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President Donald Trump's tariff talks heat up again. Fallout from the Department of Justice's Jeffrey Epstein memo continues. Federal agents and protesters clashed in California over ICE raids. And Democrats keep their foot on the gas in opposition to the recently passed "Big, Beautiful" spending bill.Here are the top stories involving the U.S. government this past week.Tariff talks return to forefrontPresident Donald Trump again pushed back the deadline on his so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs, delaying implementation from July 9 to Aug. 1.Trump sent tariff letters on July 7 to multiple countries, informing them of new pending reciprocal tariff rates. Here are the new rates. Trump also announced a 50% tariff on copper imports this week, raising concerns about cost hikes in electronics, machinery and cars.Trump is threatening a 50% tariff on Brazil due to charges filed against former President Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally, for allegedly attempting to stage a coup. Brazilian President Lula Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva vowed to implement retaliatory tariffs.Here are the goods that would be most impacted by import tariffs on Brazil.Here's what we know about the trade deals the Trump administration has struck since its "Liberation Day" announcement.Video below: New tariffs loom as President Trump sticks to Aug. 1 deadlineEpstein memo falloutAfter months of touting the impending release of new, blockbuster information on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, the Justice Department announced in a memo Monday that there is no evidence he kept a “client list” or was murdered.Trump on Tuesday shrugged off questions around the DOJ Epstein memo, calling them “a desecration.”Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has told people he is considering resigning amid a major clash between the FBI and Justice Department over the fallout of the Epstein memo, sources told CNN.Here is a recap of the entire Jeffrey Epstein saga.Video below: Trump dismisses questions over Epstein memoIn other newsA confrontation erupted between protesters and federal agents outside a Southern California farm while a raid took place Thursday.Staff at a Southern California surgical center stood up to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents trying to detain a Honduran landscaper.Congressional Democrats continue to decry health cuts in the GOP tax law during town halls that preview midterms messaging.Trump visited Texas to assess flood damage amid questions over �󷡲Ѵ�’s future.A federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.The State Department has formally advised staffers that it will be sending layoff notices to some of them soon.Ex-FBI Director James Comey and ex-CIA Director John Brennan are under investigation by the Trump Justice Department. Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the official language.The Trump administration has resumed sending some weapons to Ukraine, a week after the Pentagon had directed that some deliveries be paused.The U.S. issued sanctions against a UN investigator — Francesca Albanese — who is probing human rights abuses in Gaza.The U.S. Senate has confirmed a new leader at the Federal Aviation Administration.Documents back up a DOJ whistleblower’s claim that Trump officials intended to ignore court orders, Sen. Dick Durbin said.Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil filed a $20 million claim against the Trump administration over false imprisonment charges.Video below: Trump praised the ‘good English’ of Liberia's president during a White House meeting