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 25, 2025, 9:49 PM EDT

Judge dismisses Trump admin's lawsuit against Illinois sanctuary policies

A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Illinois, Cook County and the city of Chicago over its sanctuary policies “in its entirety.”

"Contrary to the United States’s arguments, the Sanctuary Policies here do not comparably regulate ICE operations or meddle with the contractual rights of private individuals working with ICE,” Judge Lindsay Jenkins wrote. "Importantly, they leave open ICE’s ability to obtain and present a criminal warrant, thereby receiving the assistance and information it seeks."

Jenkins also ruled that the parties' decision not to participate in enforcing immigration law is “protected by the Tenth Amendment and not preempted” by the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The Trump administration filed the lawsuit in February, just days after taking office, accusing Illinois and Chicago of "thwarting" immigration law.

-ABC News' Armando García

Jul 25, 2025, 5:34 PM EDT

Trump says he was never briefed about his name in the Epstein files

President Donald Trump took questions about the Epstein probe as he landed in Scotland for his four-day trip.

When asked directly whether he was ever briefed about his name appearing in the Epstein files, Trump said, "No," adding that he was "never briefed."

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on his arrival at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, in Prestwick, Scotland, Britain, July 25, 2025.
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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the Epstein files that the Department of Justice and the FBI reviewed.

Trump was also informed that the names of many other high-profile individuals appeared in the documents, which the Journal reported was not evidence of wrongdoing.

The president, according to the Journal, said he would defer to the Justice Department's decision not to release additional files.

Last week, Trump told ABC News that Bondi gave his team "just a very quick briefing."

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Michelle Stoddart and Katherine Faulders

Jul 25, 2025, 1:35 PM EDT

European Commission President will meet Trump in Scotland

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with President Donald Trump on Sunday in Scotland, von der Leyen said in a post on X Friday.

Von der Leyen said she spoke with Trump over the phone, and the two "agreed to meet in Scotland on Sunday to discuss transatlantic trade relations, and how we can keep them strong."

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 25, 2025, in Washington, en route to Turnberry, Scotland.
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Trump is also scheduled to meet with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his trip to Scotland.

-ABC News' Clark Bentson and Ellie Kaufman

Jul 25, 2025, 11:48 AM EDT

Trump says most tariff deals are finalized ahead of deadline

With just one week until the Aug. 1 tariff deadline, President Donald Trump told reporters Friday on the White House South Lawn that a majority of trade deals are complete, highlighting that official letters will be sent out shortly.

"Aug. 1 is going to come, and we will have most of our deals finished, if not all," he said.

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on July 25, 2025, in Washington, en route to Turnberry, Scotland.
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The president then provided a status update on other countries, expressing disappointment in Canada, stating he's open to collaborating with the EU, and mentioning the framework of a deal with China.

"I think Canada could be one where they'll just pay tariffs. It's not really a negotiation," he said.

"I would say that we have a 50/50 chance, maybe less than that, but a 50/50 chance of making a deal with the EU," Trump added.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh

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