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.

ByKevin Shalvey, Ivan Pereira, and Alexandra Hutzler
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, 5:57 PM EDT

Trump says 'Operation Warp Speed' was 'a long time ago'

Trump was asked about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's decision to end federal funding for mNRA vaccine research despite it being a cornerstone of the president's "Operation Warp Speed" initiative that helped develop COVID-19 vaccines in his first term.

"You know, that was, now a long time ago," he said of "Operation Warp Speed," adding, "And we're on to other things."

President Donald Trump speaks behind an engraved glass disc gifted to him by Apple CEO Tim Cook during an event in the Oval Office of the White House, Aug. 6, 2025 in Washington.
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Aug 06, 2025, 5:48 PM EDT

Trump dodges question about peace deal with Russia-Ukraine

Trump said that a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely going to happen soon but he dodged a question about whether a peace deal will be close.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 6, 2025.
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Instead, he spoke about his foreign policy moves, such as the military strike on Iran. The president brought up a model of the new stealth bomber to demonstrate that event.

Aug 06, 2025, 5:23 PM EDT

Trump, Tim Cook announce new Apple investment

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined Trump at the Oval Office to announce the company's $100 billion U.S. manufacturing investment.

President Donald Trump speaks next to Apple CEO Tim Cook as they present Apple's announcement of a $100 billion investment in U.S. manufacturing in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Aug. 6, 2025.
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Apple said it would manufacture its components for its products, including glass. Cook presented a special glass ornament to Trump.

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

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