipment beyond Patriot missile systems.

Donald Trump greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Jul 14, 2025, 11:33 AM EDT

Trump announces Ukraine weapons deal with NATO

President Donald Trump announced an agreement with NATO regarding weapons to assist Ukraine amid Russia's onslaught.

"We've made a deal today where we are going to be sending them weapons and they're going to be paying for them. The United States will not be having any payment made," Trump said. "We're not buying it but we will manufacture it and they're going to be paying for it."

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called the deal "really big" and said this is "Europeans stepping up."

“This is the first wave, and there will be more. European countries want to be part of it,” Rutte said.

Donald Trump greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Jul 14, 2025, 11:21 AM EDT

Trump threatens 'severe tariffs' on Russia if no deal to end war within 50 days

President Donald Trump opened his remarks alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office on Monday by threatening "severe tariffs" against Russia.

"We're very, very unhappy with them," Trump said of Russia. "And we're going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days."

"Tariffs at about 100%, you know what that means. But today we're going to talk about something else," Trump continued, going on to talk about weapons to Ukraine.

Donald Trump greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Jul 14, 2025, 10:18 AM EDT

Trump expected to make 'major statement' regarding Russia-Ukraine policy

President Donald Trump told NBC News last week that he'll have a "major statement" to make regarding Russia on Monday, as he expresses increasing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump declined to elaborate what the announcement would be, but he said during the same interview that he expected the Senate to pass a measure to place more sanctions on Russia.

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon arriving at the White House, July 13, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump also shared with NBC what he said was a new agreement between the U.S., NATO and Ukraine over the shipment of weapons. The president said Sunday that his administration would provide more "sophisticated" equipment to aid Kyiv in its defense against Russian attacks.

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