POLITICS

DOJ Incentivizes Corporate Reporting, Whistleblowing for Sanctions, Tariffs, Immigration Violations

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Matthew Galeotti, head of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced a new white-collar crimes enforcement plan at a May 12 financial conference, spotlighting the Trump administration’s focus on disrupting transnational networks that evade U.S. sanctions, tariffs, and immigration law. It also expanded its whistleblower program to cover these priority areas. The DOJ will be pulling

Senate Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on Pipeline Safety

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U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety, holds a hearing at 10 am ET on May 15  to review pipeline safety regulations and operations at the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). The heading will evaluate what policy priorities should be incl… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

US Issues Huawei Chips Warning, Signaling New AI Diffusion Rule

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The Department of Commerce warns entities against using Huawei chips that were developed in violation of U.S. export controls. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on May 13 warned entities against using Huawei chips that were developed in violation of U.S. export controls, while announcing that new AI chip trade

US Sanctions Iranian, Chinese Entities Involved in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Development

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The U.S. Treasury Department on May 14 sanctioned six persons and 12 entities for their involvement in the Iranian regime’s missile program, including groups that are needed by Iran to build its own intercontinental ballistic missiles. “The United States cannot allow Iran to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles,” Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent stated, adding