Trump Hits Huawei With Export Controls

Commerce Department adds Chinese telecom to designated entity list

Bill Gertz
May 21, 2019 5:00 AM

President Donald Trump indirectly targeted China's Huawei Technologies with a presidential order signed last week blocking telecommunications companies linked to foreign adversaries from selling equipment to U.S. firms.

Cummings to Investigate Trump Admin. Over Census Question On Citizenship

'We will get to get to the bottom of this issue'

Haris Alic
January 4, 2019 11:20 AM

Democratic congressman Elijah Cummings (Md.), the newly minted chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is planning to investigate the Trump administration over its decision to include the question of citizenship on the 2020 census.

Calif. Gov. Brown Wants to Ensure ‘Every Californian Is Counted’ for 2020 Census

Governor Creates Commission on Census Outreach

Haris Alic
April 16, 2018 11:53 AM

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D.) is voicing opposition to the Trump administration's decision to include a citizenship status question on the 2020 federal census, and he is not taking any chances the census might result in his state losing billions in federal funding or decrease its congressional representation.

Commerce Dept: U.S. to Add Citizenship Question in 2020 Census

Reuters
March 27, 2018 8:43 AM

A question about citizenship status will be included on the 2020 Census to help enforce the Voting Rights Act, federal officials said on Monday, but California sued to block the move arguing that it would discourage immigrants from participating.

High-Ranking Obama Official Billed the Government for at Least 130 Taxi Rides

Former President Barack Obama / Getty Images

Cameron Cawthorne
January 11, 2018 6:19 AM

Vikrum Aiyer, the former chief of staff for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the Obama administration, commuted from his home in Washington, D.C. to the agency's headquarters in downtown Alexandria, Va., by calling a taxi and then billing the government for each ride.

Trump Administration Left Trio of Florida Lawmakers in Dark on New Cuba Rules

Rubio, Ros-Lehtinen, Diaz-Balart blame 'bureaucrats' for preventing Trump from fulfilling promised Cuba policy

Susan Crabtree
November 9, 2017 5:00 AM

A trio of Cuban-American lawmakers representing Miami was not told in advance about long-awaited regulations restricting U.S. business and travel in Cuba, according to GOP congressional sources.

Trump Administration Releases New Restrictions on Business and Travel to Cuba

Americans barred from doing business with military- and state-owned entities

Susan Crabtree
November 8, 2017 11:55 AM

President Trump released new restrictions on the ability of U.S. citizens to travel to and do business in Cuba Wednesday, partially rolling back the looser travel rules President Obama ushered in as part of his diplomatic and commercial thaw with Havana.

Cuomo Annoyed Iowans Cheered Trump for Saying He Didn’t Want Poor People Running Economy

David Rutz
June 22, 2017 6:51 AM

Wilbur Ross Brushes Off Question About Flynn at Briefing: ‘Is Michael Flynn Now a Trade Issue?’

David Rutz
April 25, 2017 3:11 PM

Trump Administration to Investigate Whether Steel Imports Are Harming America’s National Security

Steel imports have risen 19.6 percent in the first couple months of this year alone

Ali Meyer
April 20, 2017 12:50 PM

President Donald Trump has signed a directive to launch a Department of Commerce investigation into whether or not imports of steel are harming America's national security.