Trump’s Turnberry golf course in Scotland vandalized over his Gaza ‘ethnic cleansing’ threat: Live updates

Less than two months after returning to the White House, Donald Trump has reportedly played golf on 13 of the 48 days he has been back in office — and the cost of those trips to Florida has been mounting.

After Iran rejected Trump’s offer to negotiate a nuclear deal earlier today, the White House said: “President Trump said it clearly that there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily or by making a deal. We hope the Iran Regime puts its people and best interests ahead of terror.”

Here’s how the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei responded:

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to The Washington Post that DOGE officials have “read-only” access to the Administration for Children and Families-run Federal Parent Locator System, which contains income and federal benefits data for nearly every U.S. worker.

Reuters reports that Columbia University’s interim president said the school is working to address the “legitimate concerns” of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after $400 million in federal grants and contracts were canceled over allegations of antisemitism on campus.

In an announcement on Friday, the government cited what it described as antisemitic harassment occurring on and around the school’s New York City campus as the reason for withdrawing the funding. The university has consistently been at the forefront of the pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel student protest movement since the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza.

“I want to assure the entire Columbia community that we are committed to working with the federal government to address their legitimate concerns,” Katrina Armstrong, the university’s interim president, said in a late-night message to alumni on Friday. “To that end, Columbia can, and will, continue to take serious action toward combatting antisemitism on our campus.”

The Trump administration noted that the canceled funding represents only a portion of the $5 billion in government grants that have been allocated to the university, but the institution is preparing for a financial hit.

“There is no question that the cancellation of these funds will immediately affect research and other critical functions of the University, impacting students, faculty, staff, research, and patient care,” Armstrong stated.

Federal funding accounted for approximately $1.3 billion of the university’s $6.6 billion in operating revenue for the 2024 fiscal year, according to a financial report from Columbia.

Vice President JD Vance says he was confronted by “Slava Ukraini” protesters today while out walking with his three-year-old daughter, who became “increasingly anxious and scared” by their shouts.

Vance wrote on X: “I decided to speak with the protesters in the hopes that I could trade a few minutes of conversation for them leaving my toddler alone. (Nearly all of them agreed.)”

He continued: “It was a mostly respectful conversation, but if you’re chasing a 3-year-old as part of a political protest, you’re a shit person.”

Donald Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, has echoed his boss’s call for Republicans to stand together to pass their government funding bill.

Miller wrote on X: “Republicans must stand united and pass the CR. It is the ONLY way to stop a giant Christmas tree Omnibus that will empower Schumer and massively fund the radical left. Republicans must finally STICK TOGETHER to win.”

The historic and treasured document is displayed at the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., where it has been housed since 1952 behind an argon-filled glass case under heavy security.

In recent days, Trump asked those in his inner circle about moving it to the Oval Office, according to the Atlantic, citing people familiar with the conversations.

Rhian Lubin has the story.

Troy Edgar was sworn into office today as Deputy Homeland Security Secretary by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, two days after his 53-43 Senate confirmation.