Trump angrily denies Elon Musk will be part of sensitive Pentagon briefing on China: Live updates

The United Arab Emirates has committed to a 10-year, $1.4 trillion investment framework in the U.S. following a meeting between top UAE officials and President Donald Trump this week, the White House said.

The new framework will “significantly increase the UAE’s existing investments in the U.S. economy” in AI infrastructure, semiconductors, energy, and American manufacturing, a statement reads.

The official stated that the agreement came from a meeting Trump held on Tuesday with UAE national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed in the Oval Office, as well as a dinner attended by Vice President JD Vance and several Cabinet members with the UAE delegation, which included heads of major UAE sovereign wealth funds and corporations.

Under the framework’s terms, the UAE investment fund ADQ, in partnership with U.S. firm Energy Capital Partners, announced a $25 billion initiative focused on the U.S. to invest in energy infrastructure and data centers.

XRG, the international investment arm of UAE state oil company ADNOC, also pledged to support U.S. natural gas production and exports by investing in the NextDecade liquefied natural gas export facility in Texas.

Emirates Global Aluminum plans to invest in the first new aluminum smelter in the U.S. in 35 years, which would nearly double US domestic aluminum production.

The companies have additional plans to invest significantly in U.S. assets in areas such as gas, chemicals, energy infrastructure, and low-carbon solutions.

“It’s always a great meeting,” said Elon Musk, adding: “I’ve been here before you know.”

The Trump administration is asking for another shot to block a judge’s order reversing President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender service members. The judge is holding a last-minute hearing at 11 a.m.

Government attorneys accuse Judge Ana Reys of having “misconstrued” Pentagon policy banning trans troops. If the judge doesn’t dissolve the injunction, they want her to extend a pause on the order taking effect so they can appeal. Attorney General Pam Bondi is prepared to appeal, they wrote.

Last night and this morning: The Trump administration told Judge James Boasberg that there are cabinet-level discussions about invoking a rarely used “state secrets” privilege to avoid answering the judge’s questions about the flights.

At 2:30 p.m. today, there is a hearing on the ACLU’s initial challenge to Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act that prompted the judge’s order to temporarily block the flights (and which the administration allegedly ignored).

On Monday, and appeals court will hear arguments to Trump’s challenge of the judge’s temporary restraining order.

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are set to make an announcement in the Oval Office at 11 a.m. ET, and until now, there were no details concerning what it was going to be about.

CBS News reports that they will be announcing a contract award to produce sixth-generation fighter jets.

A standoff between the Trump administration and a federal judge in Washington, D.C. is at boiling point.

Judge James Boasberg has repeatedly extended a deadline for the administration’s answers about deportation flights to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act 1798 after he temporarily blocked them from leaving the U.S.

Last night, the administration suggested it is trying to cite a “state secrets” privilege to avoid answering his questions. The judge accused officials of being evasive and “woefully insufficient” in their reasoning.

This afternoon, government lawyers and ACLU plaintiffs will be appear in Judge Boasberg’s courtroom for a hearing in the case – after Trump and administration officials have attacked the judge and signaled a wider crisis with a system of checks and balance designed to prevent the president from authoritarian rule.

On Friday morning, Trump wrote on Truth Social: “No District Court Judge, or any Judge, can assume the duties of the President of the United States. Only Crime and Chaos would result. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”