Justices refused to hear the president's appeal against a 2023 jury verdict in favour of E Jean Carroll, which Trump had argued was the result of an unfair trial.
Carroll, a former advice columnist for Elle magazine, alleged that Trump raped her in the dressing room of a Manhattan department store in around 1996. Trump denies her claims.
The writer made her accusation public when an excerpt from her memoir was published in 2019.
The case that led to the $5m (£3.7m) verdict concerned social media posts shared by Trump in 2022, in which he claimed Carroll's accusation was a "hoax" and a "con job". "This woman is not my type!" he wrote.
Carroll then sued Trump in a Manhattan federal court and jurors decided in 2023 that Trump had sexually abused the writer and defamed her, awarding $5m in damages. They did not find Trump raped Carroll.
A Manhattan Court of Appeals upheld the verdict in 2024.
In a statement reacting to Monday's decision, Trump's legal team said: "The American People stand with President Trump as they demand an immediate end to all of the Witch Hunts, including the Democrat-funded travesty of the Carroll Hoaxes.
"President Trump will keep winning against Liberal Lawfare, as he continues to focus on his mission to Make America Great Again."
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Trump's lawyers had argued Carroll's allegations were propped up by "highly inflammatory" evidentiary rulings.
Those included ones that allowed the testimony of two other women who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago. He has also denied their allegations.
A jury also awarded Carroll an additional $83.3m (£65.5m) after another defamation trial in 2024. Trump is also appealing that ruling, but it is not yet before the Supreme Court.
The president's justice department has launched a criminal investigation targeting Carroll, focused on whether the columnist committed perjury in testimony tied to the two civil lawsuits she won against Trump.
Jagger Strang, who was 17 at the time, was reported to police by Stafford College in September last year after he made threats to three fellow students that he planned to set off a bomb there and had numerous weapons.
At Birmingham Crown Court on Monday, he was sentenced to three years and 11 months in a young offenders' institution.
In a Snapchat discussion with one classmate that evening, he showed him a "bingo card" of mass killers, photos of homemade weapons, and videos of himself lighting substances in his garden and kitchen, and torturing cats.
The three teenagers reported him to the school the next day, which cancelled his classes and called in the police.
His home was raided on 9 September by police where they found quantities of black powder and thermite explosives.
They further discovered he had accessed instructional videos from YouTube showing how to make black powder and how to construct a detonator.
Detectives found that two days before his arrest he had researched Axel Rudakabana, the Southport killer, along with a number of other serial killers.
In addition, he had researched mass school stabbings and how to make a pressure cooker bomb.
Officers also discovered a manifesto the teenager had written in the weeks before his arrest pledging to perform a "serial killing or a rampage" and detailing a fascination with killing patients in a hospital with a knife.
The boy wrote that it was his "dream" to be famous like mass murderers such as Peyton Gendron, who killed ten people in a racist shooting spree at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and Adam Lanza, responsible for the shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
Strang's mother told police that her son had been a "nice kid, bubbly" during his upbringing in South Africa but had "completely changed" after the family moved to Britain when he was 13.
In February 2025 his father suffered a serious stroke, which left him disabled, and in August the mother moved out of the family home, following an incident with her husband.
Strang, from Staffordshire, pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing an explosive substance between 28 September 2024 and 10 September 2025.
He also pleaded guilty to two charges of possessing terrorist bomb-making videos, making threats to kill peers at Stafford College, and threatening to set off a bomb at Stafford College.
A final charge said he had been in possession of an offensive weapon, namely a blowpipe, in a private place. He admitted this too.
He denied two charges of intending to endanger life on the basis that he had no intention of constructing a bomb and Matthew Brook KC, prosecuting, said the prosecution would not pursue them.
Detective Inspector Dave Rowlands said: "This was a deeply concerning case involving threats that understandably caused significant alarm to the students that Strang talked to and staff at the college.
'Watch what your kids do online'
Strang's mother said he spent his time in his bedroom on his Playstation console and a VR headset.
She attributed his interest in weapons to an incident when their house was invaded by four men in South Africa and had bought the bow and arrows for him that appeared in his homemade video.
The chemicals, which she also purchased, were part of an interest in science experiments, she told police, adding: "The moral of the story is watch what your kids do online."
His grandmother told the police that Strang was "retreating into his own little gaming world and would not think about anything."
It emerged that Strang had been staying up till 3am gaming and chatting online and had done little work for his GCSEs, which led to him failing maths and being rejected for an electrical course at college.
