Tag: National Security
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Trump invokes emergency powers to bar foreign adversary equipment from the power grid, opening a new front in the trade war that tariffs alone could not reach WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2026. President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared a national emergency over the security of the American power grid and signed an executive order that empowers…
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Executive Order 14420 declares a national emergency over foreign-made bulk-power equipment, gives the Energy Secretary 120 days to write rules, and reaches software, firmware, and remote access as well as transformers and inverters WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2026. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday declaring a national emergency over foreign produced equipment in…
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Two weeks before Section 232 duties of up to 100 percent hit imported unmanned aircraft, small U.S. operators are pulling five-figure purchases forward and Commerce has yet to publish the classification guidance importers need WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2026 With 13 days left before the first tranche of Section 232 tariffs on unmanned aircraft systems takes…
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White House imposes Section 232 tariffs of up to 100 percent on imported drones and components, setting a September 3 deadline that will reshape the American uncrewed aircraft market WASHINGTON, August 17, 2026 — The United States is preparing to erect the steepest trade barrier ever placed around its drone market. In a presidential proclamation…
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Trump signs a Section 232 proclamation putting duties of up to 100 percent on imported unmanned aircraft, with a September 3 effective date that leaves importers three weeks to reclassify, requalify or absorb the cost WASHINGTON, August 16, 2026. President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing tariffs of up to 100 percent on imported…
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Trump invokes Section 232 to impose duties of up to 100 percent on imported unmanned aircraft, carving out preferential rates for seven allies while leaving the rare earth bottleneck untouched WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2026. President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday imposing tariffs of as much as 100 percent on imported drones, docking…
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China’s August 5 countermeasure package, spanning entity blacklistings, drone export curbs and a first-ever foreign trade national security probe into imported printers, is rippling far beyond Washington and into Asia-Pacific and European supply chains. BEIJING, August 10, 2026 China’s Ministry of Commerce unleashed a coordinated cluster of trade countermeasures on August 5, and five days…
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Washington issues its sharpest warning yet over Beijing’s widening export controls on rare earths and strategic minerals, as prices spike, enforcement tightens and both capitals signal they would rather decouple than blink. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2026 – The United States closed the week with a blunt public warning to China over its expanding rare earth…
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The Federal Communications Commission has blocked new imports of foreign made humanoid and quadruped robots along with power inverters, a national security move aimed squarely at China’s 85 percent grip on the world humanoid market WASHINGTON, July 30, 2026 – The United States this week banned the import of new foreign made humanoid robots, four…
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The forced labor tariffs were the opening act, not the finale. With an overcapacity probe underway, sectoral security investigations maturing and new legal tools being tested, Washington’s rebuilt tariff machine has a full pipeline for the months ahead. By the US Trade Desk | Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 26, 2026 The tariff week that…