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US and EU reach trade deal

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USA TODAY

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4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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The U.S. has reached a trade deal with the European Union after President Donald Trump's weekend trip to Scotland.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Chris Kenning talks about his reporting on farmers facing a fork amid the immigration crackdown.

Israel pauses some military action in Gaza amid ongoing starvation concerns.

USA TODAY National Correspondent Deborah Barfield Berry discusses a bipartisan push for a new women's history museum.

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0:00.0

Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Monday, July 28, 2025. This is USA Today is the excerpt.

0:11.0

Today taking a look at the U.S. trade deal with the EU, plus how immigration raids are impacting farms and their workers.

0:24.2

And lawmakers across the aisle want a new women's history museum.

0:28.7

U.S. has reached a trade deal with the European Union.

0:33.7

President Donald Trump announced the deal yesterday days ahead of a self-imposed August 1st deadline.

0:37.7

He met with the European Commission's president, Ursula von der Leyen, during his trip to Scotland over the weekend, where the pair discussed terms and came to an agreement. The deal includes a

0:42.3

15% tariff on most European exports to the United States, similar to agreements struck recently

0:47.4

between Trump and other major trading partners, including Japan. A levy is higher than the 10%

0:52.7

rate sought by Europeans, but a reduction from

0:55.1

the 30% Trump threatened to impose earlier in July. The agreement also includes $600 billion

1:00.7

in EU investments in the U.S. and the purchase of $750 billion worth of U.S. energy.

1:10.8

President Trump's immigration raids are hitting farms particularly hard.

1:14.9

I spoke with USA Today, national correspondent Chris Kenning for more.

1:18.7

Chris, thanks for joining me.

1:19.9

Thank you for having me.

1:22.3

So Chris, what are we hearing and seeing at farms around the country in this immigration

1:26.7

moment? Across the country in this immigration moment.

1:33.2

Across the country, you've seen these immigration raids really broiling farms and farming communities. And there have been cases of worker shortages for at least temporarily and farmers

1:39.0

who were worried about getting their crops picked. Earlier this month, we saw raids, you know,

1:43.0

in California in the

1:44.2

Central Valley areas that saw hundreds of folks detained. And ranchers and growers in places like

1:52.2

Texas and Vermont have also reported times when people weren't showing up for work. And so some

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