Trump admin updates: US military is preparing for possible activation of National Guard in DC

Trump will conduct a press conference about crime in DC on Monday morning.

Last Updated: August 10, 2025, 10:50 PM EDT

President Trump has announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled for Friday, Aug. 15 in Alaska.

The Trump administration is also once again escalating its clash with Harvard University, with Commerce Secretary Lutnick sending a letter Friday to Harvard President Alan Garber that accuses Harvard of violating its legal and contractual obligations related to federally funded research programs and patents.

Lutnick said the Commerce Department is launching an "immediate comprehensive review" of Harvard’s federally funded research programs.

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Aug 06, 2025, 5:10 PM EDT

US could sanction Russian 'shadow fleet': Officials

President Trump is considering sanctioning Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" as a part of a range of options that has been presented to him, two U.S. officials told ABC News.

Those options include, but are not limited to, ramped up sanctions and harsher sanctions' enforcement, including for the fleet of oil tankers, an official familiar with ongoing discussions told ABC News.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russia's state development corporation VEB.RF chairman Igor Shuvalov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Aug. 5, 2025.
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Russia's shadow fleet is composed of aging oil tankers that hide their ownership as a way to evade sanctions.

The U.S. already has sanctions on over 180 of these vessels — slapped on Russia by President Joe Biden at the end of his term — so the move wouldn't be the first of its kind. Trump has not sanctioned Russia in his second term.

-ABC News' Shannon Kingston and Christopher Boccia

Aug 06, 2025, 10:48 AM EDT

Trump hits India with more tariffs over Russian oil imports

President Donald Trump is hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its imports of Russian oil, the White House said on Wednesday.

"I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil," Trump said in an executive order.

"Accordingly, and as consistent with applicable law, articles of India imported into the customs territory of the United States shall be subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent," the order stated.

President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order on creating a White House 2028 Olympics task force in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, Aug. 5, 2025.
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Trump on Monday said he would be "substantially raising" tariffs on India, after imposing a 25% tariff rate against the nation last week.

India pushed back in a statement that the Trump administration's targeting of India over Russian oil imports was "unjustified and unreasonable" and that it "will take all necessary measures to safeguard its national interests and economic security."

Aug 06, 2025, 9:55 AM EDT

Trump to announce Apple $100B investment

Trump is expected to announce Wednesday that Apple will invest $100 billion more in the U.S., raising Apple's total commitment towards domestic manufacturing to $600 billion over the next four years.

Apple's announcement comes as Trump continues to push the tech company to manufacture its iPhones in the United States, threatening them with a 25% tariff if they don't.

Apple's investments will go towards building a new American Manufacturing Program in order to bolster Apple's supply chain and advanced manufacturing into the United States, according to a WH official.

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter after signing an executive order about the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Aug. 5, 2025.
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Back in February, Apple announced a $500 billion investment over the next four years, which it said will go towards expanding U.S. manufacturing facilities in places like Michigan, Texas, and California.

Apple didn't immediately comment on the announcement.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa and Zunaira Zaki

Aug 05, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT

Trump again threatens federal control of DC after ex-DOGE staffer beaten

Trump claimed Tuesday that crime in Washington, D.C., is "totally out of control," particularly regarding young offenders. In a post on his social media platform, he shared a picture of a young man who appears to have been assaulted, visibly covered in blood.

"Local ‘youths’ and gang members, some only 14, 15, and 16-years-old, are randomly attacking, mugging, maiming, and shooting innocent Citizens, at the same time knowing that they will be almost immediately released. They are not afraid of Law Enforcement because they know nothing ever happens to them, but it’s going to happen now!" Trump wrote.

President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Aug. 5, 2025 in Washington.
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Later, during an event at the White House, the president shared that a member of the Department of Government Efficiency was "badly hurt" Monday night.

"By the way, I have to say that somebody from DOGE was very badly hurt last night. You saw that a young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs in D.C. And either they're going to straighten their act out in terms of government and in terms of protection, and we're going to have to federalize and run it the way it's supposed to be run," Trump said when asked about DOGE cuts.

Trump has criticized the current DC criminal justice system for being too lenient on minors and suggested that offenders as young as 14 should be prosecuted as adults.

When asked for clarification regarding the image of the bloodied young man, the White House directed inquiries to the D.C. U.S. Attorney's office, which did not immediately respond to request for comment.

Separately, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwab wouldn’t comment on specific cases or allegations but said in a statement that no one living in D.C. should experience such a “horrific and disturbing” event.

The young man in the photograph Trump posted is Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk's DOGE team who left the Trump administration in June, according to sources familiar.

Coristine, who gained notoriety for his age and going by the online nickname "Big Balls," was a key player on Musk's team and worked across multiple federal agencies.

-ABC News’ Katherine Faulders, Beatrice Peterson, Will Steakin and Kelsey Walsh

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