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.

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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4th judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order

When the Supreme Court earlier this year limited the scope of nationwide injunctions by district judges in the case involving President Donald Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, an avenue left open was for courts to seek nationwide class action involving children born to non-citizens.

Now in a ruling issued Thursday, the Maryland federal judge in that original case has certified a class and enjoined the executive order from taking effect while the question of a constitutional right to birthright citizenship continues to play out in court.

U.S. District Court Judge Deborah Boardman is now the fourth judge to continue to block Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship.

-ABC News' Ely Brown


Trump to host Azerbaijani president and Armenian prime minister at White House

President Donald Trump announced that he will host a peace summit at the White House on Friday with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Trump said that a peace agreement and bilateral economic agreements between the U.S. and each country will be signed.

"These two Nations have been at War for many years, resulting in the deaths of thousands of people. Many Leaders have tried to end the War, with no success, until now, thanks to 'TRUMP.' My Administration has been engaged with both sides for quite some time," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.

"It will be a Historic Day for Armenia, Azerbaijan, the United States, and, THE WORLD. See you then!" he said.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh


Vance makes case for redistricting to Indiana Republicans

Vice President JD Vance visited Indianapolis on Thursday, alongside several White House officials, as he made the pitch to Republican lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map.


White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair, White House Counsel Dave Warrington and Office of Intergovernmental Affairs Director Alex Meyer took personal days to join Vance in making the case to lawmakers in Indiana, a source familiar confirmed to ABC News.

The source said that the vice president made a strong case for supporting redistricting while fielding questions from Indiana lawmakers.

The visit comes amid a showdown in Texas over redistricting, where Democrats have fled the state in an attempt to stymie a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie


Trump admin asks Supreme Court to allow LA immigration tactics to resume

The Trump administration filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court Thursday seeking a green light to resume some immigration enforcement tactics in central California that a federal judge had found unlawful.

The judge had concluded that "roving patrols" by DHS, apprehending immigrants solely on the basis of factors like race, accent, the type of work they do and presence at a particular location, violated the Fourth Amendment.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer says the lower court injunction is significantly interfering with federal enforcement responsibilities and must be rolled back.

Sauer also claims that the injunction across central California violates the Court's recent ruling curbing the ability of federal judges to provide relief to non-plaintiffs in a case.

The Supreme Court will likely seek a response from the ACLU respondents before making a decision.

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer