<h1>President extends tariff deadlines to August while dissolving USAID amid Texas flood response</h1> The administration continues pursuing aggressive trade policies while managing domestic disaster response. The President extended tariff deadlines to August 1, threatening additional measures against trading partners despite ongoing negotiations. The European Union prepares retaliatory actions targeting American products from beef to aircraft. Russia criticized potential tariffs against BRICS nations as violating free trade principles. The administration hosted West African leaders amid radical foreign aid restructuring, dissolving USAID and shifting from charity-based models to partnerships. A medical study projects this shift could cause 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030. Following devastating Texas floods killing over 100 people, the administration emphasized federal disaster response effectiveness while avoiding discussion of previously announced plans to eliminate FEMA.