Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Issues Directive to Prevent the Unfair Exploitation of American Innovation

SAFEGUARDING AMERICA’S SOVEREIGNTY OVER ITS ECONOMY: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed a memorandum to defend American companies and innovators from overseas extortion. This Administration will consider responsive actions like tariffs to combat the digital service taxes (DSTs), fines, practices, and policies that foreign governments levy on American companies. DSTs allow foreign governments to collect

Defending American Companies and Innovators From Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY      THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE      THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE      THE SENIOR COUNSELOR TO THE PRESIDENT FOR TRADE      AND MANUFACTURING SUBJECT:       Defending American Companies and Innovators From               Overseas Extortion and Unfair Fines and Penalties      Section 1.  Purpose.  In recent years, the

Watchdog group sues for DOGE records

A nonpartisan watchdog group is suing President Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency and the DOGE administrator over the claim that DOGE is not subject to public records requests because it is shielded by the Presidential Records Act, or PRA.  Under the PRA, DOGE’s records could be sealed for up to 12 years after Mr.

Trump Says Zelenskyy Not Necessary in US Talks With Russia

Trump said the United States and Ukraine could’ve talked Russia out of invading Ukraine in 2022 and could’ve started negotiations with Moscow years ago. President Donald Trump has faulted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not doing enough to end the Russia–Ukraine war sooner, and suggested the Ukrainian leader’s input isn’t necessary at every stage of

Rep. Cory Mills Under Washington Police Investigation

WASHINGTON—The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is investigating Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) over an alleged assault this week. “MPD officers were called to the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue, Southwest, around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday for the report of an assault,” the police department said in a statement to The Epoch Times on Feb.

Court Sides With Trump Admin in USAID Legal Battle Over Workforce Cuts

The Trump administration can now move forward with its plans to put some 2,000 USAID employees on leave. A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from placing more than 2,000 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employees on leave, marking a setback for government employee unions challenging what they describe as