A federal appeals court will allow the White House to exclude the Associated Press from access to the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago and Air Force One if it chooses, according to a new court order in the ongoing legal battle over press access.

A federal appeals court ruled that Donald Trump’s White House can resume restricting access to the Associated Press to the Oval Office, Air Force One and Mar-A-Lago. “The White House is likely to succeed on the merits because these restricted presidential spaces are not First Amendment fora opened for private speech and discussion,

Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said Germany, Europe's largest economy, was ready to take over a greater leadership role on future trade agreements as the United States and the EU race to reach a trade deal before a July 9 deadline.

Watch live coverage as President Trump holds a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House.