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The United States will make several trade announcements in the next 48 hours, treasury secretary Scott Bessent<\/strong> has said this morning.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of people change their tune in terms of negotiations. So my mailbox was full last night with a lot of new offers, a lot of new proposals,\u201d Bessent<\/strong> told CNBC. \u201cSo it\u2019s going to be a busy couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes amid confusion over when the administration\u2019s new tariff rates will come into effect. Donald Trump<\/strong> said the US would start delivering tariff letters from 12:00pm ET today, but they will apparently be delayed, going into effect on 1 August and not 9 July as previously expected.<\/p>\n Asked if the tariffs were coming into effect on 1 August or this week, Trump<\/strong> \u2013 helpfully \u2013 replied: \u201cNo, there are going to be tariffs, the tariffs, the tariffs are going to be, the tariffs. I think we\u2019ll have most countries done by July 9, yeah. Either a letter or a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n The letters would not necessarily provide an ultimatum, according to Bessent<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s just \u2018thank you for wanting to trade with the United States of America. We welcome you as a trading partner, and here\u2019s the rate, unless you want to come back and try to negotiate,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Bessent<\/strong> declined to comment on whether negotiations on new ownership of the TikTok<\/strong> short video app, which Trump also said would start this week, would be linked to trade talks with China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He said he would meet with his Chinese counterpart in the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there are things for us to do together if the Chinese want to do it, so we will discuss whether we are able to move beyond trade into other areas,\u201d he told CNBC.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.45 EDT<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n <\/span>Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n We\u2019re also live blogging the latest tragic news out of flood-stricken Texas, where confirmation arrived this morning of the deaths of 27 girls and counsellors at a summer camp.<\/strong><\/p>\n You can follow along here:<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n We expect to get our first glimpse of Donald Trump at 4pm ET today, when he signs unspecified executive orders in the Oval Office, according to the White House schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporters won\u2019t be invited to that one, but that could always change \u2013 he often uses such occasions to hold forth to the press. After that, Trump is scheduled to greet Benjamin Netanyahu <\/strong>at the White House, then have dinner with him, beginning at 6:30pm.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n The United States will make several trade announcements in the next 48 hours, treasury secretary Scott Bessent<\/strong> has said this morning.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of people change their tune in terms of negotiations. So my mailbox was full last night with a lot of new offers, a lot of new proposals,\u201d Bessent<\/strong> told CNBC. \u201cSo it\u2019s going to be a busy couple of days.\u201d<\/p>\n It comes amid confusion over when the administration\u2019s new tariff rates will come into effect. Donald Trump<\/strong> said the US would start delivering tariff letters from 12:00pm ET today, but they will apparently be delayed, going into effect on 1 August and not 9 July as previously expected.<\/p>\n Asked if the tariffs were coming into effect on 1 August or this week, Trump<\/strong> \u2013 helpfully \u2013 replied: \u201cNo, there are going to be tariffs, the tariffs, the tariffs are going to be, the tariffs. I think we\u2019ll have most countries done by July 9, yeah. Either a letter or a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n The letters would not necessarily provide an ultimatum, according to Bessent<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s just \u2018thank you for wanting to trade with the United States of America. We welcome you as a trading partner, and here\u2019s the rate, unless you want to come back and try to negotiate,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Bessent<\/strong> declined to comment on whether negotiations on new ownership of the TikTok<\/strong> short video app, which Trump also said would start this week, would be linked to trade talks with China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n He said he would meet with his Chinese counterpart in the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there are things for us to do together if the Chinese want to do it, so we will discuss whether we are able to move beyond trade into other areas,\u201d he told CNBC.