Donald Trump has hailed what he called \u201ca powerful deal\u201d on tariffs with the European Union to avert a damaging transatlantic trade war after months of tough negotiations between the two sides.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt solves a lot of stuff and was a great decision,\u201d the US president said of the agreement after meeting the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen<\/a>, in Scotland. The \u201cimportant\u201d partnership involved the EU agreeing to spend tens of billions of dollars more on US energy products, Trump said.<\/p>\n US House speaker Mike Johnson, meanwhile, said he would have \u201cgreat pause\u201d about granting a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell while another House Republican said it should be considered as part of an effort to obtain more information about Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>\u2019s crimes.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s more on this and the day\u2019s other key Trump administration<\/a> stories:<\/p>\n Trump and von der Leyen announce US-EU trade deal<\/p>\n Donald Trump<\/a> has announced a tariff deal with the European Union to end months of difficult negotiations between Washington and Brussels after meeting the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen<\/a>, at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is really the biggest trading partnership in the world so we should give it a shot,\u201d the president said before the private meeting started.<\/p>\n Von der Leyen described it as \u201ca huge deal\u201d that would bring \u201cstability\u201d and \u201cpredictability\u201d to both sides.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Mike Johnson would have \u2018great pause\u2019 about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon<\/p>\n US House speaker Mike Johnson<\/a> said he would have \u201cgreat pause\u201d about granting a pardon or commutation to Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a> while Kentucky Republican representative Thomas Massie said a pardon should be on the table for the jailed Epstein confidante if she were to give helpful information around the Epstein case.<\/p>\n On Sunday \u2013 after deputy attorney general Todd Blanche met with Maxwell<\/a> last week \u2013Johnson was asked on NBC about the possibility of a pardon and said: \u201cI think she should have a life sentence at least \u2026 That she orchestrated it and was a big part of it, at least under the criminal sanction, I think is an unforgivable thing. So again, not my decision, but I have great pause about that, as any reasonable person would.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n Top medical body concerned at RFK Jr\u2019s reported plans to cut preventive health panel<\/p>\n A top US medical body has expressed<\/a> \u201cdeep concern\u201d to Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a> over news reports that the health secretary plans to overhaul a panel that determines which preventive health measures, including cancer screenings, should be covered by insurance companies.<\/p>\n The letter from the the American Medical Association comes after the Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> on Friday that Kennedy plans to overhaul the 40-year old US preventive services task force because he regards it as too \u201cwoke\u201d, according to sources.<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n What else happened today:<\/p>\n Thai and Cambodian leaders will meet on Monday for talks to end hostilities, Thailand said, after pressure from Donald Trump<\/a> to end a deadly border dispute.<\/p>\n UK prime minster Keir Starmer will recall his cabinet from their summer break for an emergency meeting on the Gaza crisis this week as cross-party MPs warned his talks with Donald Trump provided a critical juncture<\/a> in helping to resolve the conflict.<\/p>\n Catching up? 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