He had become obsessed with the video game Grand Theft Auto and associated games called Righteous Slaughter and FiveM.
He also played a virtual reality game called Bonelab which featured "intense violence and realistic gore" and Dead by Daylight - a survival horror video game - along with Ink - another survival game on the Roblox platform.
Strang was also visiting a controversial website called Goresee which hosts graphic videos of real-life violence, mutilation accidents and death.
He was also said to have taken an interest in so-called "aura-farming" - a social media trend to perform cool or dramatic actions to increase social status.
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Charles Miskin KC, defending said Strang had a "personality which tended to be obsessive and whose morbid interest was captured by the wholly unregulated violence to which he exposed himself in his room."
The "proximal causes" of his threats to kill were almost certainly the departure of his mother, and his failure, "highly unsurprising in light of his night-time activity" to get good GCSE results, which led to his failure to secure the course he wanted a few days later, the barrister added.
The judge told Strang, who sat in the dock in a black short-sleeved shirt and burgundy tie, that there was a "possibility that your obsessions for explosives and serial killing would align."
"I must consider the strong need for deterrence," the judge added. "It is easier now than ever before for people with interests such as yours to find instructions for making explosives on the internet and then to buy, through the internet, the chemicals necessary for making such explosives.
"Gunpowder and thermite are not toys, they are akin to dangerous weapons. Those who act as you did must be clear that they will receive custodial sentences if they do so."
"Thanks to the vigilance of the college's students and staff, and the swift actions of our officers, we were able to intervene quickly and prevent any potential harm."
Two other teenagers who sought to copy the Southport killings have already appeared before court and pleaded guilty to possessing information useful for terrorism.
In January, McKenzie Morgan, from Cwmbran in South Wales, was sentenced to 14 months in youth detention after he sent messages on Snapchat praising Rudakubana, shared images of the killer, and attempted to buy a 15cm kitchen knife, when he was 17.
In March, a teenager from Kirkby, Merseyside, who was 16 at the time, was given a non-custodial youth rehabilitation order after collecting kitchen knives, visiting Southport, and researching a dance class as part of a plan to copy Rudakubana's killings on the anniversary of the attack.
None of the teenagers have been charged with preparing a terrorist attack and have instead faced less serious charges because attacking children is not considered an "ideological" offence, leading to calls for a change in the law to cope with "violence fixated individuals".
Rudakubana was 17 when he murdered Bebe King, six, Elsie Stancombe, seven, and Alice Aguiar, nine, in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July 2024. He was later jailed for life.
Craig Williams, who was parliamentary private secretary to the then-prime minister, admitted the offence at Southwark Crown Court.
The Gambling Commission opened an investigation into Williams after he admitted placing a £100 bet on the date of the election three days before Mr Sunak announced it to the public.
As part of Mr Sunak's inner circle, Williams attended a series of planning meetings in Downing Street ahead of the 2024 election. When the scandal first broke, Williams said he had made a "huge error of judgement".
He entered his guilty plea at a hearing at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.
Williams bet £250, £100 and £22.50 on the election date, prosecutors said.
Prosecutor Zoe Johnson KC said three further cheating charges - which Williams denies - will be dropped when he is sentenced.
She said Williams was "given a privileged position, he was party to a number of meetings in both Downing Street and Conservative headquarters when the date of the general election was discussed".
"He has now accepted by his plea that he used highly sensitive and confidential information to place bets and to profit," she said.
Williams previously served as a Conservative MP for Cardiff North, between 2015 and 2017, before losing his seat to Labour's Anna McMorrin.
He was then elected MP for Montgomeryshire in 2019 and lost his seat at the 2024 general election, in the wake of the betting scandal.
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Williams was one of 15 charged with cheating related to bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election, alongside a Welsh Senedd member and a former police officer.
Amy Hind, the wife of Conservative deputy digital director Anthony Hind, also pleaded guilty to cheating on the date of the election. A separate charge against her husband was dropped and the remaining 12 defendants pleaded not guilty.
Hind will be sentenced in October and Williams will not be sentenced until his co-defendants have stood trial.
In a statement, her family said they were "deeply saddened" to announce that she had died peacefully at her home in Surrey, where she had lived for more than 50 years.
The star had been living with cancer, they said.
"The family is grateful for the care and support she received throughout her treatments, and ask that their privacy be respected at this time."
Dame Penelope was known for her appearances in the sitcoms The Good Life and To The Manor Born, with the former earning her a BAFTA in 1977.
