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| Export-Import Bank
Trump Administration Announces $58M in Major New Critical Mineral Deals at White House Roundtable EXIM Announces Return to Profitability, Putting Money Back in Taxpayers’ Pockets |
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| Tariffs
Trump admin refunds $100 billion in ‘liberation day’ tariffs Tariff refunds split companies as consumers demand share of $166B |
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Global goods trade resilient in the first quarter of 2026 despite war in Middle East |
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| The End of Free Trade – A Conversation With Robert E. Lighthizer The Foreign Affairs Interview, July 30, 2026 |
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California
| Lieutenant Governor led a California delegation to the Farnborough International Airshow GO-Biz – LinkedIn, August 4, 2026Farnborough International Airshow 2026 delivers a landmark week for global aerospace The American Journal of Transportation, July 30, 2026 |
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- Trump revives spotlight on California offshore oil project
Newsweek, August 2, 2026 - One of the busiest shipping ports wants to go nuclear
The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2026
Trade Policy
The White House
- Trump extends Jones Act waiver, with limits, in bid to tamp down energy prices
The Hill, August 10, 2026 - Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham
The Associated Press, August 7, 2026 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Bolsters National Security and Strengthens U.S. Supply Chains by Imposing Tariffs on Polysilicon and its Derivatives
August 6, 2026 - China hits US with sanctions, drone export curbs ahead of Xi visit
CNN, August 5, 2026 - To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition from Imports of Quartz Surface Products
July 31, 2026 - Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Delegates Defense Production Act Authority with Respect to Recoverable Critical Minerals and Materials That Are Essential to Our National Defense
July 30, 2026 - Trump says he does not care about USMCA as US, Canada plan trade talks
Reuters, July 28, 2026
U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Welcomes Italy into Pax Silica Initiative
July 31, 2026
U.S. Department of Treasury
- The US has stepped in to buy Japanese yen. Why?
CNN, August 3, 2026
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- USDA Publishes $500,000 Funding Opportunity to Boost Biofertilizer Exports to Vietnam and Open Markets for U.S. Farmers
August 4, 2026
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
World Trade Organization
Trade Agreements/ Cooperation
- Opportunities for Growth in U.S.-Peru Relations
U.S. Department of State, July 29, 2026 - Brazil opens zero-tariff trade with Singapore through Mercosur
UPI, July 29, 2026
More International Articles
- Donald Trump’s Arctic threats are pushing Iceland towards Europe
The Economist, August 6, 2026 - Canadians slashed US travel by a quarter in 2025 — and $3 billion didn’t come back
Latin Times, August 3, 2026 - Energy Dept. draws fire for slow pace of Venezuelan oil deals
Axios, August 3, 2026 - German company and BC.’s Ksi Lisims sign landmark long-term LNG agreement
Global News, July 31, 2026 - ETIAS drops 2026 date as launch slips out of view
July 31, 2026
