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President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. During the meeting, Trump spoke on several topics, including his deteriorating relationship with Elon Musk. Trump said he's "very disappointed" in Musk, who exited his top advisory role at the White House and then railed against the president?s sweeping tax and spending package.

President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. During the meeting, Trump answers questions on a multitude of topics, including immigration, tariffs and trade.

President Donald Trump met with Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, on Thursday morning in the Oval Office of the White House. Trump and Merz have communicated on the phone a few times since Merz was elected to office on May 6, with German officials telling the Associated Press that the president and chancellor are building a "decent" relationship.

President Donald Trump participated in a Summer Soir?e event on Wednesday evening on the South Lawn of the White House. At the event, Trump "captivated the crowd with his signature style" and discussed both election hints and promises. He addressed issues such as tariffs and immigration, defending his administration's policies against critics.

President Donald Trump has announced that he is resurrecting the travel ban policy from his first term, which will prevent a dozen countries from entering the United States. The countries included in Trump?s proclamation include Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Additionally, there will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.

FOX 35's Marlisa Goldsmith and Garrett Wymer break down the top news stories you need to know today, including a crane collapsing at a hospital construction site in Merritt Island, killing two workers, according to the Sheriff's Office, a small plane crashing into the Indian River with 2 passengers on board, a Florida State Attorney dropping charges in a controversial taser-point arrest of a CVS worker waiting for a Lyft to take him home from work, and a federal judge blocking part of Florida's new laws restricting kids from social media platforms.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke on Wednesday afternoon at the Florida Education Commissioner's Summit in Miami, Florida. At the event, DeSantis said that higher education has lost its way and spoke out about revising tenures at universities.

On Tuesday, a Florida federal judge halted enforcement of a law in Florida that would have barred most social media platforms from allowing young children to have accounts, saying it is a violation of the First Amendment?s protections on free speech. The measure was one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S. on social media use by children when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law in 2024.