The Department of Commerce finalized a CHIPS for America research and development award for GlobalFoundries under the CHIPS Xcelerate 2X program, supporting the expansion of domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research and development capacity, the department announced Sept. 11. GlobalFoundries is one of the world’s largest contract semiconductor manufacturers, with U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella signed memorandums of understanding on civil nuclear cooperation and a critical minerals framework on Sept. 8, marking a significant diplomatic realignment between the two nations. The agreements are the first of their kind between the United States and

The U.S. Coast Guard released its Board of Inquiry report into the March 26, 2024, collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge after the container ship MV Dali struck the structure and killed six construction workers on Sept. 4. The report represents the most comprehensive federal safety review of major

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a consumer alert after a banned Chinese-manufactured air bag inflator caused an 11th fatality in the United States on Sept. 3, urging owners of affected vehicles to stop driving them immediately. Deaths have been recorded in Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Malibu and Hyundai Sonata

A banned Chinese-manufactured air bag inflator has now killed its 11th victim in the United States, with new fatalities reported in the Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Malibu and Hyundai Sonata, NHTSA announced Sept. 3. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a consumer alert confirming the additional deaths, which significantly expand

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration outlined new fisheries priorities focused on expanding the commercial fishing industry’s contribution to U.S. food production and exports on Sept. 2, framing fisheries management as an economic competitiveness issue. The policy shift aims to reduce American dependence on foreign seafood. The United States currently

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced new enforcement actions and a strike force targeting fraud and cargo theft in the trucking industry on Aug. 31, linking road safety, freight crime and homeland security under a single enforcement umbrella. The initiative targets criminal activity in an

The Department of Homeland Security proposed establishing a $103,265 fee on all H-1B cap-subject visa petitions on Aug. 24, a move that would fundamentally reshape the economics of skilled foreign-worker hiring in the United States. The fee, subject to a public comment period, would come on top of existing fees

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that a banned air bag inflator manufactured in China has been linked to the death of an 11th person in the United States on Sept. 3, with fatalities confirmed in additional vehicle models. The escalating death toll from PSAN-based inflators — which can

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released national priorities focused on what officials described as “science-based American seafood dominance,” signaling a strategic reorientation of federal fishing policy toward global competitiveness, on Sept. 2. The United States imports roughly 70% to 80% of the seafood consumed domestically, a dependency the administration

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, alongside the White House Fraud Task Force, announced a major interagency crackdown on fraud in the trucking and carrier industry on Aug. 31. The initiative involves top U.S. attorneys across multiple federal districts and targets schemes that officials say undermine

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attended the groundbreaking of the Blatnik Bridge replacement on Aug. 31, a $1 billion federally funded project to rebuild the critical freight and commuter crossing connecting Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin. Duffy highlighted that the project secured union labor and that no diversity, equity and inclusion

The Department of Energy announced Aug. 21 a $500 million investment in domestic steel production, one of the largest single federal awards targeting the U.S. steel industry, aimed at protecting 2,300 American jobs and strengthening the nation’s industrial base. DOE framed the investment as a national energy security priority, linking

The Department of Homeland Security proposed on Sept. 2 a new $103,265 fee on all H-1B cap-subject petitions, a massive increase that would fundamentally alter the economics of the visa program used by thousands of U.S. companies to hire skilled foreign workers. The proposed fee applies to employers sponsoring foreign

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Sept. 2, alleging the company secretly inflated prices across its online marketplace through an undisclosed advertising surcharge that harmed millions of consumers. The complaint, one of the largest coordinated antitrust and consumer protection actions against