President Donald Trump announced a delay in implementing his proposed ”Liberation Day” tariffs, originally set for July 9, now postponed to August 1. The tariffs include a 35% levy on Canadian imports and a 50% levy on goods from Brazil, alongside earlier threats of tariffs on Japan and South Korea. The decision follows weeks of negotiations with key trading allies that failed to yield a comprehensive deal. The U.S. imported $42 billion in goods from Brazil last year, including fuel, machinery, metals, and aircraft. Additionally, Trump visited Central Texas on July 11 to survey the devastation caused by recent flash flooding along the Guadalupe River, where over 120 people have been confirmed dead and dozens remain missing. Search crews and volunteers continue to comb the area. Trump praised the state and federal response to the disaster but faced questions about potential plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which administration officials did not address. Meanwhile, the State Department began issuing over 1,350 termination notices to career diplomats and staff as part of a broader overhaul of the diplomatic corps. A federal judge also temporarily blocked the administration from conducting broad, untargeted immigration stops in parts of California on July 11, citing concerns over racial profiling and lack of access to legal counsel for detainees.
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