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The following nominations appear on the Executive Calendar for July 21, 2025. These individuals have been nominated by President Trump to fill key roles across the Department of Commerce, State Department, development finance agencies, and U.S. foundations:
A nomination on the Senate Executive Calendar is procedurally eligible for confirmation by the Senate, but still requires scheduling and action by Senate leadership.
The European Union has approved a new package of sanctions against Russia targeting its banking and energy sectors, following Slovakia’s withdrawal of its veto. The move clears the way for …
FCPA enforcement activity remained dormant for a second consecutive quarter in 2025, according to the latest Stanford Law School Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Clearinghouse report. The absence of new investigations or enforcement actions in Q2 reflects the impact of President Trump’s February 10 executive order suspending FCPA enforcement pending a comprehensive policy overhaul.
The U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) released its 2025 Member Survey on Wednesday, revealing a steep decline in American companies’ confidence in the China market, driven by deteriorating trade relations, expanding export controls, and escalating industrial competition.
In response to sweeping new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, key U.S. trading partners are preparing a range of retaliatory measures, escalating the likelihood of a global trade conflict by August 1.
While many hope cooler heads will forstall a begger-thy-neighbor race to autarky, the dogged belief of Mr. Trump that import taxes are free money makes real the prospect of persistently high tariffs. In the face of such intransigence, trading partners may find retaliation a political necessity.
The dismembering of the National Security Council has sunk the newly-established national office of shipbuilding, with Ian Bennitt, the NSC's senior director for maritime and industrial capacity announcing his departure in a LinkedIn post.
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