1. Expanding Targets, Attacking the Entire Federal Reserve - Trump accused 'Mr. Too Late' Powell and the entire Federal Reserve Board of being ashamed for not cutting interest rates, stating that U.S. interest rates should only be 1%, or even better!
2. Meeting with Trade Team - White House Press Secretary Levitt: Trump will meet with the trade team this week to determine national tariff rates. If countries do not negotiate, Trump will set the rates.
3. Hinting at Increased Tariffs on Japan - Trump stated that although Japan is facing a serious rice shortage, it is still unwilling to import American rice; a letter will be sent to Japan. Japanese media reported that Trump is hinting at notifying Japan to raise tariffs.
4. Will Restart U.S.-Canada Trade Negotiations - White House Economic Council Director Hassett: Marathon talks will be held on the trade agreement. Negotiations with Canada will be restarted immediately.
5. EU Expected to Accept Universal Tariffs - Sources stated that the EU is willing to accept a trade agreement with the U.S. that includes a 10% universal tariff on many EU export products, but hopes the U.S. commits to lower tariffs on key industries (such as pharmaceuticals, alcohol, semiconductors, and commercial aircraft).
6. Expected to Reach Temporary Trade Agreement with India - Sources indicated that India is expected to reach a temporary trade agreement with the U.S. as early as this week to avoid Trump's 'Freedom Day' tariffs.
7. Possible Exemption from Some Agricultural Tariffs - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins stated that the Trump administration might consider implementing tariff exemptions for goods that are difficult to grow in the U.S. (such as cocoa beans or coffee).
8. Planning to Narrow the Scope of Trade Agreements - Trump's senior trade officials are reportedly scaling back ambitions for comprehensive reciprocal agreements with foreign countries, seeking narrower agreements to avoid the re-imposition of tariffs, aiming to reach an agreement before July 9.
9. Threatening Harvard University with Loss of Funding - The Trump administration informed Harvard University that an investigation found it in violation of federal civil rights laws regarding its treatment of Jewish and Israeli students, threatening that it "would lose all federal financial resources."
10. Meeting with Netanyahu - U.S. officials: Trump plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House next Monday (July 7).
11. Strengthening Hardline Policies on Cuba - The White House stated: Trump signed a memorandum to reinforce U.S. policy on Cuba, including enforcing the statutory ban on travel to Cuba.
12. Promoting Simplified Funding for Energy Projects - Trump signed a memorandum aimed at simplifying the funding for energy infrastructure as well as key mineral and material projects.
13. Ending Sanctions on Syria - Trump signed an executive order to end sanctions on Syria. Senior officials at the U.S. Treasury stated that this would end Syria's isolation from the international financial system.
14. Threatening to Review Musk's Subsidies - Trump said that perhaps the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should take a serious look at the subsidies Musk and his companies have received. A lot of money could be saved!!!
15. Praising the 'Big and Beautiful' Bill - Trump stated that the 'Big and Beautiful' bill may be the greatest and most important bill in history, providing the largest tax cuts and border security ever, millions of jobs, increases in military/veteran support, and more. Failure to pass this bill would mean tax increases of up to 68%.
16. Negotiation for Settlement with Paramount - Court documents show that Trump's lawyers and those of Paramount have engaged in "sincere and in-depth settlement negotiations" over Trump's $20 billion lawsuit. (Last October, Trump accused CBS News of interfering in the election by deceptively editing a program to make Democratic presidential candidate Harris look better.)
