Trump Action Archive

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• Trump administration implements Snap cuts through cost-shifting and expanded work requirements — The Trump administration has enacted changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) that shift 75% of administrative costs to states beginning in 2027 (up from 50% federal cost-sharing) and require states to cover some multibillion-dollar benefit costs from 2028 onward. Expanded work reporting requirements and restrictions on non-citizen eligibility accompany these changes. Analysis by the Urban Institute projects 22.3 million US families will lose some or all Snap benefits. States including New York face budget impacts exceeding $1 billion, raising fears of further program cuts at the state level.

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• Procter & Gamble announced price increases and CEO change — Procter & Gamble forecast annual results below estimates and announced it would raise prices on some U.S. products. The company named insider Shailesh Jejurikar as CEO to navigate tariff uncertainty. Executives attributed consumer spending restraint to economic volatility and anxiety stemming from Trump's tariff policies and immigration enforcement crackdowns.

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• Trump administration implements escalating tariff regime on EU, Japan, UK, and other trading partners — The Trump administration has implemented a 15% tariff on European Union exports to the US, 15% on Japanese exports, and 10% on British exports, with additional tariffs set to take effect Friday on countries including Brazil, Canada, and South Korea. A blanket 10% levy on all US imports remains in place, with threats to raise it to 15–20%. The Budget Lab at Yale estimates these tariffs have driven the average effective US tariff rate to 18.2%—the highest in nearly a century—and projects a 1.8% rise in US consumer prices, equivalent to an average household income loss of $2,400. Trump has suggested distributing tariff-funded "rebate" checks to consumers.

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• Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid, threatening rural hospital closures — The Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade, affecting 71 million low-income and disabled Americans. Rural hospitals face an estimated $87 billion loss, with analyses projecting 338 rural hospital closures. The Democratic National Committee erected billboards near four struggling rural hospitals in Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Montana to highlight the cuts. Republicans added a $50 billion rural health transformation fund expected to cover only one-third of rural losses, which Democrats argue functions as a political slush fund.

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• Trump announced EU trade deal with 15% tariffs on most goods — Trump announced a broad trade agreement with the EU setting 15% tariffs on most EU goods including cars and pharmaceuticals, while the EU agreed to purchase $750 billion of American energy over three years. The deal avoids immediate trade war but retains a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum globally. Multiple analysts noted the agreement lacks specifics, contains unrealistic energy purchase commitments, and will likely increase costs for U.S. consumers through tariff pass-through.
• Trump announced trade agreement with European Union — Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union. Economist Justin Wolfers characterized the agreement as raising taxes on Americans across a wide range of goods while the EU announced tax cuts for Europeans across a narrow range of goods, suggesting an asymmetrical arrangement favoring the EU.
• White House issues fact sheet announcing U.S.-EU trade agreement — The White House published a fact sheet on July 28, 2025, announcing a trade deal between the United States and the European Union. According to the document, the agreement includes EU tariff reductions on U.S. industrial goods, a 15% tariff rate on EU goods including autos and pharmaceuticals, $600 billion in EU investment in the U.S. through 2028, and $750 billion in U.S. energy purchases by the EU through 2028. The fact sheet characterizes the deal as historic and claims it will benefit American workers, farmers, and manufacturers.
• Trump administration implements escalating tariff regime on EU, Japan, UK, and other trading partners — The Trump administration has implemented a 15% tariff on European Union exports to the US, 15% on Japanese exports, and 10% on British exports, with additional tariffs set to take effect Friday on countries including Brazil, Canada, and South Korea. A blanket 10% levy on all US imports remains in place, with threats to raise it to 15–20%. The Budget Lab at Yale estimates these tariffs have driven the average effective US tariff rate to 18.2%—the highest in nearly a century—and projects a 1.8% rise in US consumer prices, equivalent to an average household income loss of $2,400. Trump has suggested distributing tariff-funded "rebate" checks to consumers.
• White House issued promotional release on U.S.-EU trade deal — The White House published a compilation of statements from trade experts, business leaders, and industry representatives praising a U.S.-EU trade framework announced by President Trump. The release aggregates third-party commentary characterizing the deal as expanding market access, cutting non-tariff barriers, and benefiting sectors including agriculture, aviation, and energy. No operative details of the agreement itself are disclosed in this document.
• EU clarified inability to guarantee $600 billion investment pledge to U.S. — The European Union admitted it does not have the power to deliver on a $600 billion investment pledge in the U.S. economy announced hours earlier at trade talks in Scotland with Trump. EU President Ursula von der Leyen had struck a deal with Trump, but officials clarified the money would come exclusively from private European companies over which Brussels has no authority or control. The Commission stated it cannot guarantee the target and has not introduced incentives to ensure private sector compliance.
• White House issues promotional release on EU trade deal — The White House published a promotional release on July 31, 2025, titled "ICYMI: 'Trump nailed the biggest trade deal in American history and proved everyone wrong – again!'" The release claims President Trump's trade deal with the European Union is "among the most consequential trade deals in history," asserting it secured "massive investments," addressed a "lopsided trade deficit," and provided "new market access." The release quotes a New York Post op-ed by Miranda Devine characterizing critics' predictions of economic harm as wrong. No operative directive or policy change is announced; the document is promotional framing of a separately published trade agreement.