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President Donald Trump, center, speaks with the media as he greets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left, and his wife Victoria at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Monday, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump to discuss trade with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland

Rana Mourer waves an American flag outside of the migrant detention facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Saturday, July 12, 2025 in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Alexandra Rodriguez)

Attorneys: 'Alligator Alcatraz' detainees held without charges, barred from legal access

Humanitarian aid is airdropped to Palestinians over northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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FILE - Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski is interviewed on March 23, 2023 in Madison, Wis.(AP Photo/Harm Venhuizen, file)

Wisconsin's Democratic secretary of state won't run for governor but mulls lieutenant governor bid

President Donald Trump speaks with supporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Washington. The President is traveling to Scotland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

It's a year of rapid change, except when it comes to Trump's approval numbers, AP-NORC polling finds

This image provided by NASA shows comet 96P Machholz which orbits the Sun about every 6 years, and is suspected to cause the Southern Delta Aquariids meteor showers. (NASA/ESA/SOHO via AP)

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FILE - President Donald Trump, right, speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Judge issues temporary injunction against Trump administration cancellation of humanities grants

FILE - Amazon Web Services data center is seen on Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US

FILE - Merchandise on sale at the Trump International golf course in Balmedie, Scotland, Oct. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Renee Graham, File)

Trump's trip to Scotland as his new golf course opens blurs politics and the family's business

FILE - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez speaks at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Little Chute, Wis. (AP Photo/Andy Manis, File)

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez enters 2026 governor race, calls Trump a 'maniac'

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Trump signs bill canceling $9 billion in public broadcasting funding and foreign aid

FILE - Audrey Strauss, acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, points to a photo of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, during a news conference in New York on July 2, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Justice Dept. official meets with Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend

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Judge orders Wisconsin school shooter's father to stand trial on charges he allowed access to guns

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives the annual State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says he won't seek third term in battleground Wisconsin

President Donald Trump signs executive orders after speaking during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Justice Department to meet with Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

Israeli activists take part in a protest against the war in the Gaza Strip, Israel's measures regarding food distribution and the forced displacement of Palestinians, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

The Latest: Major media say Gaza staff face starvation, as US envoy holds ceasefire talks

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House Speaker Mike Johnson of La., speaks during an event with President Donald Trump for Republican members of Congress in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The Latest: Trump will reveal ‘AI Action Plan’ shaped by his Silicon Valley supporters

A woman throws flour, as she protests outside the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, during a demonstration against the Israeli war and what they say starvation of civilians in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

The Latest: Israel is pushing Gaza toward starvation, aid groups say

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