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US President Trump threatened to launch a 301 tariff investigation against the EU on Friday July 24, 2026
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Trump cited the EU's anti-competition fines against Google, Apple, Amazon, and Meta
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The EU issued a fine of €890 million (roughly $1 billion) against Google on Thursday for allegedly giving unfair preference to its own search engine and Play app
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Trump's post on Truth Social claimed Google fines total 'over 18 Billion Dollars' without specifying a timeframe or evidence
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EU courts recently upheld a record fine of over $4 billion against Google in a case under review for almost eight years
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Trump's tariff threats came hours after his administration imposed new tariffs on the EU and other countries over forced labor supply chain concerns
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EU, Japan, and Australia responded to the new tariffs with described 'outrage and bafflement'
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A Section 301 Investigation is described as a mechanism Trump has used to impose tariffs
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Two US small businesses filed a lawsuit in the US trade court in New York on Friday challenging new tariffs.
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The new tariffs of 10 percent and 12.5 percent were imposed on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU.
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The tariffs are justified by the Trump administration on grounds that those countries are not doing enough to stop exports of goods made with forced labor.
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The new tariffs took effect as a temporary 10 percent global tariff expired.
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The lawsuit argues the tariffs require more detailed country-specific findings about forced labor to be legally justified.
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The businesses are backed by a nonprofit legal group that previously successfully sued over earlier tariff rounds.
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The US Supreme Court ruled on February 20 that IEEPA (International Emergency Economic Powers Act) does not authorize the president to unilaterally impose tariffs on trading partners.
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Trump responded to the Supreme Court ruling by imposing a new temporary 10 percent global tariff under different legal authority.
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Trump has used tariffs as leverage for trade negotiations globally.
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Iran carried out drone strikes on US military facilities and bases across the Middle East, calling it retaliation for the 13th consecutive night of American attacks
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Explosions were reported along Iran's Gulf coast and in western, northern, and central areas
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Four people were killed and five injured in an attack in south-west Iran, per Iranian state media
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Iran announced strikes on US-allied Kuwait
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Sirens sounded in Bahrain and Jordan
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Flights were suspended at a major Iraqi airport after a reported drone crash
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Trump posted on Truth Social that damages to ships in the Strait of Hormuz would be paid from frozen Iranian assets
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the asset seizure plan 'an incendiary precedent'
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In June, the US and Iran agreed on a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding to halt military operations and reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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The MOU included a 60-day window to reach a final agreement
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Three weeks after the MOU was signed, Trump declared the ceasefire 'over' following Iranian attacks on ships in the strait
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Point 11 of the MOU stated that the US undertakes to make fully available frozen or restricted funds and assets of Iran
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President Trump posted on Truth Social urging Senate Republicans to pass the House's budget resolution before the August recess
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The Senate departs for recess on Aug. 7 and returns Sept. 14
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The House narrowly passed a $95 billion Republican-led budget plan on Wednesday
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The budget plan includes billions in funding for conflict in the Middle East
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The plan includes provisions of the SAVE America Act, a voter ID bill
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The SAVE America Act has stalled in the Senate due to the 60-vote filibuster threshold
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A budget resolution can pass the Senate with a simple majority vote
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that Republicans likely do not have 50 votes for the resolution
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Thune stated: 'As I've said before you got to get to 50, and I can't count to 50 right now on a budget resolution'
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The U.S. returned to the field of battle on July 14.
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The Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence doubts the new attacks will force Iran to change course.
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The Pentagon has patched some holes in its initial strategy.
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The U.S. is staging attacks from Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain instead of the UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
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U.S. forces have launched strikes against Iran for nearly two weeks straight
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 24 Ju
Republican defense hawks are urging President Trump to unleash major combat operations
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Trump and his national security team met at the White House on Friday afternoon about the conflict with Iran
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A panel of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) selected South Carolina (SC) to kick off 2028 primaries
cred 6.0[1]Fri, 24 Ju