U.S.-EU trade deal; Buttigieg on Democratic Party

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President Trump announced yesterday that he struck a trade deal with the European Union after talks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland. Under the agreement, most EU exports to the U.S. will face 15% tariffs, which is down from the 30% tariff that was recently threatened. The president says the EU agreed to accept imports from the U.S. without tariffs.

• A small group of supporters and many protesters gathered outside of the golf course where the two leaders met, ‘s Lauren Frayer tells Up First. She saw some protesters lining Trump’s motorcade route with photos of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, many Palestinian flags and signage criticizing the president’s perceived inaction on the war in Gaza. Frayer met protester Janet MacLeod-Trotter, a distant relative of Trump’s mother, Mary MacLeod. Janet stated that a lot of the MacLeods are upset with Trump because he comes to Scotland and uses his power to buy up golf courses and make money.

The Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has been signed into law, and with it come new hurdles for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid. The new law has a provision that, in most states, low-income adults will, for the first time, have to meet work requirements to keep their health coverage. Some states have tried enacting this before, but currently only Georgia has an active system using work requirements. Here’s a look at how it is going for the state.

• Beardsley says she was in the back of a military vehicle and was taken to a location that had clearly been an entry point for aid. But that area was desolate and the heat was searing. There were no Palestinians or destruction in sight — just barbed wire fencing, trash everywhere, starving stray dogs and the sounds of sporadic gunfire. The military trucks took them to a parking lot where aid was seen baking in the sun. Israel says this is proof that the United Nations isn’t doing its job of distributing aid. The situation in Gaza is dire as many starve. Aid groups say things progressed to this point because Israel cut off aid for two months, from March to May.

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Life advice

• If you do not have confidence in your cooking skills, the key is to have a sense of humor about it. Being able to laugh can help you make it through even the toughest meals.
• Some of the easiest ways to get little ones involved are by getting them to add ingredients to a bowl or cracking eggs. When you feel they are ready, they can move to a different step, like grating cheese.
• To reduce the mess, try portioning the ingredients and being explicit with your directions. For example, tell them exactly where to put the sauce or even guide their hands.

3 things to know before you go

1. Members of the USA Swimming team are recovering from acute gastroenteritis, also known as a stomach bug, as they compete in the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. The illness can lead to diarrhea, nausea, stomach pain and vomiting.
2. An estimated 20% of NASA’s workforce has been cut after nearly 4,000 employees opted to leave the agency through the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program.
3. Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who found fame in the 1950s and ’60s, died at age 97 on Saturday.

This newsletter was edited by Suzanne Nuyen.