Trump Signs Order to Launch Investigation of Copper Imports

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that to build back the U.S. copper industry, he would look into the possibility of imposing tariffs. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 25 signed an executive order to launch an investigation into whether imports of copper and its derivatives pose a threat to U.S. national security. “Like our steel and

Trump Launches Probe That Could Lead to Copper Tariffs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that to build back the U.S. copper industry, he would look into the possibility of imposing tariffs. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Feb. 25 signed an executive order to launch an investigation into whether imports of copper and its derivatives pose a threat to U.S. national security. “Like our steel and

White House: Federal Agency Heads Will Decide How Workers Should Respond to Mass Email

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that her own response to the email took ‘about a minute-and-a-half’ to think about what she had accomplished in a week. WASHINGTON—Agency directors in the executive branch will decide how each agency responds to the email asking federal employees what they accomplished in the past week, according to White House

Trump Admin Unveils New Stricter Performance Appraisal System for Top Career Officials

Top career civil service managers will no longer be judged within rules that allow almost everybody to rate highest. WASHINGTON—Trump administration officials at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are set to introduce a comprehensive set of reforms to how the performance of top echelon of career

Judge Gives Trump Admin 2 Days to Unfreeze Foreign Aid Funds

A district judge gave the administration until midnight on Wednesday to end the freeze. A federal district court judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release U.S. foreign aid and accused the administration of noncompliance with his previous order to end the funding freeze. U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali on Tuesday ruled in

White House: 1 Million Federal Workers Responded to Mass Email Asking to List Accomplishments

Over the weekend, Trump adviser Elon Musk warned that those who didn’t respond could be considered as having resigned. The White House on Tuesday said that 1 million federal employees responded to a mass email from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) asking them to list five things they had accomplished in the past week.

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Tackle China’s Unfair Trade Practices

‘This legislation will help level the playing field to ensure the United States can outcompete the Chinese Communist Party,’ Sen. Todd Young said. A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation on Feb. 24 to strengthen U.S. trade enforcement laws against China’s unfair trade practices. Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) led a group