National Guard troops in DC are now armed, defense official says

Earlier, Trump offered to send troops to Baltimore, Maryland.

President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's invitation to attend a public safety walk next month in Baltimore, offering to send "troops" to the city.

On Friday, Trump announced on social media that the U.S. "now fully owns and controls 10% of INTEL." Trump said he negotiated the deal with Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan.

Earlier Friday, federal agents were seen searching the Maryland residence of former Trump national security adviser turned critic John Bolton. Sources told ABC News the search was related to allegations that Bolton is in possession of classified records.


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Trump makes surprise visit to 'The People's House'

President Donald Trump on Friday morning took a surprise trip to "The People's House" -- a museum about the White House and its inhabitants.

Trump took reporter questions after the tour on the FBI search of John Bolton's house, the Russia-Ukraine war, the federal takeover of Washington and more.

Trump said his next stop this morning will be the Kennedy Center.


Supreme Court lets Trump cut $783 million in research funds over DEI

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to cancel more than $780 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

The Trump administration sought to cut the funds saying they advanced “gender ideology extremism” and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.

In a splintered ruling, the majority continued to block the Trump administration’s anti-DEI directive on future funding decisions. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s three liberals who would have blocked the funding cuts.

In a lengthy dissent, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized her colleagues for overusing the high court’s emergency appeals process.

“Stated simply: With potentially life-saving scientific advancements on the line, the Court turns a nearly century-old statute aimed at remedying unreasoned agency decisionmaking into a gauntlet rather than a refuge,” she wrote.

Administration officials claim the terminated studies fulfill the president's executive order to root out "DEI" initiatives across government.

Public health groups, backed by the ACLU, insist they are critical projects that have undergone rigorous peer review.

A district court determined the cancellations were "arbitrary and capricious, and unlawful" and put them on hold pending the outcome of litigation.


Carney speaks with Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke with President Donald Trump on Thursday, according to representatives from both leaders.

Carney "had a productive and wide-ranging conversation" with Trump where they "discussed current trade challenges, opportunities, and shared priorities in a new economic and security relationship between Canada and the U.S.," according to Canadian officials.

"The leaders also discussed how to build on the President’s leadership to support long-term peace and security for Ukraine and Europe," the officials added.

-ABC News' Aleem Agha and Will Gretsky


Public White House tours to be suspended as construction on ballroom begins

The Trump administration will suspend public White House tours due to the construction that is scheduled to start soon on a new ballroom, multiple Congressional offices told ABC News Thursday.

Spokespeople for the official websites for several of these members said they were told by the White House that this pause would start in September and tours could be postponed "indefinitely."

The offices gave various reasons for the pause on tours, including "construction projects," "extensive renovations" and "because of construction on the new White House ballroom."

All tours of the White House are scheduled through a visitor's member of Congress.

The website for Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., reads: "Unfortunately, the Trump Administration recently announced that it would pause all public tours of the White House beginning in September to accommodate construction projects. We apologize for any inconvenience to those who have submitted tour requests for this period, and will share further updates as soon as additional guidance is available."

Another office said they had reached out to the White House after the Washington Post initially reported that tours would be suspended.

Administration officials told their office coordinator that the pause was "because of construction on the new White House ballroom," an aide said.

Another congressional office said they were told White House tours were not immediately barred but rather would halt at the start of September.

A White House liason "confirmed that we can still book tours through the end of August, but they have cancelled all September tours. They said that they'll give more info after Labor Day," an aide told ABC News. A separate congressional office also said they were waiting for a more "formal announcement from the visitor's office" about how to move forward with scheduling public East Wing tours.

-ABC News' Allison Pecorin, Ben Siegel, John Parkinson, Michelle Stoddart and Isabella Murray.</p>