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.
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it will impose preliminary 93.5% anti‑dumping duties on anode-grade graphite imported from China, after determining the material is being sold at …
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer laid out his three-point priorities list during an appearance in Detroit on Wednesday, distancing himself from predecessors who he said centered their goals on reaching specific trade agreements.
House China Committee Chair John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), who leads the Senate Special Committee on Aging, sent letters to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) requesting an urgent briefing on the risks posed to American investors by Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges.
The Trump administration has approved licenses permitting Nvidia to resume exports of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to the People’s Republic of China, reversing controls imposed just three months ago.
Joe Manchin, speaking from the witness side of the diais, urged lawmakers to deploy National Defense Authorization to speed up permitting for domestic critical minerals mining and refining in his testimony at a hearing on Breaking China's Chokehold on Critical Mineral Supply Chains.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has expanded on its May 2025 Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on measures to bolster the integrity of its equipment authorization program. The proposal outlines expanded restrictions on participation by entities affiliated with foreign adversaries and contemplates increased domestic testing requirements.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a $11.8 million settlement with Interactive Brokers LLC (IB) to resolve potential civil liability for 12,367 apparent violations of multiple U.S. sanctions programs committed between 2016 and 2024.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated a formal Section 301 investigation into a wide range of Brazilian trade practices, while President Trump also announced a new trade agreement with Indonesia that includes tariff concessions and reported large-scale purchase commitments.
In a sweeping 12-page letter backed by three pages of footnotes and appendices, House China Hawks urged FBI Director Kashyap Patel to terminate the Bureau’s certification of biometric devices produced by Chinese firms linked to the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) military and surveillance apparatus.
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is undergoing sweeping organizational and technological changes that signal a recalibrated approach to personnel vetting and security services under the Trump administration. Now the agency is losing its chief.
The U.S. Department of Commerce is accepting public input on its national security investigations into unmanned aircraft systems and polysilicon imports between July 16 and August 6, 2025.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a proposed rule to modernize U.S. regulations governing deep seabed mining under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), marking the first major revision to the licensing process since the 1980s. The proposed changes, scheduled for publication in the Federal Register, include a streamlined application process and updated technical requirements reflecting decades of technological advancement.
The European Commission launched its comprehensive Quantum Strategy on July 2, 2025, committing €50 million to build a "resilient, sovereign quantum ecosystem" across five priority areas including research, infrastructure, ecosystem strengthening, defense applications, and workforce development.
BIS continues its migration to the bis.gov website, announcing revisions to the notifications portal, guidance and forms access.
