Over the summer, the Trump administration held an unusual Independence Day celebration at the White House. A live band warmed the crowd with renditions of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" and Pharrell Williams's "Happy" before the president emerged from the first-floor balcony of the executive residence. Supporters sporting red MAGA caps looked on as he signed the Big Beautiful Bill into law beneath the South Portico's white columns.
Higher education is something the UK does really, really well. That's why I came to Manchester. It is a kind of jewel in the crown, he said. We have a chance to really become a global destination for the best and the brightest. Now we still can do that, but things like the levy don't help and that's frustrating for me, more than anything else.