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Later today, the United Kingdom will see the arrival of President Trump for a two-day visit, as he lands in London this evening before traveling to Windsor Castle on Wednesday for meetings with the royal family and British officials aimed at strengthening economic and security ties.

The visit will primarily take place at Windsor Castle to the west of London, rather than the usual venue, Buckingham Palace, where Trump’s first state visit took place in 2019. While that’s ostensibly due to ongoing renovations, it also has the benefit of avoiding the president being confronted by mass protests that have been called against him and his MAGA policies. 

Away from the capital, the President and First Lady Melania Trump will be met by the King and Queen Camilla in the grounds of Windsor, before taking a carriage procession through the estate together with the Prince and Princess of Wales.

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The Palace is keen to deploy William more in diplomatic events. Trump took a shine to him when they met in Paris last year, saying they had a “good talk” and describing the prince as “very handsome.”

Stepped Up Security: UK Plans Biggest Security Operation Since Coronation for Trump’s State Visit (New York Times)

British authorities said they were preparing the largest protective security operation since the 2023 coronation of King Charles III for President Trump’s state visit, deploying drones, snipers, mounted police and boat teams on the River Thames.
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While any visit by a foreign head of state to Britain requires significant policing preparations, experts said that the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk in Utah on Wednesday, as well as the attempted assassination of President Trump last year, have intensified the consideration of potential threats, the Times reports. 

US officials say President Trump expects to announce economic deals totaling more than $10 billion during his trip. The deals are focused on science, technology, defense cooperation, and financial sector ties. 

Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer are expected to unveil a defense technology cooperation agreement, as well as an effort to deepen connections between leading financial hubs in both countries.

The trip will also spotlight a nuclear power pact aimed at fast-tracking reactor approvals between the two countries. 

UK Firestorm: British Politicians Condemn Elon Musk’s Comments at Anti-Migrant Rally (Associated Press)

After Saturday’s London protest, in which 1,600 officers were deployed to contain clashes between 100,000 far-right activists and anti-racism campaigners, 26 officers were injured and 25 people were arrested for offenses such as violent disorder, assault, and criminal damage.

Elon Musk escalated tensions by weighing in. He addressed the rally via video, urging the dissolution of Parliament and warning protesters that “violence is coming to you” and “you either fight back or you die.”

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the remarks as “dangerous,” while rejecting opposition calls to sanction Musk, saying the UK would uphold tolerance and resist incitement.

Talk of the Markets

Wall Street Raises Alarm on Trump Push to End Quarterly Earnings (Bloomberg)

For more than half a century, publicly traded US corporations have reported earnings at quarterly intervals, but during an early-morning flurry of online posts on Monday, President Trump reignited the debate over that requirement.

He called for replacing quarterly reports with semiannual ones, arguing it would save money and let managers focus on running their companies rather than meeting short-term targets.

Quarterly earnings were mandated by the SEC in 1970 as part of the agency’s decades-long push to increase transparency in the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash.

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Trump’s proposal drew mixed reactions on Wall Street: some analysts see a real chance regulators could shift to semiannual reporting, while others warn it would weaken accountability and increase volatility.

As Axios points out, the case for less frequent quarterly reports has some prominent fans. Jamie Dimon and Warren Buffett co-wrote an op-ed about short-term earnings "harming the economy" in 2018. 
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Whether Trump's intervention leads to change remains uncertain, but it has reignited a debate central to how the U.S. measures corporate performance — and how much transparency investors can expect.

Here's what Trump posted early Monday:

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What I'm Reading.

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Bulletin: Trump Says He’s Bringing $15 Billion Lawsuit Against New York Times (Bloomberg) 

President Donald Trump filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the paper of serving as a “mouthpiece” for the Democrats and pitting himself against one of the world’s oldest and most prominent news organizations.

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In the lawsuit, Trump criticized the Times’ “deranged” endorsement of former presidential candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, saying it was featured prominently on the paper’s front page and included a “hyperbolic” opening line that it’s “hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States than Donald Trump.”

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The amount he’s seeking exceeds the market capitalization of The New York Times Co., which currently stands at about $9.65 billion.

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The case, filed in federal court in Tampa, Florida, cites the Times’ news and opinion articles as well as the 2024 book 'Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father’s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success,' written by two of the paper’s reporters.

Tech Talks: US, China Reach TikTok ‘Consensus,’ Setting Up Trump-Xi Call (Bloomberg)

US and Chinese officials have reached a preliminary agreement on the future of TikTok, easing one of the most contentious issues between the world’s two largest economies.
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After two days of talks in Madrid, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the two sides agreed on a “framework” to divest TikTok from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
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President Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, are expected to speak on Friday to approve the deal. Bessent described the agreement as one between “two private parties,” under which TikTok would shift to US-controlled ownership.

