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According to a report by Jinse Finance, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced in a statement that its second-in-command, Gita Gopinath, will step down at the end of August and return to Harvard University. The IMF stated that Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will appoint Gopinath’s successor “in due course.” Gopinath joined the IMF in 2019 as the organization’s first female Chief Economist and was promoted to First Deputy Managing Director in January 2022. The U.S. Treasury Department has not yet commented on the matter. Traditionally, the IMF Managing Director is selected by European countries, while the First Deputy Managing Director is recommended by the U.S. Treasury Department.

According to Jinse Finance, on July 21 local time, the White House removed The Wall Street Journal from the press pool covering Trump’s trip to Scotland due to reports related to Epstein. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that this decision was made “because of The Wall Street Journal’s false and defamatory conduct,” referring to the newspaper’s recent coverage of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Trump is scheduled to visit Scotland from July 25 to 29 and will meet with UK Prime Minister Starmer. Previously, due to issues regarding the naming of the “Gulf of Mexico,” the White House barred Associated Press reporters from covering events in the Oval Office, Mar-a-Lago, and aboard Air Force One.