Trump admin updates: Trump wants Senate to cancel August recess to work on nominees

Trump also suggested the Senate cancel long weekends.

ByKevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, and Ivan Pereira
Last Updated: July 20, 2025, 5:25 PM EDT

President Donald Trump continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi "to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval" related to the case.

On Friday, Trump signed the GENIUS Act -- the first major federal cryptocurrency bill -- into law.

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NATO secretary-general to meet with Trump at White House

President Donald Trump on Monday morning will welcome NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte to the White House.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is seen through a trombone player during a ceremony to mark Germany's 70 years in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at the Defence Ministry in Berlin, on July 9, 2025.
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The pair are scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting at 10 a.m., according to the White House.

Their discussion comes a day after Trump said the U.S. would provide more "sophisticated" equipment to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russian attacks.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

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