Google Surge: Alphabet Surpasses $3 Trillion in Market Value (Bloomberg)

Alphabet Inc. on Monday became the fourth company, alongside Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple, to surpass a $3 trillion market value, underscoring improving investor sentiment toward the Google parent.

Today at the Fed: Appeals Court Blocks Trump Bid to Fire Lisa Cook Before Fed Rates Meeting (Bloomberg)

As Lisa Cook fights to stay in her position, Trump’s economic adviser Stephen Miran is on his way to joining the Federal Reserve board after the Senate confirmed him to the post in a vote Monday evening. He’ll fill a seat recently vacated by former Fed Governor Adriana Kugler.

Policy Clash: Trump’s Reversals on Immigration Mount Over Economic Concerns (New York Times) 

Drug War at Sea: US Hits Second Boat Carrying Drugs From Venezuela, Trump Says (Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump said the US struck a second vessel ferrying drugs from Venezuela, underscoring his determination to proceed with attacks that have heightened tensions and raised questions about their legality.

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US forces “conducted a SECOND Kinetic Strike against positively identified, extraordinarily violent drug trafficking cartels and narcoterrorists” from Venezuela who were “in international waters transporting illegal narcotics,” Trump said in a social media post.

The post included a link to a video that showed a vessel rolling in the waves in unidentified waters. After several seconds it is consumed by a massive fireball. Trump said the attack “resulted in 3 male terrorists killed in action.”

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Fallout: Trump Advisers Prepare to Target Left-Leaning Groups After Kirk Shooting (Wall Street Journal)

The White House is moving swiftly to galvanize the outpouring of support for slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk into political momentum, as President Trump’s advisers weigh a slate of executive actions targeting liberal organizations.

Right's Free Speech Police: Republicans Embrace Speech Limits (Axios)

President Trump and MAGA spent years lampooning censorship, discrimination against conservatives, and progressive "cancel culture." Now in power — and riding an outpouring of grief and fury over Charlie Kirk's tragic killing — they're enforcing speech codes to punish ideological opponents. Backed by the Trump administration, digital vigilantes are demanding arrests, firings and deportations for anti-Kirk posts and remarks.

NYC Congressional Primary Latest: Micah Lasher, Nadler’s Protégé, Says He Is Running to Succeed His Mentor (New York Times)

Micah Lasher, a first-term Manhattan Democrat, announced he will run for the seat being vacated by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, his mentor, who is retiring after three decades in Congress.

The 12th District, one of the nation’s most Democratic, is expected to draw a crowded primary field. Nadler, 78, recently said he would step down amid calls for generational change, creating a rare opening in the district spanning Union Square to Central Park.

Renovation Alert: Barclays to Revamp Trading Floors in Overhaul of New York HQ (Bloomberg)

Barclays is preparing to spend at least $1 billion to renovate its skyscraper in New York’s Times Square, becoming the latest financial giant to invest in updating its office space in the city.

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The company will begin construction on its tower at 745 Seventh Avenue in mid-2026, and the project, which is currently in the design phase, is expected to wrap up in 2030.

Barclays headquarters in New York. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

NYC Dining Alert: The 14 Best New Restaurants and Bars to Book in New York for Fall (Bloomberg) 

Star chefs are moving to Brooklyn, and the city’s Indian food scene keeps growing. Several high-profile restaurants and bars are set to open in New York in 2025, including Unglo, a Thai barbecue concept, ABC Kitchens, a synthesis of ABC Kitchen, ABC Cocina, and ABCV, and Babbo Ristorante e Enoteca, a relaunch of the pioneering Greenwich Village Italian restaurant. Other notable openings include Kees, a classic cocktail bar, Ambassadors Clubhouse, an Indian restaurant, and Odo East Village, a kaiseki izakaya.

Best of Late Night

"The Wall Street Journal recently published a profile on a divorced couple who still share a house in order to maintain their low mortgage rate. Man, this economy is tearing our families together."
– Seth Meyers

"While speaking recently at the Museum of the Bible, President Trump announced that he had donated his personal Bible—given to him by his mother—to the museum. He added that it was even more valuable because it remains in its original wrapping."
– Seth Meyers

On Poland shooting down Russian drones:

President Trump posted on Truth Social, saying, "What's with Russia violating Poland's airspace with drones?" I don't know, man! But it doesn't inspire a lot of confidence when the commander-in-chief goes on social media all the time to ask us what's going on." 
– Seth Meyers

From The Daily Show: Jordan Klepper interviews Vermont residents and Canadians as he investigates whether or not Vermont can win back Canada's Trump-adverse tourists. Click the photo below to watch.