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a008.45 EDT<\/p>\n Alice Speri<\/span><\/p>\n Alice Speri is a journalist covering foreign policy, conflict and human rights<\/em><\/p>\n A lawsuit challenging the Trump administration\u2019s effort to deport foreign students over pro-Palestinian views goes to trial in a Massachusetts federal court on Monday, where the government for the first time will need to defend its extraordinary position that it can deport noncitizens over their political speech.<\/p>\n The case was brought by the national American Association of University Professors (AAUP); its Harvard, Rutgers and New York University chapters; and the Middle East Studies Association (Mesa) following the arrest and detention of several noncitizen students and scholars who have spoken out on Palestinian rights. The government has claimed the authority to deport noncitizens who have committed no crimes but whose presence it deems poses a threat to US foreign policy.<\/p>\n <\/span>Mahmoud Khalil at a \u2018Welcome Home\u2019 rally on the steps of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York on 22 June 2025.<\/span> Photograph: Julius Constantine Motal\/EPA<\/p>\n The case is the first of half-dozen legal challenges to the Trump administration\u2019s sweeping crackdown on universities to make it to trial, with civil rights and education advocates asking the judge to declare the \u201cideological-deportation policy\u201d unconstitutional and unlawful.<\/p>\n Those arrested as part of the government\u2019s promised campaign against pro-Palestinian foreign students have all been released from immigration detention, with the last of them \u2013 Mahmoud Khalil<\/strong> \u2013 freed on 20 June.<\/p>\n But they all continue to fight against efforts to deport them. Other students left the US or went into hiding to avoid arrest.<\/p>\n You can read the full story here:<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.48 EDT<\/p>\n The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen<\/strong>, said she had a \u201cgood exchange\u201d with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.<\/p>\n The spokesperson said:<\/p>\n We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/span>Ursula von der Leyen has said a full EU-US trade deal was impossible to agree upon before the upcoming deadline.<\/span> Photograph: Ida Marie Odgaard\/AP<\/p>\n Trump imposed a 20% import tax on all EU-made products in early April as part of a set of tariffs targeting countries with which the US has a trade imbalance. Hours after the nation-specific duties took effect, he put them on hold until 9 July at a standard rate of 10% to quiet financial markets and allow time for negotiations.<\/p>\n US officials have now indicated that tariffs will begin on 1 August, with countries \u2013 and blocs like the EU – scrambling to make last minute trade deals as the deadline nears.<\/p>\n Von der Leyen has conceded there is insufficient time to agree on a comprehensive agreement due to the volume and complexity of EU-US trade, but could strike a trade deal in principle.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.27 EDT<\/p>\n We can now bring you the latest updates from the devastating Texas floods that have killed at least 82 people. Rescuers are working around the clock to find survivors but their efforts may be hampered by more heavy rain that is expected to fall today.<\/p>\n Most of the fatalities were in Kerr County<\/strong>, where Camp Mystic<\/strong>, a Christian girls\u2019 camp, was deluged.<\/p>\n Kerr county\u2019s sheriff, Larry Leitha, said at a briefing on Sunday afternoon that 68 people had been confirmed dead in the county, including 28 children, with the search continuing for the missing girls and their counselor from Camp Mystic, along the Guadalupe river<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Texas\u2019s governor, Greg Abbott, said in an earlier briefing that another 10 <\/strong>fatalities had been confirmed in neighboring counties. Abbott said that officials were still searching for 41 known missing persons across the state.<\/p>\n Donald Trump signed a major disaster declaration on Sunday for Kerr county and said he would likely visit on Friday. You can read more in our Texas floods live blog here.<\/p>\n <\/span>A view inside of a cabin at Camp Mystic after flash flooding in Hunt, Texas.<\/span> Photograph: AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n The Guardian\u2019s global affairs correspondent, Andrew Roth, has written up this analysis exploring the complicated relationship between Netanyahu and Trump and the prospects of a Gaza ceasefire deal. Here is a snippet:<\/p>\n Netanyahu and Trump have a complex personal relationship \u2013 and Trump openly vented frustration at him last month during efforts to negotiate a truce with Iran \u2013 but the two have appeared in lockstep since the US launched a bombing run against Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, fulfilling a key goal for Israeli war planners.