Trump admin updates: EU will buy $750 billion worth of U.S. energy under deal

The deal would impose a 15% tariff on most goods.

Last Updated: July 27, 2025, 4:52 PM EDT

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Sunday the U.S. and the EU had reached a deal that would impose a 15% tariff on most goods.

Under the deal, the EU will purchase $750 billion worth of energy from the U.S. and invest $600 billion more than it's already is.

Meanwhile, Trump's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., plans to oust all 16 members of a task force that recommends which preventive health services, such as cancer screenings, must be covered by insurance.

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Jul 21, 2025, 4:12 PM EDT

White House defends legislation despite CBO analysis saying package increases deficit by $3.4T

The White House is sticking by its so-called "big, beautiful" legislation despite a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis stating the legislative package increases the federal deficit by about $3.4 trillion.

"This bill was a great bill for the American people. It was the largest tax cut for middle and working class families in our nation's history, and the president wants to see this country get our fiscal house in order," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, not addressing Monday's CBO analysis.

Calling it a "fiscally responsible bill," Leavitt also attempted to argue that Trump's steep tariff policy would help offset the country's deficit, despite the uncertainty of Trump's trade policy.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to the press outside the White House, July 21, 2025.
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"That's why this was a fiscally responsible bill, one of the most fiscally conservative pieces of legislation for its size that has ever crossed through Capitol Hill and the President wants to cut our deficit," Leavitt said.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa

Jul 21, 2025, 3:51 PM EDT

More trade announcements could come before Aug. 1 deadline, White House says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday that there could be "more trade announcements" made before the Aug. 1 deadline.

Leavitt said that the Trump administration continues to be in "constant communication" with trading partners.

On July 7, President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the tariffs on dozens of countries that were set to take effect on July 9.

A general view of the White House in Washington, July 20, 2025.
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Jul 21, 2025, 3:45 PM EDT

New House total in effect following Green's resignation

Former Rep. Mark Green's, R-Tenn., resignation from Congress officially took effect on Monday, bringing the total number of members in the House to 431 -- 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats. There are currently four vacancies.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who announced the new total Monday afternoon, continues to have tight margins to work with to carry out Trump's agenda.

Republicans can only afford to lose three votes and still pass legislation, assuming full attendance and united Democratic opposition. This is the same margin as before.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson holds up the vote total as he delivers remarks alongside fellow House Republicans during the enrollment ceremony for President Trump's spending and tax bill in the U.S. Capitol, July 3, 2025 in Washington.
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The Republican Steering Committee will convene Monday evening to make its recommendation for a new Committee on Homeland Security chairman to replace Green.

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Jul 21, 2025, 3:43 PM EDT

White House brushes off Epstein criticism

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt brushed aside any pushback from Trump's base over the Jeffrey Epstein case.

"He knows what his supporters want. It's transparency, and he has given them that on all accounts when it comes to everything this administration has done," Leavitt said.

"No question is off limits here at this White House, not just for the president, but myself as well," she added.

Leavitt noted that Trump has told the Department of Justice and the FBI to "release any credible evidence that they find."

"He also signaled to them over the weekend to move forward with unsealing the grand jury documents that were undersealed by various judges across the country. And I believe the attorney general has taken the proper legal action to do that," she said.

She directed questions on whether the FBI will release any evidence to the FBI.

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