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The European Union is still hoping for a rough outline of a deal, even after President Trump talked about sending the bloc a letter outlining tariffs that would be imposed Aug. 1.
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The administration is aiming to strike deals to expand the United States' access to critical minerals and to counter China's rising influence in Africa.
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President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House for a second straight day Tuesday, as Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, claimed Israel and Hamas were nearing a breakthrough on a ceasefire agreement. Israeli media are reporting Netanyahu is under "extreme" pressure to reach a 60-day ceasefire deal, but Netanyahu's "interests and the interests of his government remain to make this a perpetual, ongoing war," says Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy. The U.S.-Israeli proposal would see 10 living Israeli hostages released, along with the bodies of deceased hostages, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Hamas negotiators are also seeking the withdrawal of Israeli forces, guarantees for an end to the war, the resumption of humanitarian aid shipments overseen by the U.N. and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and an end to the operations of the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
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Ukraine's Air Force says Russia launched its largest aerial attack overnight since its 2022 full-scale invasion, firing a record 741 drones and missiles, most of them targeting the city of Lutsk in western Ukraine. The barrage prompted Poland to activate its air defenses and scramble fighter jets. Russia's attack came after President Trump on Tuesday sharply criticized Vladimir Putin in his latest in a series of U-turns on Ukraine policy. We speak with Matt Duss, executive vice president at the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders, on the latest developments. Trump is "learning that it's actually not that easy," he says. "And it's not that easy because Vladimir Putin is not interested in a peace deal."
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At least 82 people have died and dozens are still unaccounted for after flash flooding in central Texas over the weekend, when the Guadalupe River rose about 26 feet in less than an hour on Friday amid torrential downpours. At least 10 girls who attended Camp Mystic, a girls' summer camp located on the banks of the river, are among the missing. In Kerr County, the most devastated area, at least 40 adults and 28 children have died. The speed and scale of the natural disaster has raised questions about why officials weren't better prepared, and whether the Trump administration's cuts to scientific positions exacerbated the situation.
"The National Weather Service, like a lot of federal agencies, went through significant loss of staff back in the spring," says retired NOAA meteorologist Alan Gerard, now the CEO of Balanced Weather, which provides critical weather and climate alerts. Gerard says that while it appears there was appropriate staffing ahead of the Texas flood, the impact of current budget cuts and even deeper reductions being considered by the administration are a cause for concern. "We still have all of hurricane season to deal with," he says.
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Israel Continues Deadly Attacks on Gaza Aid Sites as 17,000 Palestinian Children Suffer Malnutrition, Senate Democrats Question Trump's Claim of "Obliterated" Iran Nuclear Sites, U.S. and China Agree to "Framework" for Trade Deal, Senate Parliamentarian Deals Major Blow to Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill", Supreme Court Sides with South Carolina in Campaign to Defund Planned Parenthood, Supreme Court Grants Reprieve to Condemned Texas Prisoner Minutes Before Lethal Injection, Masked ICE Agents Arrest L.A. Resident and U.S. Citizen Andrea Velez on Her Way to Work, Walmart Worker and U.S. Citizen Is Released from Detention After Violent Arrest by Federal Agents, Attorney General Pam Bondi Denies Knowledge of Masked and Hooded ICE Agents, Federal Judge Will Allow ICE to Force-Feed Hunger Striking Asylum Seeker, Canadian Citizen and Mexican Immigrant Become the Latest to Die in ICE Custody, Advisory Panel Stacked With RFK Jr. Appointees Recommends Against Flu Vaccinations, NYC Mayor Adams Announces Reelection Bid as Independent; Cuomo to Remain on the Ballot, Legendary Television Journalist Bill Moyers Dies at 91
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