<\/em><\/p>\n Netanyahu arrives in Washington in a strong political position, observers have said, potentially giving him the diplomatic cover he would need to end the war in Gaza without facing a revolt from his rightwing supporters that could lead to the collapse of his government\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n As Netanyahu comes to Washington on Monday for the third time since Trump\u2019s inauguration, he appears to know exactly what he is doing. And while Trump has touted his bona fides as a dealmaker, the decision for when and how a ceasefire is implemented in Gaza appears ultimately out of his hands.<\/em><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n You can read more about the Israeli prime minister\u2019s visit in our Middle East live blog being helmed by the excellent Charlie Moloney. <\/strong><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> is arriving in Washington today to meet his closest ally, Donald Trump, who has pushed for a \u201cdeal this week\u201d between Hamas and Israel.<\/p>\n Trump is not scheduled to meet Netanyahu until 6:30 pm (2230 GMT) Monday, the White House said, without the usual presence of journalists.<\/p>\n The Israeli leader, who has relied on US weapons to fuel his country\u2019s assault on Gaza, said he believed his discussions with Trump on Monday would help advance talks on a hostage release and ceasefire deal that Israeli negotiators resumed in Qatar on Sunday.<\/p>\n Ahead of Netanyahu\u2019s third visit since Trump\u2019s return to office this year, Trump said there was a \u201cgood chance\u201d of reaching an agreement.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve gotten a lot of the hostages out, but pertaining to the remaining hostages, quite a few of them will be coming out,\u201d he told journalists.<\/p>\n <\/span>Benjamin Netanyahu is greeted by Donald Trump as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington in April 2025.<\/span> Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein\/AP<\/p>\n About 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage in the Hamas-led 7 October attack on southern Israel in 2023, triggering Israel\u2019s war on Gaza, which, according to the territory\u2019s health ministry, has killed over 57,000 Palestinian people to date.<\/p>\n Around 20 of the remaining hostages are believed to be still alive. A majority of the original hostages have been freed through diplomatic negotiations, though the Israeli military has also recovered some.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a006.01 EDT<\/p>\n Donald Trump has said his administration plans to start sending letters on Monday to US trade partners dictating new tariffs, amid confusion over when the new rates will come into effect.<\/p>\n \u201cIt could be 12, maybe 15 [letters],\u201d the president told reporters, \u201cand we\u2019ve made deals also, so we\u2019re going to have a combination of letters and some deals have been made.\u201d<\/p>\n With his previously announced 90-day pause on tariffs set to end on 9 July, the president was asked if the new rates would come into effect this week or on 1 August, as some officials had suggested.<\/p>\n \u201cNo, there are going to be tariffs, the tariffs, the tariffs are going to be, the tariffs,\u201d the president began uncertainly. \u201cI think we\u2019ll have most countries done by July 9, yeah. Either a letter or a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n Sensing the confusion, his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, jumped in to add: \u201cBut they go into effect on August 1. Tariffs go into effect August 1, but the president is setting the rates and the deals right now.\u201d<\/p>\n You can read the full story, by my colleagues Robert Mackey, <\/em>Lauren Almeida <\/strong><\/em>and <\/strong><\/em>Lisa O\u2019Carroll, here:<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.57 EDT<\/p>\n The US is extremely mindful of BRICS\u2019 economic might and its growing influence on the diplomatic stage. The group, often described as the developing world\u2019s alternative to the G7 group of nations, has undergone a recent rapid expansion.<\/p>\n BRICS was founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, but the group last year expanded to include Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the UAE.<\/p>\n Some of its members have denounced US tariff policies and have suggested reforms to how major currencies are valued.<\/p>\n The group pushes for greater representation for emerging economies and thinks western countries have a disproportionate influence on global organisations like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.<\/p>\n <\/span>Brics leaders group photograph against the iconic backdrop of the Sugarloaf Mountains during the 2025 summit in Rio de Janeiro. China\u2019s President Xi Jinping missed the event for the first time and Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin also wasn\u2019t there.<\/span> Photograph: NEWSPIX INTERNATIONALShare<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.20 EDT<\/p>\n In other news, Donald Trump has widened his trade war after saying the US will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the \u201canti-American policies\u201d of the BRICS<\/strong> group of developing nations that include China and Russia.<\/p>\n Trump wrote on social media:<\/p>\n Any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy.