A senior state department official who was fired as a speechwriter during President Donald Trump’s first term and has a history of incendiary statements has been appointed to lead the embattled U.S. Institute of Peace.

In the Emerson College poll, the president received an approval rating of 45 percent on immigration versus a 46 percent disapproval rating. This is the first time the president's approval rating on the issue has been negative with the pollster during his second term in office.

Trump played a round of golf at Turnberry on Saturday while hundreds of protesters gathered in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

The president directs federal agencies to clarify whether athletes are employees, protect Olympic and women’s sports, and address athlete compensation rules.

While the U.S. dollar gained ground Friday, it is still set for a weekly drop amid ongoing tariff negotiations and bank meetings scheduled for next week.

President Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation’s ability to