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Trump administration live updates: Oil prices drop amid pause in U.S.-Iran strikes
President Donald Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit today
Trump Reportedly Puts Plans to Expand Iran War on Hold
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Updated July 27, 2026, 7:10 AM EDT
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What to know today
- IRAN WAR: Oil prices tumbled today as the United States and Iran paused their escalating strikes tomake “space” for diplomacy.The two sides halted fire over the weekend following 13 consecutive nights of attacks that shattered their deal to end the war and threatened new pain for the global economy.
- TRUMP HEADS TO MICHIGAN:President Donald Trumpplans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit today, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up.
- U.S. CASUALTIES:The four American troops killed during <a href="https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-trump-airstrikes-strait-hormuz-8c42c6ddc0c32d53ce452ace92a62b9a” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Defense Department’s official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category.
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Pentagon’s official Iran war death toll no longer lists 4 troops killed during renewed fighting
The four American troops killed during renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the Iran war death toll in the Defense Department’s official casualty count but have been placed in a new, separate category
It is raising questions about properly counting the impact to U.S. service members as the Trump administration has escalated strikes on Iran in a bid to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while providing little indication of how it intends to wind down a conflict that is unpopular with many Americans
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Trump is set to defend his economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting
Trump plans to tout his handling of the economy during a visit to suburban Detroit on Monday, defending sweeping tariffs in a swing state where their effects have hurt many businesses as midterm election season heats up
Trump is visiting a General Motors facility in Milford, home to tracks and proving grounds for new models and vehicles. Early voting is underway for Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary, which features fierce nomination fights in both major political parties
Republican Mike Rogers is unopposed in the Senate primary, but the GOP gubernatorial contest pits Trump-backed Rep. John James against Perry Johnson, a businessman turned politician who has launched unsuccessful campaigns before, including for president in 2024
Meanwhile, the Democratic Senate primary between Rep. Haley Stevens and progressive Abdul El-Sayed has drawn national attention for the right to face Rogers, who was narrowly defeated by Democrat Sen. Elissa Slotkin in 2024
Michigan was one of the 2024 battlegrounds Trump flipped after it backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. But the state has also seen parts of its economy affected by the president’s tariffs, including on imported cars and auto parts
A new round of steep import levies is taking effect on dozens of U.S. trading partners. But Trump has singled out Canada with tariffs as high as 50% on a wide array of its products, including cars
The president is visiting Oakland County, which encompasses much of Detroit’s northern suburbs. Once a Republican stronghold, it has increasingly leaned Democratic, backing Biden against Trump in 2020 and Vice President Kamala Harris against Trump four years later
The White House says Trump will talk up having generated manufacturing jobs and foreign investment in the U.S. while making the case that his policies and leadership have boosted the auto industry
Michigan’s economy relies heavily on Canada, however, meaning the new tariffs — coupled with inflation still running high and gas prices rising again as the already unpopular war in Iran escalates — have created additional economic concerns statewide
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Oil prices slide as U.S. and Iran pause strikes to give ‘space’ for diplomacy
Oil prices tumbled today as the United States and Iran paused their escalating strikes tomake “space” for diplomacy
The two sides halted fire over the weekend, following 13 consecutive nights of attacks that shattered their deal to end the war and threatened new pain for the global economy
Read the full story here