<\/em><\/p>\n His comments came after a joint Sunday statement from the opening of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro in which the group warned the rise in tariffs threatened global trade, continuing its veiled criticism of Trump\u2019s erratic tariff policies.<\/p>\n Since his return to the White House, Trump has announced a series of steep import taxes on foreign goods, arguing they will protect American jobs and the US manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n <\/span>The steep tariffs that Donald Trump announced in April threatened to overhaul the global economy and lead to broad trade wars.<\/span> Photograph: Andrew Leyden\/ZUMA Press Wire\/REX\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n In April, in line with this protectionist view, Trump announced a 10% base tariff rate on most countries and additional duties ranging up to 50%, although he later delayed the effective date for all but 10% duties until 9 July.<\/p>\n The negotiating window until 9 July has led to announced deals only with the UK and Vietnam. You can read more on Trump\u2019s tariff threat in our business live blog.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n My colleagues Richard Luscombe <\/strong><\/em>and <\/em>Robert Mackey have a little more detail about how the feud between the world\u2019s richest man and the world\u2019s most powerful man has recently escalated. Here is an extract from their story:<\/p>\n When the pair fell out earlier in the summer, Musk lashed out during an astonishing social media duel in which he stated Trump\u2019s name was in the files relating to associates of the late pedophile and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/em><\/p>\n Musk later deleted the post and apologized to the president as they embarked on an uneasy truce. On Sunday, however, Musk returned to the subject, reposting a photo of the jailed Epstein facilitator Ghislaine Maxwell that questioned why she was the only person in prison while men who engaged in sex with underage girls \u2013 a crime colloquially known in the US as statutory rape \u2013 were not.<\/em><\/p>\n In other posts he said it would be \u201cnot hard\u201d to break the two-party stranglehold in US politics enjoyed by Democrats and Republicans\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n Trump has made clear his feelings about his former friend in recent days after criticism of the bill. In response to Musk\u2019s posts calling the bill \u201cinsane\u201d, Trump said he might \u201clook into\u201d deporting the South African-born, naturalized US citizen billionaire.<\/em><\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the second Trump administration.<\/p>\n Donald Trump has hit out at Elon Musk\u2019s decision to start and bankroll a new US political party that the tech billionaire believes can offer a viable alternative to the Democrats and Republicans.<\/p>\n Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One yesterday, the US president said:<\/p>\n I think it\u2019s ridiculous to start a third party. It\u2019s always been a two-party system and I think starting a third party just adds to the confusion.<\/em><\/p>\n Shortly after speaking about his former ally, Trump posted further comments on his Truth Social platform, writing:<\/p>\n I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely \u2018off the rails,\u2019 essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/span>Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the south lawn of the White House in March 2025.<\/span> Photograph: Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Trump and Musk were formerly close <\/strong>allies, with the Tesla boss and X owner appointed to slash federal spending through the unofficial Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from January through May.<\/p>\n Musk fell out with the Republican president over his sprawling tax and spending plan, signed into law on Friday, which is expected to add at least $3 trillion (\u00a32.2 trillion) to the US\u2019s already huge $37tn (\u00a327tn) debt pile. Musk has argued that the bill, which he has described as \u201cutterly insane and destructive\u201d, would irresponsibly add to the US national debt.<\/p>\n Musk, the world\u2019s richest person, posted on X over the weekend that he had set up the America Party<\/strong> to challenge the Republican and Democratic \u201cUniparty\u201d. The details of the structure of the new venture or a timeline for its creation are still unclear.<\/p>\n But some of his social media posts suggests the new political party would focus on two or three Senate seats, and eight to 10 House districts.<\/p>\n We will have more on this and other US politics stories throughout the day so stick with us.<\/p>\n Share<\/p>\n Updated at\u00a005.28 EDT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" US to make several trade announcements in next 48 hours, treasury secretary says The United States will make several trade announcements in the next 48 hours, treasury secretary Scott Bessent has said this morning. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of people change their tune in terms of negotiations. 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