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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President Trump visited the Park Police headquarters in Washington, D.C., tonight, giving a pep speech outside the building to National Guard troops and police. This after he deployed National Guard troops along with federal law enforcement officers to D.C., saying crime and homelessness, rather, were out of control, even as federal and local stats show violent crime has been going down. Trump says they're working on sprucing. up the nation's capital. We're going back to Congress for some money, and we're going to redo a lot of the pavement, a lot of the medians, a lot of the graffiti's all coming off real fast. It's going to come down real fast. This has several Republican-led states say they are sending hundreds of their

own guard members to D.C. New details about the White House and the EU trade deal framework have come out, and peers Daniel Kurtzleben has more. Under the deal, the U.S. will impose 15% tariffs on most EU imports, as previously announced. But the U.S. will also charge higher tariffs on European-made cars until the EU lowers tariffs on U.S. goods. The new information is not a formal agreement, but rather comes from a fact sheet released by the White House this morning. And there are still big questions. The fact sheet acknowledges that the two parties will still need to negotiate topics like cybersecurity and rules of origin. In addition, while Trump has touted an expected $600 billion

EU investment in the U.S. It's not clear that investment will actually hit those levels. Danielle Kurtzleben and PR News. In Gaza, after Israel said it's moving forward with plans to take control of Gaza City, hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets

denouncing what they see as forced displacement. In Paris Anas Baba, has more. In the heart of Gaza City, Hundreds of Palestinians shaned in unison, the people want to end the war. Many carry signs, some wave Palestinian flags and others simply raise their voices in protest. Among them, young girls hold up a large empty plate with the word Gaza written in the center, a quiet but powerful symbol of the hunger gripping the population.

The demonstration was organized by the Palestinian Journalist Association to protest the Israeli military planned advance. And what many hear fear is Israel's attention to push the men. out of their city for good. Gaza City officials say the city currently hosts around 1.2 million displaced residents. Israel says its plans to order them to move to the southern Gaza. Anas Baba and Pure News, Gaza City. Sales of existing homes rose last month, thanks in part to a slight pullback in mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors says home sales rose 2% in July from June.

That's higher than economists we're expecting. And home prices were up on an annual basis for the 25th, consecutive month. You're listening to NBR News. A federal judge today ruled that President Trump's picked to be U.S. attorney for New Jersey has been unlawfully serving as the acting U.S. attorney for more than a month. Alina Hababa is Trump's former personal attorney, and she was appointed in March to an interim term. Last month, a panel of judges declined to extend her tenure. It's the latest legal battle over her and the Trump administration's attempts to install some top prosecutors. The Department of Justice says it will appeal. Hurricane Aaron is

lashing the coast of North Carolina where flooding is threatening major highways that connects the barrier islands known as the Outer Banks. Cherise Piggott from Member Station WUNC has more. The National Weather Service says the forecast still shows the potential for tropical storm force winds and dangerous surf with waves of 20 feet. Bob Woodard chairs a local board of commissioners. He says they're working with North Carolina's Department of Transportation. We've got multiple places where the overwash came over on NC12. So we'll be able to get some pumps out there to pump MC12 and NC DOT will be working very, very diligently to try to reestablish the dune line. The doon line is what protects NC Highway 12. Woodard says he expects more ocean

overwash later in the day after the area's last high tide. For PR News. I'm Cherise Piggott. All Street lower by the closing bell, the Dow down 152 points, the NASDAQ down 72, SMP 500 down 25. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.