She played snobbish social climber Margo Leadbetter in the series, opposite Paul Eddington as husband Jerry, and Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal as their self-sufficient neighbours Tom and Barbara Good.
Kendal was among those sharing tributes, remembering her co-star as a "comic genius" who was "a joy to know and work with".
Following the announcement, membership organisations SOLT (Society of London Theatre) and UK Theatre said West End theatres would dim their lights for two minutes in tribute, at 7pm on Wednesday.
Sitcoms, theatre and famous ads
Dame Penelope started her career on the stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963, but became a household name for her work in sitcoms, also starring in Executive Stress, No Job For A Lady, and Next Of Kin.
In To The Manor Born, which first aired in 1979, she played the aristocrat Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, forced to sell her vast country estate, Grantleigh Manor, after the death of her husband - but managing to keep her butler and Rolls-Royce.
The actress will also be remembered for a memorable staircase appearance in the 1977 Christmas edition of The Morecambe & Wise Show, as well as starring in dramas such as Death Comes To Pemberley.
She also presented shows including Penelope Keith And The Fast Lady, about Edwardian "it girl" and motoring pioneer Dorothy Levitt, Penelope Keith At Her Majesty's Service, commemorating the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, and Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages and Coastal Villages.
Her famous voice was also lent to adverts, for brands including Pimm's, Lurpak, and most famously, the Parker Pen Company - once named one of the 100 greatest adverts.
The star succeeded Laurence Olivier as president of the Actors' Benevolent Fund after his death in 1989, leaving in 2022.
Since 2000, Dame Penelope had worked mainly in the theatre, with her roles including Madam Arcati in Blithe Spirit and Lady Bracknell in The Importance Of Being Earnest.
An ambassador for the former Prince's Foundation For Children & The Arts, she was made a dame for services to the arts and charity in 2014.
The actress was married to Rodney Timson, a former police officer, and the couple adopted two sons.
'She helped Britain laugh at itself'
Paying tribute, BAFTA described Dame Penelope as "a familiar face on stage and screen" and highlighted her history at the awards - winning the gong for best actress for The Norman Conquests / Saving It For Albie, as well as her award for The Good Life, and receiving a further three nominations throughout her career.
Voiceover agency QVoice, which represented her, described her as "an exceptionally talented, multi-award winning actress for both stage and television", and added: "More importantly she was a much-loved client and friend. Our thoughts are with her family today."
SOLT and UK Theatre co-chief executive Claire Walker said the star would "undoubtedly be remembered for many years to come as one of this country's most venerated actors".
MP Jeremy Hunt was also among those sharing tributes, writing on X: "Incredibly sad to hear of the passing of Dame Penelope Keith CBE. She was a neighbour & friend where she was dearly loved by all who knew her in Milford.
"She helped Britain laugh at itself, one of our best national qualities, & brought happiness to millions. RIP dear Penny."
Many fans sharing tributes on X highlighted the Morecambe & Wise appearance along with her famous sitcom characters, and described her as "a national treasure".
Britan's hopes of any singles success this year looked set to rest solely on Norrie's shoulders - but the 30-year-old crashed out on day one of the tournament after a four-hour marathon on Court Two.
The British men's number one lost a fifth-set tiebreak to Zheng, a US player ranked 144 in the world.
Norrie crashed out after losing 6-7 (7) 6-2 6-7 (2) 6-3 7-6 (10/4).
He had arrived at Wimbledon on a five-match losing streak and without a win on grass in 2026.
Zheng said after the match: "Thank you so much to the crowd, it was an unbelievable atmosphere and an honour to be part of a match like this.
"It's what every kid dreams of, and against such an accomplished player."
"It was not easy. I was trying my best not to show it," Zheng continued. "Wimbledon is far and away the best tournament. Hopefully I can keep the run going."
The five other British players who took to the court on Monday were also knocked out, though none were being tipped for success.
The losses came after British number two Jack Draper forced to pull out of Wimbledon at the eleventh hour due to injury.
Draper, who had been due to play his first match of the tournament on Tuesday, said in a statement issued on Monday that he was "devastated" at being unable to compete.
British women's number one Emma Raducanu withdrew on the eve of the tournament due to a stress fracture.
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Raducanu said she had "done everything possible to try to get to the start line tomorrow, but after a final scan tonight, the niggle I've been managing has developed into a stress fracture".
"I've been medically advised to stop pushing through," she continued. "Playing at Wimbledon, in front of a home crowd, means everything to me, so this is really difficult to process."