Hashtags and searches for ’tariff‘ or the number ’104′ were mostly blocked on social media platform Weibo, with pages showing an error message. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began censoring some tariff-related content on social media platforms on April 9 after higher U.S. tariff rates kicked in, including 104 percent duties on Chinese goods, which
The presidential memorandum also orders the Department of Justice to open investigations into their actions while serving in government. President Donald Trump revoked security clearances for two former officials, Miles Taylor and Christopher Krebs, on April 9. Taylor served as a staffer in the Department of Homeland Security during Trump’s first term and was accused
The former Facebook executive accused the company of working to help China ‘out-compete’ U.S. companies. A former Facebook executive told Congress on April 9 that she watched her former coworkers “repeatedly undermine U.S. national security and betray American values” in their dealings with China. “They did these things in secret to win favor with Beijing
‘Space is the ultimate high ground,’ Jared Isaacman said. ‘We cannot afford to cede that ground.’ Jared Isaacman appeared before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, promising a revival of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to a mission-first agency that will see the United States not only beat
Some House Republicans still have objections to a revised budget blueprint to unlock Trump’s agenda over fiscal concerns. WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pulled a vote late on April 9 on the Senate’s compromise budget resolution that would have allowed Congress to move forward with President Donald Trump’s agenda. The decision to pull the vote—after
The measure would prevent federal district court judges from stalling the president’s agenda with sweeping orders. A bill that would limit district court judges’ ability to block President Donald Trump’s policies nationwide cleared the House on April 9. The legislation, dubbed the No Rogue Rulings Act (NORRA), would narrow the scope of preliminary relief that
The president directs the Pentagon to boost both private and public investment in the shipbuilding industry. President Donald Trump signed a raft of new executive orders on April 9, including three prioritizing U.S. shipbuilding, other military procurement projects, and streamlining the process for transferring weapons systems to allies. The trio of executive orders comes as