President Donald Trump on Friday showed off a photograph he said Russian President Vladimir Putin sent to him of them from their Alaska summit a week ago.

Vice President JD Vance rejected the idea that the investigation into Bolton was retribution for his persistent criticism of President Donald Trump.

Sources tell NBC news the search on former national security adviser-turned prominent Trump critic John Bolton’s home was focused on classified records. But it is difficult to separate these claims from the words of a president who campaigned on promises of revenge against his political enemies.

The FBI searched the home and office of former Trump ally and national security adviser John Bolton on Friday as part of an investigation into the handling of classified information. Bolton became an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump since his 2019 firing and is the author of a scathing book about his White House experience.

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed a threat to impose sanctions on Russia on Friday if there is no progress toward a peaceful settlement in Ukraine in two weeks, showing frustration at Moscow a week after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

Progress toward ending the Ukraine war appears to have slowed after Donald Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin, with no planned meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Controversy over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files had dogged the Trump administration for weeks. So as Congress went on their typical August recess, President Donald Trump’s team began discussing ways they could finally get ahead of the story.

President Trump on Friday said he wouldn’t object to the release of all files tied to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as requested by the House Oversight Committee. “I’m in support of them keeping it open.